Our Voices Project

20/11/2025

Palestine belongs to Palestinians.

Cole Seidl, committee member, filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at Monroe Community College explains how filmmaker Theo Panagopoulos takes footage originally shot by a British man and refocuses our attention on Palestinians in the film, "The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing".

It's one of 3 films screening tonight at 7pm at along with "A Night We Held Between" and "Morgenkreis | Morning Circle".

Get your tickets at wpff.us and we'll see you tonight!

15/11/2025

What does it mean to protect Black women? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT! 👇🏾

Join us TODAY @ 2pm to be a part of this community-building experience!

🎥 Film Screening + 🗣Panel Discussion + ✊🏾 Collective Action

RSVP by tapping the 🔗 in bio or commenting BBIA to participate in our community film screening of our documentary short film, Being Black in America, and engage in our panel discussion around steps we can take to protect Black women.

Being Black in America: Protecting Black Women
🗓️ Today at 2pm (Doors open at 1:30pm) | 215 Tremont Street, Suite #237
🎬 Free + Open to All
💬 Comment BBIA to RSVP or visit link in bio
♿️ ASL Interpretation Provided, Wheelchair Accessible & Subtitles
🍿Snacks Served!

See you there!

14/11/2025

Vote for Jackie McGriff for Best Filmmaker! 🎉🎉

Honored to be nominated for Best Filmmaker in 's Best of Rochester Contest and to have made it to the FINAL ROUND!

Appreciate everyone who voted! Let's WIN this thing! Place your vote using the link in our bio! Polls close 11/28!

And if you don't vote for Jackie - vote for Hawk () please and thank you - despite his protests. 🤣🤣🤣

Vote here: https://best-of-2025-final-voting--city_magazine.contest.vote/arts-and-entertainment/best-filmmaker!

12/11/2025

Sign up to join us on Sat, 11/15 @ 2pm to be a part of this community-building experience! 👇🏾

What to expect: 🎥 Film Screening + 🗣Panel Discussion + ✊🏾 Collective Action

Being Black in America: Protecting Black Women
🗓️ Sat Nov 15, 2pm | 215 Tremont Street, Suite #237
🎬 Free + Open to All
💬 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/bbia
♿️ ASL Interpretation Provided, Wheelchair Accessible, & Subtitles
🍿Snacks Served!

To have safe spaces, we must build them ourselves. Sign up today!

11/11/2025

Friends, we are down to our last 2 community screenings of Being Black in America and we need your help!

If you are a Black business owner or Black-led organization (or you know someone who is) whose mission aligns with one of the following:

Focused on protecting Black women and girls (11/15 screening)
Reimagining a society beyond capitalism (12/11 screening)

We want to partner with you! Sign up to be a vendor (no cost to table) here or comment with any questions below!
Apply here: https://forms.gle/APRuRgv5qKqbTKHw8

07/11/2025

Can't stand hate & injustice? You are our PEOPLE!

This is your SIGN to RSVP for our community movie screening of Being Black in America followed by a panel discussion on Preserving Black Culture and Building Community.

🗓️ Sat Nov 8 | 215 Tremont St, Rochester, NY
🎬 Free + Open to All
RSVP: https://beingblackinamericanov8.eventbrite.com
ASL 🤟🏾 Interpretation Provided & Snacks Served

We will also be joined by Love For Words () & Black Storytelling League of Rochester!

See you on Saturday!

05/11/2025

"Often imitated, never duplicated."

Black culture is the culture — from the style to the music & rhythm to innovation and the struggle to the joy that keeps us moving forward. ✊🏾

This Saturday, let's continue building those spaces together and celebrate, reflect, and build community at our Being Black in America screening and discussion on preserving Black culture.

🎥 Presented by Our Voices Project & By Cocoa Rae
🗓️ Free + open to all | ASL Interpretation provided + Refreshments served
RSVP now by visiting: https://beingblackinamericanov8.eventbrite.com/

31/10/2025

That ending was an EMOTIONAL rollercoaster! , we haven't forgotten!

Friends, did you watch GET OUT in theaters? What was experiencing that ending like for YOU?

During our latest podcast, we spoke with Professor Kathy Simon who's offering a 7-week online course entitled, Screams and Social Justice: Analyzing the Politics of Horror. GET OUT is one of the MANY films we discuss in our episode that are also included in the course!

🔗 in bio for the FULL episode and info about the course! (Also Happy Halloween!)

30/10/2025

Many horror films have deeper meanings and social commentary about race, class, gender. What films immediately come to mind for you?

Professor Kathy talks about her 7-week online course, Screams & Social Justice: Analyzing Politics in Horror in our latest podcast episode.

30/10/2025

Horror fans, our latest episode is for YOU - just in time for Halloween!

We spoke with Professor Kathy Simon, who has developed a 7-week online course entitled "Screams and Social Justice: Analyzing the Politics of Horror," that you can now enroll in!

We discuss how horror not only serves as entertainment but also as a profound reflection of societal anxieties and cultural narratives, particularly those relevant to Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Throughout the episode, we explore various thematic elements present in horror cinema, including class, gender, and the role of technology, while emphasizing the necessity for more nuanced and complex portrayals of characters within the genre. Watch and listen here:

Let’s talk about the intricate relationship between horror films and social justice! On this episode of Representation in Cinema, we have a discussion with P...

23/10/2025

Want to turn art into change? Join us and Our Voices Project this Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm at Legacy Drama House for a community screening of Being Black in America + panel + collective action event! 🎬
The focus of their discussion is on the Intersectionality of Being Black & Q***r.
It’s FREE & open to the public and wheelchair accessible. The film is subtitled and ASL Interpretation is provided. Refreshments will be provided.
Join us, lend your voice, and take action → https://bit.ly/bbia