The Black Disquisition
Animated Short
(2021)
An affecting true story of the traumatic event in a boy’s life that fractures his self image and the difficult conversation his parents must have with him about race in America.
Official winner of : DC Black Film Festival 2021 (Best Animated Film) // Austin’s Capital City Black Film Festival 2021 (Short Film, Audience Choice Award)
Official selection of : Montreal International Black Film Festival 2021 // Woodstock Film Festival 2021 // Urbanworld Film Festival 2021 // Vancouver International Film Festival 2021 // Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2021 // Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2021 // SCAD Savanna Film Festival 2021 // Twin Cities Black Film Festival 2021 // International Black Film Festival (Nashville) 2021 // Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2021 // Santa Fe Film Festival 2022 // San Diego Black Film Festival 2022 // Sunscreen Film Festival (Florida) 2022 // Seattle Black Film Festival 2022 // Big Apple Film Festival 2022 // Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle from July 2022 - Oct 2022) // North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival 2023
WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED, & VFX BY:
Quincy G. Ledbetter
Emily McCann Lesser
Dashiell Robb
Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
PRODUCED BY:
Terrance Broughton
Zainab Jah
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Haley Webb
STARRING: