Chronicling the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities in the American South and Puerto Rico during the unprecedented events of 2020, HINDSIGHT is a new nonfiction short film series that explores the cultural shifts, community ingenuity, and pivotal conversations defining this moment in America.
Hindsight is presented by Firelight Media, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Reel South & WORLD Channel.
The entire series is available to stream now via Reel South and the PBS Video App, with episodes premiering Thursdays on the WORLD Channel YouTube channel and on Reel South's Facebook page the same day.
Support for Hindsight is provided by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Now Let Us Sing
Dilsey Davis
An interfaith, interracial choir in Durham, North Carolina is forced to take a new direction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the choir, which is dedicated to racial unity, must grapple with the dual crises of the coronavirus pandemic and police killings of African Americans, all while trying to sing as one unit while living miles apart.
Missing Magic
Anissa Latham
As uprisings spread across the country, a young poet in Birmingham, Alabama becomes involved in local protests against decades of police brutality. As he tries to reconcile the city's modern image as a diverse and welcoming metropolis with its violent and complex civil rights history, he suddenly becomes a part of the story when he's arrested at a demonstration.
We Stay In The House
Kiyoko McCrae
We Stay In the House provides an intimate portrait of four mothers in New Orleans as they struggle to care for their families and themselves throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Between taking care of their children, finding time to work, and coping with personal loss and health crises, these women's' stories represent the lived realities of millions of mothers in America.
This Body
Zac Manuel
This Body explores the fraught relationship between African Americans and the medical industry. As Sydney Hall participates in an experimental coronavirus vaccine trial in hopes of protecting her beloved New Orleans community, she and her loved ones confront the history of medical abuse and experimentation on Black bodies.
Amman Abbasi
Udaan (Soar) follows a young Pakistani woman as she immigrates from Karachi, Pakistan to a small town in Arkansas to begin her first year of college. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, she prepares to live in isolation with her family and to attend classes remotely. But when her mother is turned away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she must learn to navigate her new life in the U.S. alone.
Comida Pa' Los Pobres
Arleen Cruz-Alicea
Comida pa' los Pobres (Food for the Poor) follows Giovanni, a young Puerto Rican activist, as he confronts the island's persistent crisis of food insecurity. Motivated by his childhood struggle with hunger, he seeks to inspire his fellow citizens to join a movement of solidarity-oriented work by feeding families and college students through mutual aid efforts – all while facing challenges from local authorities.