8:00pm (CHST)
Tue, Apr 11
Ferguson Rises
GRAND JURY AWARD NOMINEE – BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
USA | 84 min. | Guam Premiere
Documentary, Human Rights Issues, Social Issues | GIFF Guide: Parental Guidance – some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Synopsis
How does a father and a community find purpose in their pain? In 2014, Michael Brown Sr.’s son was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing, and the story of the community, have not been told until now.
Screenings and Awards
Audience Award – Tribeca Film Festival
Audience Award – Pan African Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary – Stockholm City Film Festival
Best Social Feature Film – Beyond Earth Film Festival
Best Documentary Film – Orlando Urban Film & Music Festival
Best Feature Documentary and Best First Time Filmmaker – Dubai International Film Festival
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu (Director)
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu is a graduate of UCLA and AFI. He is the recipient of the Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award. Besides freelance film work, Mobolaji has also worked in the fields of education, conflict resolution, and community organizing. His community-based experience is the conscience behind his work. “Ferguson Rises” is Mobolaji’s first feature film.
Website: fergusonrises.com
Michael Brown Sr.
Renita Lamkin
Tory Russell
Osagyfo Sekou
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sandra Evers-Manly, T.J. Martin, Gigi Pritzker, Kai Bowe
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Aloe Blacc, Robert F. Diggs “RZA”
PRODUCERS: David Oyelowo, Jessica Oyelowo, Tanayi Seabrook, TJ Odebunmi, Daisy Mo, Lisa Smithline, Tamika Lamison, Nick Moon
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jerry A. Henry
EDITORS: Bradinn French, Jeff Striker
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Sion Dey
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.