Ubuntu

Directed by Adam Pertofsky (USA, 2022, 77 min.)

Ubuntu shines a light on the Mamas of Cape Town, a group of heroic women who have never been acknowledged, and whose tenacity allowed them to survive, and even triumph over, the cruel hand they were dealt. Together—against the odds and throughout Apartheid—they transformed their communities and became the backbone upon which South Africa was built.

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Preceded by Two Short Films:

Soul Intact

Directed by Ben Cassiani (USA, 2021, 7:25 min.)

Intentional messaging addressing the power of group economics in the Black community. It’s a “medicine in the candy” approach to delivering an action plan that has proved effective.

The Panola Project

Directed by Rachael DeCruz and Jeremy S. Levine (USA, 2021, 16:39 min.)

Highlights the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama, safe from COVID-19. A chronicle of how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together and found creative ways to survive.

Festival Passes

If you wish to see multiple films in the Roxbury International Film Festival lineup, purchase a festival pass!

There are separate passes for in-person and online screenings. To access all in-person and online events, please purchase both passes.

In-Person Pass

$165; available through June 25, 5 pm

The In-Person Pass grants access to all events in the festival, including those at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Hibernian Hall; the Boston Public Library’s Roxbury branch; and ArtsEmerson. See a full list of in-person screenings at roxfilmfest.com.

Note that additional venues will be listed on your pass purchase as Non-MFA screenings.

ROXFILM@Home Pass

$50; available through June 30, 11:59 pm

The ROXFILM@Home Pass grants access to all online screenings.