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Race & Racism short films

Not a speech but a glance, a marking, a door that stays shut. Shorts that look hard and do not look away.

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Short films about race and racism.

Race and racism are rarely a speech; they are a glance, a marking, a door that quietly stays shut. Short films catch that quiet better than anything. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories that look hard and don't look away.

Bad Apples follows a group of political radicals fighting police brutality in near-future NYC, and Flesh & Spirit weighs the fate for those who steal from black artists. Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times is a powerful short about two men who meet five different times, while The Number looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs.

The best short films about race and racism make you sit with what you'd rather skip. Requiem casts Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love. Each one editor-selected and free in all 193 countries with no account. Press play, and pay attention.