31ST ANNUAL CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
presents
Clouded Leopard Shorts
FRI · NOVEMBER 21 · 2025 · 4:30 PM · THALIAN BLACK
Clouded Leopard Shorts
Friday / 4:30 PM / Thalian Black
Sunday / 1:30 PM / Jengo’s Playhouse
58 minutes
A powerful reckoning with the enduring legacies of injustice–from the integration of America’s classrooms to the corruption of its courtrooms. Through personal battles and historical reflection, they reveal how resilience, truth, and the pursuit of equity continue to shape the Black experience in America.
Against a Sharp White Background
Director: Ashani Williams / 18:55
Producer: Maya Mills
An exploration of the effects of integration in education, through the eyes of Zora Neale Hurston. Looking at the good, the bad and the ugly effects on the education and experiences of Black students.
Post Conviction
Director: Margaret Byrne / 39:50
Producer: Latesha Dickerson
Post Conviction exposes the miscarriage of justice endured by Roosevelt Myles, a man whose fight for exoneration in the face of Chicago’s flawed justice system has become one of the longest running post-conviction cases in the country. With unprecedented access to the Cook County criminal courts, the documentary paints a vivid portrait of Roosevelt's relentless struggle to clear his name and the profound impact of systemic injustice on his life and community.
