WAKE UP

Directed by Colin Brandon, Benjamin Young · Starring Tyler Mills, Michael A. Flores, Katie Westlund, Josh Owens · 2015

Two young Black women perform a spoken-word poem against news clips and phone footage, tracing the hope and frustration of attention that fades once hashtags stop trending.

An urgent spoken-word piece that challenges viewers to keep caring after the headlines move on.

Black Lives Matter is a movement, not a moment. Told from the perspective of two Black women, WAKE UP fuses powerful spoken word poetry with unflinching glimpses of news clips and mobile phone footage. An impassioned and

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