Plainspoken Named Official Selection at Justice Film Festival
Plainspoken Named Official Selection at Justice Film Festival
The 2024 documentary film Plainspoken, a documentary exploring race relationships in the Deep South community of Plains, Georgia, a town unique for its international renown as the hometown of the late former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and his wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, has been named an official selection at New York City’s prestigious Justice Film Festival for 2025.
Other featured films include:
A Man with a Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole, directed by Dori Bernstein and celebrating the 40-year legacy of fashion icon and activist Kenneth Cole, who has consistently placed ‘cause’ before commerce.
2025 Academy Award nominee Sugarcane, a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of Church and government from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie.
And the New York City premiere of Inheritance, a documentary chronicling 11 years in the life of Curtis, a hopeful 12-year-old growing up in a family plagued by addiction across five generations.
To get screening tickets or to find out more, visit: justicefilmfest.com
About Justice Film Festival:
Justice Film Festival is the premier showcase for films that shine a light on social justice and affirm the dignity of all people. Since 2012, JFF has been dedicated to creating a platform for redemptive stories of marginalized people and ecosystems bravely overcoming challenges and bringing hope, compassion, and light to a world in need of inspiration.
Our mission is to celebrate diverse voices, amplify stories from underserved communities, and bear witness to injustice worldwide with films focused on racial & environmental justice, poverty, trafficking, equality for women, healthcare, education, justice for immigrants & refugees and many other important topics.
Justice Film Festival will take place in New York City February 10-13, 2025
Plainspoken is available for streaming on GPB.org, PBS.org , and the PBS Video App, following its broadcast debut. More information is available at www.plainspokenfilm.com.
For press inquiries, interviews, and screening details, please contact:
April Dace
april@daceandmohr.com
Iris Nicoletto
iris@docsologyfilms.com
