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Inner Wound Real

Inner Wound Real relays the story of three BIPOC folks who self-injure, then find new ways to cope. The animated documentary short has 3 different visual styles, one for each participant. 15 minutes. (2022).

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"Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2022.

Pictured: Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma, Carrie Hawks, Chelsea Moore, Veronique Doumbé, Sakshi Jain"

The film garnered over 8,000 views when streaming via Black Public Media. Workshop available via Good Docs

Past Screenings:
Tribeca Film Festival • Seattle Black Film Festival • Nova Frontier Film Festival •  Reeling Film Festival • Out on Film • Afrikana Film Festival • Gary International Black Film Festival • GAZE Film Festival • New Orleans Film Festival • Cucalorus Film Festival • Oxford Film Festival • Trans Stellar Film Festival • First City Film Festival • Marvels of Media Awards


Educational & Institutional Screenings and Sales

Please visit this website for more details about buying or renting the film for use at an educational institution. Or you can contact the GOOD DOCS team. If you’re interested in hosting the filmmakers for a speaking and screening event,

please email education@gooddocs.net.

The producers of Inner Wound Real are partnering with GOOD DOCS on educational distribution for this film. This award-winning documentary is now available for rentals, DVD and streaming sales to the following institutions:

* Universities

* Four-Year Colleges

* High Schools

* Community Colleges

* Nonprofits / Community Groups

* For-Profits / Corporations


Resources

For resources on helping folks who self-harm, please see my article on Black Youth Project.
Cornell University has a gathering of resources about self-injury.
Therapy Resources Zen Care :: Therapy for Black Girls :: Good Therapy.org


Press coverage

“Highly Recommended” Educational Media Online Reviews
“Meet The Black Filmmakers Who Won At The PitchBLACK Forum” Forbes
“Here are all of the LGBTQ+ films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival” GLAAD
”18 Films for Young Viewers About Pollution, Native American History, and More” School Library Journal, 2022
“Museum of the Moving Image Unveils Winners of Second Marvels of Media Awards, Honoring Autistic Creators (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter
Changing Tides: Brown Girls Doc Mafia at Variety Gotham Week 2023” Filmmaker Magazine


Film still, artwork by Sakshi Jain

Film still, artwork by Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma

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