LIFETIMES (2023, 14min)

Director | Editor

LIFETIMES looks at the practical and emotional labor of fighting for racial equity long-term through a portrait of one family, encompassing four generations of Black community leaders in Lansing, MI. 

OFFICIAL SELECTION

DOC 10 2023

VIDEO CONSORTIUM CHICAGO 2023

CHICAGO ONSCREEN 2023

IDLEWILD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023

CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023

CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2023

FREEP FILM FESTIVAL 2023

MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL 2023

DRUNKEN FILM FEST OAKLAND 2023

 
 

Photo by Val Waller: Behind the scenes

Roger showing Ramaya family history and photos

TRAILER, EXTRAS, + OUTTAKES

Official trailer + scenes and interviews that didn’t make it into the film.

Edited by Matthew Shimmel

Barbara Roberts Mason speaks about her work in education and the Black Child and Family Institute

 

THE TEAM

Amanda Tingly | Producer 

Thaad Sabolboro | Additional Cinematography

Taul Katz | Composer

Val Waller | Production Photographer

Irving Harvey | Colorist

Amber Love | Director, Editor, Cinematographer

Eden Sabolboro | Associate Producer

Matthew Shimmel | Additional Cinematography

Sergio Lobo-Navia | Post Supervisor

Joe Griffin | Sound Design & Mix


SUPPORTED BY

 
 

FIRELIGHT MEDIA

CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA (CAAM)

PBS