Bars4Justice
2015 American film
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Bars4Justice (also #Bars4Justice) is a 2015 American short documentary film directed by Samoan filmmaker Queen Muhammad Ali and Hakeem Khaaliq. The film was recorded in Ferguson, Missouri during the first anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9–10, 2015. The film is an official selection of several international festivals including winning Best Short documentary at the 24th annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, Glasgow Short Film Festival in Scotland, Tirana International Film Festival (DOCUTIFF) in Albania, and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan NY.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Directed byQueen Muhammad Ali
Hakeem Khaaliq
Hakeem Khaaliq
Written byQueen Muhammad Ali
Hakeem Khaaliq
Hakeem Khaaliq
Produced byNation19
Steve Muhammad-EL
Ronald Sims
Steve Muhammad-EL
Ronald Sims
StarringCommon
Jasiri X
Talib Kweli
Jasiri X
Talib Kweli
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| Directed by | Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq |
| Written by | Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq |
| Produced by | Nation19 Steve Muhammad-EL Ronald Sims |
| Starring | Common Jasiri X Talib Kweli |
| Cinematography | Hakeem Khaaliq |
| Edited by | Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq |
| Music by | Masaniai Muhammad Ali Jorge Mendez Jahsua (Hook Man) Radio Bums |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Common – Himself
- Talib Kweli – Himself
- Cornel West – Himself
- Jasiri X – Himself
- Renita Lamkin – Herself
- Rahiel Tesfamariam – Herself
- Rabbi Susan Talve – herself
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| 24th Annual Pan African Film Festival(PAFF) Los Angeles, CA | February 14, 2016 | Best Short Documentary | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Won |
| 1st Annual Uptown Short Film Festival (USFF) Harlem, NY | May 15, 2016 | Best Short Film (Audience Choice Award) | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Won |
| Documentary Tirana International Film Festival (DocuTIFF) Tirana, Albania | June 1–8, 2016 | Best Short Film Competition (Special Mention) | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Nominated |
| Milwaukee Film Festival () | September 22 – October 6, 2016 | Short Film | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Nominated |
| Mutianyu China () | September 1–21, 2016 | International Artist Fellowship and Residency Award | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Won |
| MOMA (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC) () | February 17 – 18 2017 | Doc Fortnight 2017: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Selected |
| Glasgow Short Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland () | March 17, 2018 | GSFF18: the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland | Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq | Special Screening |