Presented by the UB Humanities Institute in collaboration with the UB Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, in conjunction with Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.

Please join us for a screening of THE WARRIOR PRINCESS (dir. Vianca Fuster, 2021, 10 mins.), AMPE: LEAP INTO THE SKY, BLACK GIRL! (dirs. Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide, 2022, 18 mins.), and OVER THE WALL (dir. Krystal Tingle, 2023, 17 mins.)) with a post-screening conversation featuring the filmmakers (remote). FREE and open to the public.

6:00 pm | Reception | complimentary food with cash beer & wine bar benefiting Hallwalls

7:00 pm | Screenings with remote Q+A/conversation following:

THE WARRIOR PRINCESS (dir. Vianca Fuster)

“A 12-year-old, multi-champion boxer is confronted with notions of gender bias in the sport she loves most. Despite others questioning her place in the gym, she aims to be an example and empower young girls to follow her footsteps into the ring.”

AMPE: LEAP INTO THE SKY, BLACK GIRL! (dirs. Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide)

“Set in the sister cities of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, “Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl” is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, Ampe, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.”

OVER THE WALL (dir. Krystal Tingle)

“Brehanna Daniels, NASCAR’s first Black woman tire changer, battles her way back from injuries to compete in the sport’s greatest race, the Daytona 500.”