Reclaiming Identity
The Resistance & Joy Screening Tour is a bold new initiative by Color Congress presenting a powerful slate of short documentaries, all directed by filmmakers of color. These films highlight activism, social justice movements, and the fight for equity across different communities.
This event is free and open to the public, registration helps us plan.
Block 1: Reclaiming Identity Through intergenerational storytelling, bold artistic expression, and lived experiences, this block of films centers personal journeys of self-discovery, healing, and belonging.
Featured Films
AMMA'S PRIDE by Shiva Krish
ASIAN BITCHES SPEAK by Janet Chen
OUT OF FOCUS by India Martin
HANDS PERFORMANCE by Rashaad Newsome
KA ʻĀʻUMEʻUME: NAVIGATING HOME by M. Kaleipumehana Cabral
TALKING WALLS by Marcellus Armstrong
Following the screening, we will host a panel discussion led by photojournalist and filmmaker Patience Zalanga, joined by four local leaders. Together, they will discuss the importance of liberation, documentation, and how storytelling continues to be a vital tool in community resistance and collective joy.
About the films
The Resistance & Joy Screening Tour is a bold new initiative by Color Congress presenting a powerful slate of short documentaries, all directed by filmmakers of color. These films highlight activism, social justice movements, and the fight for equity across different communities.
Block 1: Reclaiming Identity Through intergenerational storytelling, bold artistic expression, and lived experiences, this block of films centers personal journeys of self-discovery, healing, and belonging.
About the space
Queermunity is a vibrant event venue, gathering space, and café located in Minneapolis, committed to providing high-quality experiences for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities and their allies. The space exists to serve and uplift the communities it represents by maintaining a truly affordable place to gather, celebrate, work, and create, while supporting local farmers, artists, makers, and small businesses.
Rooted in the values of a regenerative economy, Queermunity prioritizes systems that restore, renew, and strengthen the people and communities it serves. This includes actively reinvesting in local talent, organizations, and resources to amplify what is already working and foster meaningful partnerships that support long-term growth, creativity, and connection.
The venue includes both stairs and an elevator, making the space accessible to attendees with varying mobility needs.
About the partnership
Atlas of Blackness (AOB) is a grassroots, multimedia, and research-driven organization dedicated to documenting narratives, amplifying marginalized voices, and preserving the histories of Black communities through storytelling, media production, and research. AOB equips Black youth—especially those under 30 in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area who have been impacted by the foster care and juvenile justice systems—with the tools to tell their communities’ untold stories, creating transformative narratives that honor lived experience.
Atlas of Blackness is a proud organizational member of Queermunity and a frequent collaborator on events that center the cultural intersections of Black and LGBTQ+ life.