SHORTS BLOCK 2: Salem Film Fest

Showing at Cinema Salem for the Salem Film Fest

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

A woman overcomes childhood trauma to become the first female pilot employed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

FREEDOM HILL

Princeville, NC is the first town incorporated by freed, enslaved Africans in America. This historical significance sits on a precipice: it is gradually being washed away.

NEVER AGAIN PARA NADIE

In the poorest city in Rhode Island, peaceful demonstrators tried to shut down a for-profit prison housing ICE detainees, only to be met with violence.

BEIRUT DREAMS IN COLOR

Mashrou’ Leila are indie rock gods in the Arab world. But their fame comes with a price. In a part of the world where singing about politics or sexuality is more than a little risky — and with an openly gay lead singer — Mashrou’ Leila’s very existence and success is unprecedented.