One of the 26 feature films lined up, "The Summer Negro," opens an important conversation on the modern age of race in America, told through a young Black man who must overcome rage, alienation, even homelessness after being confronted by a series of racially-charged incidents.
RELATED: Watch new streaming show 'ABC7@7'
The film's director, Skinner Myers, spoke to ABC7 News Anchor Jobina Fortson on the new streaming show, ABC7@7.
Click the video player above to watch the full interview, and be sure to tune into ABC7 News' new digital streaming show, ABC7@7, broadcast every day at 7 a.m.
[Ads /]
Download the free ABC7 Bay Area app on your Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple and Android TV.
[Ads /]