SUNDAY | 1:50pm

Evangeline Mitchell

25 min | 2021 | MA, USA | Boston Premiere 

OUTSTANDING MA FILMMAKER AWARD - Sponsored by High Output

Evangeline M. Mitchell was shocked at what she experienced as a Black law student; she wondered if it was real or something she was imagining. Speaking with other Black law students she discovered that her experiences were their experiences and after graduation she decided to make a film that spoke to the experiences of Black lawyers in White law schools…she felt these stories needed to be told.

Becoming Black Lawyers features interviews with five Black lawyers that had set out on their journeys to receive a professional legal education, not realizing that they would have to struggle against additional battles even more challenging than the rigors of learning the law in a hypercompetitive environment. They discover the contradictions of studying in an institution that idealistically represents "justice" for all. “This film reveals that when it comes to anti-Black racism, prejudice and discrimination in America, the walls of law school offer no protection.” – Evangeline M. Mitchell, Director

Awards: Best Short Doc at Paris International Film Awards, France; Best short Doc at Hollywood South Urban Film Festival, Atlanta, GA; Outstanding Short Doc at Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, Ohio; Best Film at Black Feedback Film Festival, US; Award of Merit Special Mention at The IndieFEST Film Awards, La Jolla, CA; Outstanding Achievement Award Winner at World Film Carnival, Singapore; Best Social Impact Documentary Short at Urban Mediamakers Festival, Atlanta, GA; Audience Choice Award at Topaz Film Festival Presented by Women in Film Dallas, Texas; Best Documentary Short at Montreal International Black Film Festival; Best Doc at Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema Showcase, CA; numerous Official Selection Screenings throughout the world.

Screening followed by Q&A with Filmmaker