Communal Sin
The psychological thriller God’s Creatures follows a mother who chooses to hide her son’s secret, a decision that has damaging ripple effects in her remote fishing village. The film explores how a community’s complacency in covering up sin can systematize and amplify evil.
A24
Harriet Tubman’s Mysticism
Therese Taylor-Stinson unpacks the concept of a “public mystic” in Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter. Tubman’s Christian faith — rooted deeply in African Indigenous beliefs — serves as a model for those seeking to bring mystical insight to their fight for justice.
Broadleaf Books
Training for Brutality
In the ’60s, the U.S. military built “riotsvilles,” empty towns to train police in brutal riot-suppression tactics. Using archival footage, the documentary Riotsville, U.S.A. reveals the government’s long-standing patterns of police militarization, particularly in Black communities.
Magnolia Pictures
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