Rekia Boyd

Filmmaker Ashley O’Shea tracks two women, PhD candidate Janaé Bonsu and rap activist Ambrell “Bella Bahhs” Gambrell, who advocate for criminal justice reform. This is often thankless work, and it’s tricky to balance their personal and professional lives with their grass-roots efforts and their politics. Yet they’re determined to stay the course. Black women have too long shouldered other people’s burdens, they note. Here, they encourage one another, stand up to be heard, and listen.