'Hacks' Is Not a Hack…It's Comedic Perfection
Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are a delight to watch evolve, sometimes devolve, then evolve again.

Created from the 16mm archive of the groundbreaking "You Got to Move" (a 1985 film about educating activists in the civil rights and labor movements at the legendary Highlander Center), "They Say I'm Your Teacher" focuses on another agent of change, Bernice Robinson. This hairdresser from South Carolina sought to extend voter registration by teaching at Citizenship Education Schools.
Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are a delight to watch evolve, sometimes devolve, then evolve again.
"13 Going on 30" tracks the tricky transition from adolescence to adulthood.
In this short film, writer/director Nikita Hattangady focuses on Jai, a starving artist rooted in the latter category. Though unhoused, he works hard.
If you are a discerning movie watcher and/or an African-American with a modicum of Black consciousness, this film isn’t for you. It would be better to watch the documentary ‘They Fight’ to see the impactful, emotional story of Walter Manigan and the young men of DC’s Ward 8.
The 92nd Academy Awards had many strong contenders for best animated short. But which Oscar nominated short wins for diversity and inclusion?