Culture Series: Leadership Without Titles (Film Showcase)

In this Culture Series, we showcase three short films while asking the question: What defines a community leader—and who gets to decide?

HumanitiesDC Present Culture Series: Leadership Without Titles, a film showcase that brings together three documentaries produced through the Community Voice Lab at American University — Kil and the Kids, Street Reporter, and We Rock! — that spotlight everyday people turning challenges into connection, creativity, and change across Washington, DC.

From a mentor supporting youth in a high violence neighborhood, to a woman reclaiming her life as a community journalist after experiencing homelessness, to a young professional finding courage and belonging through music, these films expand how we define leadership.

The program will feature three short film screenings followed by a post discussion with the filmmakers, centered on our bold question: What defines a community leader and who gets to decide?

Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and reflection that invites us to reconsider where leadership lives, and how communities rise when everyday people show up.

 

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More About the Curator: The Community Voice Lab at American University produces social impact films that amplify untold stories, ignite dialogue and spur action toward a more empathetic, generous and just world. Centered on our creative ethos of collaboration rather than extraction, our emerging filmmakers and seasoned film faculty work together with local storytellers to honor the ordinary heroes shaping the heart of our nation’s capital. Community Voice Lab films uplift stories of hope, resilience, and determination for the common good.

Voices of Justice – D.C. Under the Constitution: Exhibit & Documentary Premiere

Come see the work of a group of Constitutional Law students worked proudly for the whole of term 1 to educate themselves and create for others to see. Youth voices meet the Bill of Rights in D.C. – where local choices collide with federal oversight. See what happens when students turn interviews into public history. See it – student-curated exhibits built from original oral histories. Hear it – Short documentaries connecting the Bill of Rights to D.C. life. Discuss it – Expert panel on Home Rule, federal oversight, and youth voice in policy.

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