Bars4Justice

Bars4Justice (also #Bars4Justice) is a 2015 American short documentary film directed by Samoan filmmaker Queen Muhammad Ali and Hakeem Khaaliq. The film was recorded in Ferguson, Missouri during the first anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown August 9–10, 2015. The film is an official selection of several international festivals including winning Best Short documentary at the 24th annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, Glasgow Short Film Festival in Scotland, Tirana International Film Festival (DOCUTIFF) in Albania, and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan NY.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

#Bars4Justice
Theatrical film poster^[1]
Directed by	Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq
Written by	Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq
Produced by	Nation19 Steve Muhammad-EL Ronald Sims
Starring	Common Jasiri X Talib Kweli
Cinematography	Hakeem Khaaliq
Edited by	Queen Muhammad Ali Hakeem Khaaliq
Music by	Masaniai Muhammad Ali Jorge Mendez Jahsua (Hook Man) Radio Bums
Release date	October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Common – Himself
• Talib Kweli – Himself
• Cornel West – Himself
• Jasiri X – Himself
• Renita Lamkin – Herself
• Rahiel Tesfamariam – Herself
• Rabbi Susan Talve – herself

Accolades

List of awards, nominations and selections

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
24th Annual Pan African Film Festival(PAFF) Los Angeles, CA	February 14, 2016	Best Short Documentary	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Won
(USFF) Harlem, NY	May 15, 2016	Best Short Film (Audience Choice Award)	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Won
Documentary Tirana International Film Festival (DocuTIFF) Tirana, Albania	June 1–8, 2016	Best Short Film Competition (Special Mention)	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Nominated
Milwaukee Film Festival ([1])	September 22 – October 6, 2016	Short Film	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Nominated
Mutianyu China ([2])	September 1–21, 2016	International Artist Fellowship and Residency Award	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Won
MOMA (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC) ([3])	February 17 – 18 2017	Doc Fortnight 2017: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Selected
Glasgow Short Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland ([4])	March 17, 2018	GSFF18: the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland	Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq	Special Screening

References

1. "Ernest Thomas (what's happening, everybody hates chris, Malcolm X) rep'n at #Bars4justice screening in#LA". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
2. "Black African Coalition brings award-winning documentary, #Bars4Justice, to ASU". www.statepress.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
3. Ali, Queen Muhammad; Khaaliq, Hakeem (2015-10-01), #bars4Justice, retrieved 2016-03-08
4. Weekly, L.A. "21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week, "#Bars4Justice, a documentary about tragedy striking a second time in Ferguson, Missouri"". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
5. "Local Film Festival continues Into The Weekend, "#Bars4Justice" tells the story of Hip Hop activist rapper Jasiri X goes to Ferguson to perform at a benefit concert to mark the year anniversary of Mike Brown's Death. During the concert guests are shocked to hear that yet another black teen had been shot by Ferguson police around the corner from where Mike Brown was killed. Stars: Common, Rosa Clemente, Talib Kweli, Renita Lamkin, Cornel West, Jasiri Smith (AKA JasiriX)."". Los Angeles Sentinel. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
6. "Saturday "Gayle on the Go!", Saturday, "#Bars4Justice" starring Social activist and author Dr. Cornel West and Hip Hop artist Common. This about the tension in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Mike Brown". KTLA. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
7. . www.paff.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
8. . uptownshortfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
9. "#Bars4Justice. 2015. Directed by Queen Muhammad Ali, Hakeem Khaaliq The Revolution Won't Be Televised. 2016. Directed by Rama Thiaw | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
10. Weekly, Long Beach Union (2017-02-08). "Dreams Revived – Union Weekly". Medium. Retrieved 2017-02-10.

External links

• Official website
• Bars4Justice at IMDb