Liberty

Loggy and Alex’s friendship in Miami’s redeveloping Liberty Square is threatened when Loggy learns that Alex is being relocated to another community. Across this lyrical short film, narrative and documentary conventions meld to tell the story of how two dance teammates in their teens navigate great life upheaval amid forced redevelopment.

Faren Humes is an artist and filmmaker from Florida whose work has screened with jury recognition at Berlinale, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, SXSW, AFI Fest, Chicago International Film Festival and Miami Film Festival. Faren has held fellowships with United States Artists, Guggenheim Foundation, Oolite and Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute. Faren is currently furthering a body of work concerning the continuation and interconnectedness of Black Miami.