Rajiv Smith-Mahabir
CURRENT PROJECT
THE LONGEST NIGHT
Three former guerrilla fighters face retribution, anxiety, and danger as they attempt to rebuild their lives after leaving the FARC rebel army and the bloody Colombian conflict. Strangers to Peace intimately captures the personal stories of Dayana, the market vendor navigating her new identity as a trans woman; Ricardo, the young father secretly clinging to his communist ideology; and Alexandra, the indigenous child soldier, who was forced to leave her family behind in the Amazon. Their stories are told through the lens of filmmaker Laura Àngel, who herself was a victim of FARC violence.
Distributed by Edgecliff Media and available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, and Tubi.
"Romeo is Bleeding" focuses on Donte Clark, a talented Richmond poet, and his positive influence on at-risk youths -- through the arts program RAW Talent -- in a town where rival gangs exist.
Distributed by All Def Media and available on Apple TV and YouTube.
The true story of survival, deception and the battle for justice in North Carolina for thousands who were forcibly sterilized against their will between 1933 and 1974.
Available on PBS Reel South (http://www.pbs.org/video/2365929201/)
