{"id":5401,"date":"2018-11-02T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/notofu.com\/new\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2018-11-16T04:46:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T04:46:14","slug":"feathers-early-oscar-contender-is-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notofu.com\/new\/feathers-early-oscar-contender-is-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Feathers audaciously tackles black youth mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off the festival circuit, <em>Feathers<\/em>, a new short by Sundance Institute Film Fellow A.V. Rockwell, is already attracting early Oscars buzz, and with reason. The movie tackles the rarely-seen-on-screen\u00a0adverse psychological effects of racism often experienced by black youth in America.<\/p>\n<p>Focused on the story of Eliezer (Shavez Frost), a new student at The Edward R. 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