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 on 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.
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 1st Annual Uptown Short Film Festival (USFF) Harlem, NY May 15, 2016 Best Short Film (Audience Choice Award) Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq Documentary Tirana International Film Festival (DocuTIFF) Tirana, Albania June 1–8, 2016 Best Short Film Competition (Special Mention) Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq Milwaukee Film Festival () September 22 – October 6, 2016 Short Film Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq Mutianyu China () September 1–21, 2016 International Artist Fellowship and Residency Award Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq MOMA (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC) () 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 () March 17, 2018 GSFF18: the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq Special Screening
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