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ZERO hosts the Prostate Cancer in the Black Community film series throughout the country, using public viewings to highlight and raise awareness about prostate cancer within the Black community. Currently, there are three (3) films used, The Black Walnut (a docudrama by Terrance Afer-Anderson), If You Are My Brothers (a documentary by Reggie Hicks), and The Silent Killer (A documentary by Landi Maduro).
During each event there will be food or light refreshments provided, a screening of one of these films, followed by a panel discussion that includes the film’s writer/director, a prostate cancer survivor from the community, a physician (urologist and/or medical oncologist), and a researcher. During this discussion the members on this panel will talk about the film and how prostate cancer affects the Black community, and also provide some suggestions as to what each of us can do to address some of the significant barriers and disparities that the Black community faces regarding prostate cancer. After the panel discussion takes place the panel members will take questions from the audience, we encourage all that attend to participate and engage in this important conversation.
The Silent Killer
Written and Directed by:
Landi Maduro
Black men are the most at risk to develop prostate cancer and die from it. This documentary seeks to change that. The filmmakers went to barbershops, beauty salons, churches, and social gatherings across the US to talk to Black men from all walks of life. In addition to these discussions, the film follows three different Black men at three different ages and stages of prostate issues. Through their stories, the hope is to educate men and dissolve the fear of being open to discussing their health.
Running Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
The Black Walnut
Written and Directed by:
Terrance Afer-Anderson
The Black Walnut is a compelling, innovative docudrama designed to increase awareness of the of the alarming prostate cancer disparity impacting Black men. Featuring nine actual prostate cancer survivors, a urologist, and a medical oncologist in dramatic roles, the film explores the myriad barriers Black men encounter in securing healthcare.
Running Time: 1 Hour 17 Minutes
If You Are My Brothers
Written and Directed by:
Reggie Hicks
If You Are My Brothers is a documentary and outreach project about prostate cancer that follows the six year journey of two Black men with the disease. Ralph Franklin, a real estate lawyer with a high PSA and a prognosis of death meets a physician who helps prepare him to live and not to die. Reggie Hicks, the producer of the documentary, while chronicling Ralph’s story on film is also diagnosed with the disease. Now this one story becomes two…two stories that are intricately intertwined…two men with their own challenges…two men with a common bond of brotherhood and hope.
Running Time: 35 Minutes
Our Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative began the Prostate Cancer in the Black Community: A Film Series in 2021 with events in Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX. With Black men being 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with and 2.1 times more likely to die from prostate cancer than White men, ZERO believes that bringing patients, physicians, and local community leaders together to eradicate health disparities throughout the Black community. The films that are part of this series each have a unique perspective of the impact prostate cancer has, and the discussions following each screening are crucial to finding actionable items to tackle racial disparities in healthcare.