What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

A sobering documentary portrait of Black communities grappling with systemic violence and historical trauma while organizing for justice.

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.