El arte del perdón

Watched this at Sidewalk Film Festival and was absolutely moved to ugly tears in the theater. I went in having only seen the trailer and expected a typical telling of learning how to forgive. This was much deeper and incredibly done, having many parallels to my own life I was not prepared for how deeply this movie would affect and impact me. Crowd reactions were very interesting and intense and quite telling as to who had experienced similar trauma and who was able to laugh at the jokes surrounding the situation. The film was inspiring, healing, painful and powerful, with an emphasis on showing the reality of how our actions impact others permanently. Amazing directorial debut and stellar performances by all the cast.

I'm truly at a loss for words. Exhibiting Forgiveness is a powerful and emotionally charged film that dives deep into themes of healing, reconciliation, and inner strength. It's incredibly realistic, heartfelt, and soulful-every scene feels genuine and impactful. The storytelling is layered and thought-provoking, prompting reflection on one's own experiences and relationships. It left me sitting in silence, processing everything I had just witnessed. A beautifully crafted piece of cinema. Kudos to the entire team for creating something so profound and moving. I will gladly be looking out for more.

If you haven't had any reason to forgive than count yourself lucky & go watch the born identity or oceans 15.. Those who understand this movie will understand its necessary experience in film. Its a movie about life not a movie to forget life. Although i wish for those who brought this narrative to film would have found the ultimate expression of forgivness for their own father... as an autobiographical inference is unavoidable.. i understand the journey is personal.. regardless the experience was important, however gut wrenching some of its content for the experienced.. like a stone pulling you to the bottom of the ocean. I can only hope for those on this journey they find the path to forgiveness so they can learn to float.. God bless the team of creators that had the courage & the stomach to portray this important work in an unapologetic & honest exhibition of the human condition.

"Exhibiting Forgiveness" exceeded all my expectations. I went to this film based on its trailer and successful film festival run. But I wasn't sure what I'd actually be seeing when I entered the cinema. What I saw when I watched this film was this - a moving story, with a strong emotional core; characters with complexity, humanity, flaws. There was sadness, but also humor. A lovely story about an African American artist and his family, all struggling in different ways with the past. It was deep but I didn't look at the time on my phone once during the 2 hour run time. The acting was phenomenal. It should be remembered at awards time.

Honestly, I went into watching 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' with no expectations at all. There's a stellar cast here and I figured anything with Aujunue Ellis was bound to be descent. I was so pleasantly surprised by this film that really tackles some taboo subjects in the Black community like drug abuse, physical abuse, generational trauma, religious abuse, etc. It goes in and takes such a realistic look at the grieving process and what forgiveness actually looks like. The dialog was fantastic and this was my first time seeing Andre Holland in a film. POWERHOUSE. Thank goodness this didn't rely on the tropes that we often see in cinema surrounding this subject matter. Very strong feature debut from Titus Kaphur. I can't wait to see him share more of his art with the world.