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This edition: The Aunties





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Episode Details

Original tape date: November 12, 2025. First aired: March 20, 2026.

The Aunties explores the lives of Black farmers Paulette Greene and Donna Dear, drawing parallels between their 30-year stewardship of the land and the legacies of Harriet Tubman and Mt. Pleasant Acres Farms. Delving into themes of race, gender, and Black eldership, the film connects histories of freedom to modern climate justice and encourages viewers to consider the interconnected legacies of enslavement, liberation, and Black stewardship. This documentary serves as an inspiration for QTBIPOC communities and a call to action for broader audiences to engage in climate activism.

"The Aunties" directed by Charlyn Griffith Oro and Jeannine Kayembe Oro, is part of Frame By Frame: Black Public Media, a partnership with CUNY TV and Black Public Media to showcase the remarkable talent of BPM's community.

Guest List

Charlyn Griffith Oro Director, The Aunties - film

  • College of Staten Island
  • Friday, May 15 - 2:00pm
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  • Friday, May 29 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 2:00pm
  • It's Such A Good Day for a Festival
  • Friday, May 15 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 2:30pm
  • Friday, May 22 - 2:30pm
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  • Sunday, May 24 - 2:30pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 2:30pm
  • WSIA: 40 Years
  • Friday, May 15 - 2:50pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 2:50pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 2:50pm
  • Friday, May 22 - 2:50pm
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  • Sunday, May 24 - 2:50pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 2:50pm
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  • Sunday, May 31 - 2:50pm
  • Solicitors!
  • Friday, May 15 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 3:00pm
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  • Saturday, May 23 - 3:00pm
  • Sunday, May 24 - 3:00pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 3:00pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 3:00pm
  • The Class of 2020
  • Friday, May 15 - 3:25pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 3:25pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 3:25pm
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  • Friday, May 29 - 3:25pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 3:25pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 3:25pm
  • Ramyun & Tangerines
  • Friday, May 15 - 3:50pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 3:50pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 3:50pm
  • Friday, May 22 - 3:50pm
  • Saturday, May 23 - 3:50pm
  • Sunday, May 24 - 3:50pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 3:50pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 3:50pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 3:50pm
  • The Box
  • Friday, May 15 - 4:00pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 4:00pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 4:00pm
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  • Saturday, May 23 - 4:00pm
  • Sunday, May 24 - 4:00pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 4:00pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 4:00pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 4:00pm
  • Waiting Room
  • Friday, May 15 - 4:15pm
  • Saturday, May 16 - 4:15pm
  • Sunday, May 17 - 4:15pm
  • Friday, May 22 - 4:15pm
  • Saturday, May 23 - 4:15pm
  • Sunday, May 24 - 4:15pm
  • Friday, May 29 - 4:15pm
  • Saturday, May 30 - 4:15pm
  • Sunday, May 31 - 4:15pm
  • Queer Portraits Studio Show
  • Friday, June 5 - 2:00pm
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  • In & Out
  • Friday, June 5 - 2:30pm
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  • Sunday, June 7 - 2:30pm
  • Cutting Room Floor #1
  • Friday, June 5 - 2:45pm
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  • Sunday, June 7 - 2:45pm
  • Make A Declaration
  • Friday, June 5 - 2:55pm
  • Saturday, June 6 - 2:55pm
  • Sunday, June 7 - 2:55pm
  • Voces Transcendentes
  • Friday, June 5 - 3:05pm
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  • Sunday, June 7 - 3:05pm
  • Candy's Sun
  • Friday, June 5 - 3:15pm
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  • Las Olas
  • Friday, June 5 - 3:30pm
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  • NY Counterpoint
  • Friday, June 5 - 3:40pm
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  • In The Body
  • Friday, June 5 - 3:50pm
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  • I Want To Leave A Legacy
  • Friday, June 12 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, June 13 - 2:30pm
  • The Animal In You
  • Friday, June 12 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, June 13 - 3:00pm
  • Waiting Room
  • Friday, May 8 - 4:15pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 4:15pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 4:15pm
  • The Box
  • Friday, May 8 - 4:00pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 4:00pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 4:00pm
  • Ramyun & Tangerines
  • Friday, May 8 - 3:50pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 3:50pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 3:50pm
  • The Class of 2020
  • Friday, May 8 - 3:25pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 3:25pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 3:25pm
  • Solicitors!
  • Friday, May 8 - 3:00pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 3:00pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 3:00pm
  • WSIA: 40 Years
  • Friday, May 8 - 2:50pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 2:50pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 2:50pm
  • It's Such A Good Day for a Festival
  • Friday, May 8 - 2:30pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 2:30pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 2:30pm
  • College of Staten Island
  • Friday, May 8 - 2:00pm
  • Saturday, May 9 - 2:00pm
  • Sunday, May 10 - 2:00pm
  • Lo Guarracino
  • Friday, April 24 - 3:10pm
  • Saturday, April 25 - 3:10pm
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  • White Sun
  • Friday, April 24 - 3:00pm
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  • Sunday, April 26 - 3:00pm
  • The Gorgon Cycles
  • Friday, April 24 - 2:50pm
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  • Farmer's Life
  • Friday, April 24 - 2:30pm
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  • Viento Apacible
  • Friday, April 17 - 3:25pm
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  • THE STREAM XIII
  • Friday, April 17 - 3:15pm
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  • Friday, May 1 - 3:15pm
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  • Beach Birds: The Shaman, The Guardian, The Journey
  • Friday, April 17 - 3:00pm
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  • Friday, May 1 - 3:00pm
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  • EL POZO / THE WELL
  • Friday, April 17 - 2:45pm
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  • ODE ON A KOREAN URN
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  • Bronx World Film
  • Friday, April 17 - 2:00pm
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