We May Be Cold
We May Be Cold

“We May Be Cold” is a story-collection project, archive, and documentary that starts with the uprising after the shooting of Jamar Clark and works backwards to examine punitive policing in the state, widening racial disparities, and individuals’ own experience with the criminal justice system. In partnership with other black-led and community organizations, We May Be Cold gives power and voice to North Minneapolis residents who have been impacted by the criminal justice system and unapologetically unveils “Minnesota Nice.” The project is designed to increase the engagement and build power within criminal justice reform by North Minneapolis residents.

About the artist:

Brit Fryer is a Black, trans Midwest-based digital storyteller. He is a 2015 graduate of Carleton College’s Cinema and Media Studies Department, a 2016 Sundance Institute Ignite Fellow, and a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellow. His film 2015 film transçience has attracted the attention from the Independent Filmmakers Project MN, the Sundance Institute, and Buzzfeed LGBT. His practice is concerned with representational ethics of trans and black communities, genre conventions, and nonfiction filmmaking as a tool of organizing. He is from Chicago and was inspired to work with NOC as a Multimedia Communications Specialist after experiencing the large and often unspoken racial disparities in Minneapolis. In conjunction with NOC, his work has been about giving voice to underrepresented communities and documenting movements as they occur.