This week's short is Shaun Scott’s “Stepping Into Tomorrow.” I will say one thing about this gem: It’s a perfect film to close Black History Month.

Stepping Into Tomorrow from 47th Parallel Films on Vimeo.

Shaun Scott's statement about the work:

My intent with “Stepping Into Tomorrow” was to show that, at my darkest personal hour, I was compelled to draw inspiration from a people faced with far bleaker circumstances than the ones that once confronted me. I’ve often had to justify to family, friends, and collaborators why my approach to filmmaking is as unrelenting as it is— why I consider anything less than a feature a year a failure at this stage of my career; after spending my early 20s honing and developing trust in my creative voice, turning my back on distractions and toxic relationships, and seeking out worthy collaborators and sustaining friendships, I’m finally in a position to actualize the inner visions that tempted me to become a filmmaker. I can’t rest until I’ve made contributions to this medium that do justice to those who, dead and alive, sustained me when I was unsure of myself.