St. Louis Superman

Bruce Franks Jr. is a Ferguson activist, battle rapper, and former Missouri politician from St. Louis. The 2019 documentary follows his effort to turn community activism into legislative action while dealing with personal trauma. [Tribeca](https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/st-louis-superman-2019)

Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan co-directed the film. It is a 2019 American documentary short with a running time of about 28 minutes and was distributed by MTV Documentary Films. [St. Louis Superman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Superman)

Yes. It was nominated for Documentary Short Subject at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. The Academy credited Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan as the filmmakers behind the nomination. [Academy Awards](https://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/search/getresults?query=%7B%22FilmTitle%22%3A%22superman%22%2C%22Sort%22%3A%222-Film+Title-Alpha%22%2C%22AwardShowNumberFrom%22%3A0%2C%22AwardShowNumberTo%22%3A0%2C%22Search%22%3A30%7D)

The film follows Franks's path from Ferguson activism to election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016. It focuses on his attempt to pass a bill for his district while confronting political resistance and memories of violence.