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History & Biography

SOUTHMONT DRIVE

SOUTHMONT DRIVE reflects on the life and legacy of filmmaker Ashley O’Shay’s grandfather, Pop Lewis, a proud father of 17. By traveling back in time, this docu-series acts to reimagine

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MADIE SUE

This is the story of the filmmaker’s grandmother, Mrs. Madie Stanley. She was born in 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first and only child of her mother

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Gone to the Poorhouse

Gone to the Poorhouse is the story of how the poor and downtrodden were once cared for in North Carolina. Set in several North Carolina Counties, the story of the

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Anonymous (Working Title)

ANONYMOUS (working title) is an experimental documentary that explores the expansive spectrum of Black masculinity through Black men and boys’ history and relationship to physical touch. The film will serve

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Ethel Mae Elliot, left, and Lena Mae Perry, right, perform at The Branchettes 23rd Anniversary in 1996, Long Branch Disciples of Christ, New Grove, North Carolina. Photo by Roland L. Freeman, from the documentary film STAY PRAYED UP.

STAY PRAYED UP

Making music and making a life are one in the same in this celebratory documentary about a legendary NC gospel group and their 82 year old matron who’s powerful testimony

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1898 Memorial Park

WILMINGTON ON FIRE: CHAPTER II

Directed and produced by Christopher Everett, WILMINGTON ON FIRE: CHAPTER II documents a community’s fight for justice and equality in a city that is still affected by an insurrection that

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