Documentary Film Projects

  • A Corner of Africa in Colombia

    This documentary highlights residents of Palenque de Benkos, who are descendants of African maroons who escapes enslavement on the Caribbean coast of Colombia to create the first Free Black Republic in the Americas in 1603. The film highlights the ways that history, food, fashion, agriculture, music, and spirituality keep them connected to their African roots

  • South Memphis Stories

    This documentary project series highlights the life stories of Black elders with connections to South Memphis. They talk about the strong tradition and Black entrepreneurship and education, the importance of the Black Church, the Black freedom Struggle and the complexities of integration.

  • Le Triangle Noir

    This Documentary seeks to show the ways that New Orleans, Louisiana; Saint Louis, Senegal and Cap Hatten, Haiti are all connected through their African traditions of resistance to the French Colonial Empire.