As an East African, reading about the Frederick Douglass Film Company and the WERE HERE project filled me with pride since these are our distant relatives, and their stories matter deeply. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Mkwawa for sharing this sentiment, I agree that their stories matter deeply- we truly can do better here in the US in highlighting these stories!
Nat ! This is incredible. Thank you for bringing this endeavor to light for me. I know one of the two creative team members and had no idea this project was happening. So exciting. Thank you ❤️
New Jersey as a whole was the seat of American film production between the 1890s and World War I; Fort Lee was like Hollywood before Hollywood. It might have remained that way if Thomas Edison's draconian enforcing of his patents hadn't driven everyone west.
As an East African, reading about the Frederick Douglass Film Company and the WERE HERE project filled me with pride since these are our distant relatives, and their stories matter deeply. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Mkwawa for sharing this sentiment, I agree that their stories matter deeply- we truly can do better here in the US in highlighting these stories!
Nat ! This is incredible. Thank you for bringing this endeavor to light for me. I know one of the two creative team members and had no idea this project was happening. So exciting. Thank you ❤️
I am so glad you saw this - It is an amazing project and Jin and Duquann are both amazing artists and human beings!
New Jersey as a whole was the seat of American film production between the 1890s and World War I; Fort Lee was like Hollywood before Hollywood. It might have remained that way if Thomas Edison's draconian enforcing of his patents hadn't driven everyone west.
OH wow that is so interesting. I heard also that Englewood was like the super star living place. I had no idea!