The Hill. Eight blocks. One and one-half square miles. How a small Texas community founded by formerly enslaved persons grew to become a place of hope, triumph and love. Tense. Riveting. Funny. An American story.

Echoes from the Hill

The Hill. Eight blocks. One and one-half square miles. How a small Texas community founded by formerly enslaved persons grew to become a place of hope, triumph and love. Tense. Riveting. Funny. An American story.

In an age of revolution and riots where survival is a luxury, the Joppee community stands as one of the last Freedman towns in Texas. A gem, in the urban and racially divided landscape of Dallas is determined to thrive generations more as it comes upon its 150th anniversary, must also face systematic oppression and the delicate passing of the baton to the next generation.

150 Years of Resiliency; A Joppa Documentary

In an age of revolution and riots where survival is a luxury, the Joppee community stands as one of the last Freedman towns in Texas. A gem, in the urban and racially divided landscape of Dallas is determined to thrive generations more as it comes upon its 150th anniversary, must also face systematic oppression and the delicate passing of the baton to the next generation.

#BlackAtSMU is an experimental documentary that uses an amalgamation of dramatic retellings, experimental explorations, and investigative interviews to explore a critical question: what is it like to be a Black student at a Predominantly White Institution? The film depicts five Black students' encounters with racism at Southern Methodist University, a private college in Dallas, Texas. The stories explored originate from the hashtag "BlackAtSMU" which trended on Twitter in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. They range from a student-athlete navigating the lonely confines of becoming an activist in a suppressive system to Black students evacuating campus after fraternity brothers shouted racial slurs following Trump's election.

#BlackAtSMU

#BlackAtSMU is an experimental documentary that uses an amalgamation of dramatic retellings, experimental explorations, and investigative interviews to explore a critical question: what is it like to be a Black student at a Predominantly White Institution?

Black in A Red State: Shorts : "Echoes from the Hill", "150 Years of Resiliency; A Joppa Documentary", and " #BlackAtSMU"   

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