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In 1975 Black Fire Records was established to amplify and produce culturally relevant jazz and progressive original music for the Washington, DC community. This small, independent label would go on to revolutionize the music business, nationally and internationally.


AWARDS:

Best Documentary Short - Baltimore International Black Film Festival - 2022,

Best Short - Prince Georges Film Festival - 2022

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    27 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    West Coast
  • Rating
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Kia Freeman-Hicks and Patrick Mamou
  • Producer
    Charvis Campbell, James Plunky Branch, Kia Freeman-Hicks, Jamal Gray, and Patrick Mamou
  • Executive Producer
    Charvis Campbell and James Plunky Branch
  • Co-Producer
    Jamal Toye
  • Cast
    Bill Warrell, Bobby Hill, Davey Yarborough, Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliot, Herbert Scott, Imani Drayton-Hill, Jackie “Eka-ete” Lewis, Jamal Gray, James “Plunky” Branch, Jamiah “Fire” Branch, Jim Watkins, Jolynn Brooks, Kevin Coombe, Mary “Mduku” Grier, Michael J. West, Nasar Abadey, Dr. Natalie Hopkinson, Nathea Lee, Okyerema Asante, Phillip “Muzi” Branch, Thomas Stanley, Tom Porter
  • Cinematographer
    Darius Lyles
  • Editor
    Raul De Leon
  • Animator
    Tewodross Melchishua Williams
  • Production Design
  • Composer
    Jamal Gray and James Plunky Branch
  • Sound Design
    Terrence Smith
  • Music
    James Plunky Branch and Jamal Gray