25 Apr 2024
Songs From the Sky
After Phyllis discovers that her daughter Cecilia can read, she’s torn between abiding to her slave owner’s commands or encouraging her daughter that reading is a pathway to their freedom.
Black Men in Uniform
From The Plantation To The Battle Field, History Can’t Be Erased.
Pata Seca (1828), a man whose back bore the whip marks of his enslavers , whose eyes held the haunted memory of being forced to breed over 200 slave children in order to sustain his master’s plantation. Men broken but unbowed, transformed from field hands into soldiers from the civil war to Vietnam. This documentary weaves together authentic narratives from the 1800s, accompanied by original images and footage, highlighting the significant influence that Black men in uniform had in Hollywood and addressing ongoing relevant issues to date.
Top Billed Cast
Emunah La-Paz Narrator and interviewer
Douglas L. Williams Playing selff, Vietnam Veteran
Sue Chang Wiliams Playing self, caregiver and wife of Vietnam Veteran
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