Section CD – Theater 2 – 5-6:30 pm EST

Mary

Producers: Mark Herzog and Canyon Prince Director/Writer: Michelle Renee Jackson

narrative, 15 min.

While speaking the actual words transcribed from Mary Armstrong’s 1930s U.S. Federal Writer’s Project interview about her experience with slavery as an African-American enslaved woman who loved to dance, a modern-day and taciturn Custodian trails a Ballet Mistress and her company dancers’ rehearsals until his true identity is revealed.

Fearless 11

Producer/Director: Ashley E. Gibson

documentary, 62 min.

In the fall of 1965, eleven courageous Black students volunteered to integrate John W. Provine High School in Jackson, Mississippi. Amidst a sea of raging students, parents and teachers, these 11 seniors endured unimaginable hostility with their heads held high. Now, 50 years later, the students share the impact it has had on their lives, reflecting on their feelings as unsung integration pioneers.