Before Citizen Kane and the War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convinced a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare’s Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem’s Lafayette Theater.
Following its world premiere at Harlem International in 2021, 100 Years From Mississippi had a successful festival run, taking home five more Best Documentary honors as well as several Audience and Fan Favorite awards.
We got back from our seasonal break to the news that COOGAN’S WAY was nominated for a NY Emmy! We were so glad to host the world premiere on opening night last year as the first festival to go live in-person in 2021 and we were even happier when it received our Audience Award. Congratulations to the entire Coogan’s team for this achievement and helping to commemorate Coogan’s legacy in uptown history.
Bringing to life this important Harlem Renaissance history featuring Rose McClendon and the seminal work of a young Orson Welles, VOODOO MACBETH premiered at Harlem International in 2021, earning three awards including Best Film and Best Actress, and has just been obtained by Lightyear Entertainment for theatrical release this Autumn.
Three of this year’s finalists participated in the 2022 Screenplay Showdown! by directing ten pages we selected from their work and one of them went on to become this year’s winner.
Some of 2012 Award Winners pictured (from left to right) Sangeeta Nambiar, Alex Brüel Flagstad, Bernadine Santistevan, Sebastian Doggart, Fran Tarr, Gene Gallerano, Mozell Miley-Bailey, Tony Ducret, YaVaughnie Wilkins and Zachary Kerschberg BEST FILM True Bromance Sebastian Doggart (UK, US) BEST WORLD FILM A.L.F. Jerome Lescure (France) BEST DOCUMENTARY Herman’s House...