SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PITCHING CONTEST WINNER

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PITCHING CONTEST WINNER!
"OSCAR MICHEAUX" (SHORT FILM) SCREENINGS
Official Selection:
Cannes Film Festival (Short Film Corner)
About the Feature (WGA Registered)
Genre: Drama
Screenwriter: JD Walker
In 1918, Oscar Micheaux became the first independent Black director to write and produce a feature length film that was longer than three reels. His first moving picture, "The Homesteader," was produced in 1918 and it was eight reels long. Oscar Micheaux was also the first independent Black director to successfully transition to talkies. During a span of nearly three decades, Micheaux produced over 40 feature length films and wrote over 7 novels. This biopic celebrates his life, achievements, and journey to get his feature films distributed in the racist south. Sundance pitching contest winner and Howard University alum, JD Walker, writes this historical drama about Oscar's journey from the bitter racist south up north to Chicago where he struggles to produce race movies for the people.
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