In this master class, documentary film director Margaret Brown and Kern Jackson, Director of the African American Studies Program at University of South Alabama, talk about their frequent collaboration over the years, from their initial meeting on Brown’s documentary Order of Myths to the current Netflix released Descendant, about the journey of descendants of the enslaved Africans from an illegal ship that arrived in Alabama in 1860 as they seek justice and healing when the craft’s remains are discovered. Brown and Jackson will talk about the particulars of their collaborations, sharing stories about how their collaboration has evolved over the years. There will be opportunities for class participants to ask questions about the art, craft and ethical considerations of collaborative filmmaking.
Descendant will play at the Block Museum Cinema the night beforehand, please RSVP for that screening here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/descendant-2022-with-filmmakers-margaret-brown-and-kern-jackson-tickets-609820729217
