Not My Son to air on Alabama Public Television

Not My Son, a documentary by Dwight Cammeron and Ginger Jolly from the University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio will be broadcast on Alabama Public Television several times during the month of November.  The broadcast premiere of the award-winning documentary will be Tuesday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m.  Encore presentations will be on Monday, November 22 at 10:00 p.m. and Tuesday, November 23 at 1:00 a.m.

The one hour documentary follows Birmingham’s Carolyn Johnson-Turner and her Parents Against Violence group over the course of several months. According to Johnson-Turner, she will never recover from her son’s death. The Parents Against Violence Foundation was founded on March 1, 2004, by Johnson-Turner as a result of the anguish she experienced when her 20-year old son, Rodreckus DeAndrew Johnson, was shot and killed while attending a birthday party. In order to cope, she and other group members, women who have also lost loved ones to gun violence, are on a personal mission to prevent other deaths. At the same time, their anti-violence activities serve as therapy to deal with their overwhelming grief. Can Johnson-Turner and Parents Against Violence really make a difference?

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Not My Son wins Director's Award at 2010 International Black Film Festival of Nashville

Not My Son, a documentary from The Documentary Group of the University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio, recently received the Director’s Choice Award for Social Relevant Subject at the 2010 International Black Film Festival of Nashville.  IBFFN strives to insure culturally accurate depictions in film with special emphasis on providing a forum for unheard, unseen and unknown viewpoints, and to showcase the rich creativity and diversity found in communities of color locally, nationally and internationally.  Not My Son was previously awarded Best Feature Documentary by the Urban Suburban Film Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The documentary is scheduled for broadcast on Alabama Public Television on Tuesday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m.  It will also be broadcast on APT Monday, November 22nd at 10:00 p.m. and Tuesday, November 23rd at 1:00 a.m.

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