"Not My Son" Screening to be Presented by UAB Public Health Student Association

September 8, 2011
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Ryals Public Health Building
1665 University Boulevard
Birmingham, Alabama

"Not My Son," a documentary by Dwight Cammeron and Ginger Jolly of the University of Alabama Center for Public Television & Radio will be presented by the UAB Public Health Student Association.  Discussion will follow the free screening.  "Not My Son" explores the epidemic of gun violence and homicide in the urban South.

Not My Son to Screen at 2011 Jubilee Film Festival

"Not My Son," the award-winning CPT&R documentary about the Birmingham, Alabama Parents Against Violence Foundation, will be screened at the fifth annual Jubilee Film Festival in Selma, Alabama March 5th and 6th, 2011.  The festival is held in conjunction with the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which commemorates Bloody Sunday, March 7th, 1965 when state troopers attacked peaceful demonstrators at the Edmond Pettus Bridge.  The protest and subsequent Selma to Montgomery march led to passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The documentary will be shown at 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th in the Selma Performing Arts Center located at 1000 Selma Ave.  Film screenings begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday and will continue until 11:00 p.m.  Screenings will continue on Sunday, March 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

"Not My Son" has been screened at film festivals across the US and has won several awards.

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jubileefilmfestival.com

selmajubilee.com

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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?

Alabama Public Television is a nine station network covering the state of Alabama.

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Alabama Public Television

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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.

For more information:

The International Black Film Festival of Nashville

Alabama Public Television

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Not My Son selected as finalist in Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival

Not My Son, a documentary by Dwight Cammeron and Ginger Jolly, has been selected as a finalist in the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival. The festival runs from October 7-9 in Norfolk, Virginia and Not My Son will be screened on Saturday, October 9th.  Hampton University and Norfolk State University are two of the sponsors.

The Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival’s mission is to provide a cultural alternative to the commercial film experience; to support independent artists and the presentation of independent film; and promote the art of filmmaking itself with a focus on the development of creativity and ideas.

For more information:

Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival website

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