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THE MAN WHO KILLED JIM CROW

Mini Documentary | 10m |

The Man Who Killed Jim Crow” is a mini-documentary celebrating the life and accomplishments of Charles Hamilton Houston, a prominent African American lawyer, Dean of Howard University Law School, and NAACP's first special counsel. Houston is responsible for developing strategies, in nearly every civil rights case, in the all-out legal assault and eventual dismantling of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Beginning in the 1930s, Houston organized a legal team including, his protege, Thurgood Marshall, Robert L. Carter, Oliver Hill, and other black attorneys who fought and won numerous cases before the Supreme Court.

Writer / Director

Fitzroy Powell

Sonscreen Film Festival Winner for Best Archival Research

Black Focus Film Festival Winner for Best Documentary

Lignum Vitae Film Festival Winner for Best Documentary

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The Question

Short Film | 11m |

In a heartwarming tale, a courageous teenage boy summons his bravery to ask his long-time high school crush on a date to the much-anticipated prom night.

Producer / Video Editor

Fitzroy Powell

Black Focus Film Festival Winner for Best Picture

Black Focus Film Festival Winner for Audience Favorite

HBCU Power TV & Film Festival Best Student Narrative 

Sonscreen Film Festival Honorable Mention

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George's Watch

Commercial | 31s |

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today." 

Director / Cinematographer

Fitzroy Powell

Lignum Vitae Film Festival Winner for Best Cinematography

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