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
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
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