This is an event held to highlight the media production classes at the University of Alabama. I teach an intro course and there are advanced courses which offer opportunities for aspiring filmmakers to produce their own films.
There is a great interest in starting a university-wide annual film festival. It would have the benefit of showcasing student work, drawing attention to the film scene on campus, and fostering a truly inter-disciplinary art form.
My colleagues Dwight Cammeron and Ginger Jolly shared their new documentary, "Not My Son" with its first audience on Saturday, January 23rd at Woodland Park Church of Christ in Birmingham, Alabama. Over 800 people attended the standing room only event. Documentary participants from the Parents Against Violence Foundation were present to answer questions from the audience. Click on images to enlarge them. For more information, visit: http://www.cptr.org/notmyson
"Not My Son" is a moving documentary from my colleagues Dwight Cammeron and Ginger Jolly. It chronicles the story of Carolyn Johnson-Turner in Birmingham, Alabama, who founded the Parents Against Violence Foundation following her son’s death by a gunshot. At the age of 20, he was shot while parking his car outside a friend’s birthday party. Johnson-Turner is on a mission to prevent other deaths and her organization unites mothers who have suffered the loss of children to violence. There are many tears when they meet, and this documentary is difficult to watch with dry eyes as they recount the [...]
