Fannie Lou Hamer’s America (2022)
Directed and Edited by Joy Davenport. Cinematography/Camera Assistant/Drone Pilot, Pablo Correa. Premiered on PBS and World Channel in February 2022.
An Army Rising Up (Student Version, 2021)
Final student film from the 2021 Sunflower County Film Academy Student Filmmaking Workshop held from June 21, 2021 to July 2, 2021 in Sumner, MS. Twenty-one high school students from the Mississippi Delta participated in the workshop held at the Emmett Till Interpretive center and planned, directed, and filmed this video. (Lead instructor for the workshop: Pablo Correa).
Jerome Little’s Vision (2021)
Directed and Edited by Pablo Correa. Jerome Little was one of the first African Americans elected to the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors. He helped form the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, Inc. in 2006. This video includes excerpts of his speech at the community apology to the Till family on behalf of citizens of Tallahatchie County. Video created for the Emmett Till Interpretive Center’s National Park Campaign. Visit tillnationalpark.org to find out more information.
Find Your Voice (2018)
Premiered at Crossroads Film Festival, Jackson, Mississippi, 2019.
Find Your Voice is the culminating video project from 17 students during the 2018 Student Filmmaker’s Workshop instructed by Pablo Correa and Joy Davenport.
I Snuck Off The Slave Ship (2019)
The film is created by Lonnie Holley, Cyrus Moussavi, Brittany Nugent and Matt Arnett and edited by Joy Davenport. The Sunflower County Film Academy served as the Second Unit Film Crew and provided Fourth of July video footage. Premiered at 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah. Read more about the role of the Youth Filmmaker’s on this project on the Find Your Voice website.
Restoration & Reconciliation (2017)
A short video highlighting the restoration of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi. In partnership between the Emmett Till Memorial Commission and Belinda Stewart Architects, the courthouse was restored to its 1955 design. Finalist in the 2017 American Institute of Architects AIA I Look Up Film Challenge.
Emmett Till Interpretive Center Student Interns and Barefoot Workshop (2017)
Emmett Till Interpretive Center student interns learned how to create photo-documentaries, combining digital photography and audio to tell a unique story. The workshop was conducted by Barefoot Workshops and funded through the Institute of Library and Museum Services.
Anniversary of the Apology to Emmett Till’s Family (2017)
In 2007, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission issued a formal apology to the family of Emmett Till in a public ceremony in front of the Sumner Courthouse. This video commemorates the 10th anniversary of the apology and highlights the meaningful reconciliation work led by the Emmett Till Memorial Commission and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
Remembering Desegregation (2017)
This documentary examines civil rights in Tallahassee, Florida. It looks at key figures like Aquilina Howell, Patricia Stephens Due, and Priscilla Stephens. Featured in the Southern Margins Short Film Festival, Clemson University, 2017.
Eatonville Teaser (2017)
A teaser for a series in collaboration with Dr. Anthony Dixon (Bethune Cookman professor) on documenting civil rights and black culture in Florida.
The Naming of Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park (2017)
A short documentary instrumental in the renaming of the John U. Lloyd State Park in honor of Dr. Von D. Mizell and Eula Johnson.
The Isadore Mizell Family Legacy: A Century of Leadership Through Service (2016)
This film was created as a requirement for my Master’s Thesis. Screened in 2016 at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, College Documentary Category. Bronze Award Winner.
Tennessee Street Blues (2014)
As an example of my early work and a product typical of an Introduction to Documentary Class, this is my first documentary film made as a master’s student in Introduction to Documentary Class (Professor: Dr. Opel).