Local Documentary Gaining National Attention
19 views · Published 16 February 2014 · 0:20 · Indexed 1 October 2026
Channel: NBC 15 · 2014 · News & Politics
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) A local documentary made its debut at the Crescent Theater Sunday night.Mobile in Black and White examines the current state of race relations in Mobile, throughout the South and beyond. The film has interviews from locally and nationally prominent figures including Mobile native Hank Aaron and Poet Laureate of the United States Natasha Trethewey. The documentary has been named one of the top 50 research, scholarly, and creative works in the history of the University of South Alabama, which helped produce the film. The film's first showing was sold out within three days. A second showing was added for Monday due to popular demand. It was sold out last week. The documentary has already been accepted the San Diego Black Film Festival, PRAXIS in North Carolina and Lindsey Fest in Florence, Alabama. For the trailer and full first segment of the film, you can visit http://mobileinblackandwhite.org/.
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