About the Event
The Example
They Will Talk About Us - The Charlton-Pollard Story
Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 PM
Rice Cinema, Sewall Hall 301
Reception post-screening at Welcome Center Foyer 9:00-10:00 PM
Filmmaker and producer Gordon Williams will be in attendance to introduce the short films in addition to leading a post-screening discussion and Q&A.
The Example
Set during the 1943 Beaumont Texas Race Riot, two fathers make hard choices to protect their families. Choices that force them to question their morals, loyalty and manhood. The award-winning short film is directed by Wyatt Cagle, written by Gordon S. Williams, and produced by Kenneth Dupuis. The ensemble cast includes actors Jeremy Allen, Kedrick Brown, Emma Van Lare, Marc Isaacs, Kate Robards, Evan Horsley, and Daniel Stallings. “The Example” has been accepted into over thirty film festivals/venues across the United States and Canada. The project has received distribution from Amazon Video, Indiefix, KweliTv, DirectTV, Comcast Xfinity, Cox Broadcasting, and other platforms. For more information on “The Example,” https://www.facebook.com/theexamplemovie
They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story
In LUTV Productions’ documentary, “They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story,” a young documentarian interviews a reluctant historian about the origins of the oldest Black neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas. “They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story” premiered in front of an audience of over three hundred fifty people at the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont in February 2022. The project was named “Best Documentary Short” at the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2022 in Atlanta, First Place in the Documentary category at the 2023 Boomtown Film Festival and at the Press Club Of Southeast Texas, and was selected “Best Documentary Short” at the 2023 Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival.
Discounted parking is available at Founder’s Court, a $6 flat rate, credit card is required.
Open to the public.
