2023
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In The Making

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Follow artist Sydney G. James, whose bold murals amplify the presence of Black women and families in her hometown of Detroit.

Awards & Honors for the film include:

  • Best Photography - International Documentary, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Melbourne, VIC Australia
  • Spirit of Idlewild Award (Best of Festival), Idlewild International Film Festival, Idlewild, MI
  • Outstanding Excellence Award, Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE
  • Silver Telly Award - Documentary Short Form, 45th Annual Telly Awards
  • Best Documentary Short, Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, MI
  • Best Documentary, Dam Short Film Festival, Boulder City, NV
  • Best of Festival, Wolf Tree Film Festival, Marshall, MI
  • Best Documentary Award, Wolf Tree Film Festival, Marshall, MI
  • Best Documentary Short Award, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, New York, NY
  • Hometown Filmmaker Award - awarded to “best Michigan-based director with a documentary in the festival,” Freep Film Festival, Detroit, MI
FILM TOPICS
Arts/Culture
Biographical
FILMMAKERS
Meet the filmmakers behind the film.
ABOUT THE FILM
In The Making
REGIONAL FOCUS
United States
Midwest Region (U.S.)
DEMOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Black Communities
Women