The Herd film screening
The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) is thrilled to host the second annual cohort of filmmakers during the 2023 Summer Film Residency, The Prototype. This talented trio—selected from a pool of 20+ applicants—has gathered for eight weeks in Oxford, Mississippi, with SFA filmmaker Zaire Love, to each produce a high-quality film that’s ready to share at film festivals.
Please join Zaire Love and the filmmakers at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27 in Barnard Observatory for a screening of their films.
Meet the filmmakers:
Lino Yerima Asana, New Orleans, LA: Asana is a Cameroonian American filmmaker whose films often explore and celebrate themes of black dynamism, identity, and transnationalism. Some of his films and videos have been featured by Okay Africa, Bitter Southerner, Nowness, and Indiewire and screened at film festivals, including Cannes Court Métrage and Black Star.
Hieu Gray, Waycross, GA: Gray spent 10 years as a Senior Producer at CNN. Her proudest accomplishment was leading the network’s first-ever campaign for World Refugee Day, featuring herself and other employees who were former refugees. The campaign shared personal stories of survival and perseverance throughout CNN’s global bureaus, shining a light on the human stories behind the refugee crisis.
Carl Harrison, Jr., New Orleans, LA: Harrison, Jr. is an independent director, writer, and producer whose documentary and narrative fiction films address themes of race, music, and southern cultural traditions. His short films have been featured at film festivals across America including New Orleans Film Festival, Seattle Black Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Baltimore Black Festival, and others.