778 Bullets

In November 1970, university, state and local police shot 778 Bullets into an off campus rental

house in Carbondale, IL. The residence was rented to a handful of university students, some were assumed to be associated with the local Black Panther Party. Unlike other police raids of known Black Panther residences across the country, the Carbondale Panthers shot back. Using archive material, newspaper accounts, witness testimony and experts in the field, 778 Bullets recovers a little known history of resistance and resilience of the human struggle for self-determination. The dominant memory of the Black Panther Party would have us believe that the Panthers existed only in major urban cities; this story documents a more rural presence of radical politics and the struggle for civil rights.

Screenings:

Black History Film Series 2016, a traveling exhibition hosted by the San Francisco

Public Library.

African American Film Festival 2015, Community College of Baltimore County Essex

Campus, April 17, 2015

North Carolina Black Film Festival 2014, national film festival, juried competition

Exuberant Politics, a media arts festival and a yearlong programming initiative at the

University of Iowa, March 4, 2014

NewFilmmakers New York 2013 (New York City) international film festival, juried, screening at

Anthology Film Archive

14th San Francisco Black Film Festival 2012, international film festival, juried competition

River’s Edge International Film Festival 2012 (Paducah, KY), international film festival, juried co

San Diego Black Film Festival 2013, international film festival, juried competition

Peace on Earth Film Festival 2013 (Chicago, IL), international film festival, juried competition

REEL Independent Film Extravaganza 2012 (Washington, DC), international film festival, juried

South Texas Underground Film Festival 2012 (Corpus Christi, TX), international film festival,

juried, screening held at The Art Museum of South Texas

Route 66 International Film Festival 2012 (Springfield, IL), international film festival, juried

Offshoot Film Festival 2012 (Fayetteville, AR) national film festival, juried competition

Flint Film Festival 2012 (Flint, MI) national film festival, juried competition

We Like’em Short Film Festival 2012 (Baker City, OR) national film festival, juried competition

University of California Black Staff and Faculty Organization Film Series 2013 (Berkeley, CA),

invited screening for Black History Month on February 14, 2013

New Art Film Festival 2012 (Champaign, IL) regional film festival, juried

BN Film Festival 2012 (Bloomington-Normal, IL) regional film festival, juried

Big Muddy Film Festival 2011 (Carbondale, IL), work in progress screening

Embarrass Valley Film Festival 2013 (Charleston, IL) regional film festival, invited screening

Hope and Freedom Film Festival 2010 (Los Angeles), juried competition, work in progress

SIUC Combined Faculty Show 2010 (Carbondale, IL), work in progress screening

Awards:

Best Historical Film, Route 66 International Film Festival 2012 (Springfield, IL)

Best Documentary, Flint Film Festival 2012 (Flint, MI)