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)
