Who In da Mornin

Junkanno Goddess Angelique McKay and The Genesis Warhawks navigate Junkanoo for the first time in 2 years as Christopher Davis introduces us to the story of Ahanta warrior Jan Kwaw aka John Canoe in a true display of black culture and its African Diaspora connections.

Awards

BronzeLens
Atlanta
United States
August 27, 2023
World Premiere
Official Selection/Nominated for "Best Documentary"

 

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Who In da Mornin (2023)

Feature (68mins) Documentary Biography

Region:

The Bahamas

Language:

English

Rating:

No Rating

Producer(s):

Philip Williamson Jr | Jonathan Isaac Jackson | Sarah Daggett

Director(s):

Philip Williamson Jr | Jonathan Isaac Jackson

Writer(s):

Jonathan Isaac Jackson | Philip Williamson Jr

Showtimes:

Sun 24 Sep 2023, 3.00pm, MovieTowne, POS—Screen 09

Tue 26 Sep 2023, 1.00pm, NALIS—AV Room

T+T Premiere, Caribbean Premiere, World Premiere


Philip Williamson Jr

Philip Williamson Jr

Philip Williamson Jr. (Co-Director/Producer) – Philip Williamson Jr. is a Three-Time Emmy and Edward R Murrow Award Winning Show Director with MSNBC in New York. Most notably, he is a director and producer at the Colored Section, a creative agency and independent film production company based in New Orleans and Philadelphia. The Bahamas born Williamson graduated with a degree in Television Broadcast.

Jonathan Isaac Jackson

Philip Williamson Jr

Jonathan Isaac Jackson (Co-Director/Supervising Producer/Director of Photography) – Jonathan Isaac Jackson is a New Orleanian filmmaker and Managing Partner at The Colored Section. His first feature documentary, “Big Chief, Black Hawk”, has been nominated for Best Documentary by American Black Film Festival (2021) and the Black Reel Awards (2022), and was named the top Hollywood South film of 2021 by nola.com. Jonathan continues to work on creating a cinematic language that can continue to bring the African Diaspora together by highlighting the celebrations of black communities as a connection to their ancestors, as he continues his studies as a student of cinema.

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