Allensworth: a temple of black possibility
In this short film directed by J.J. Anderson and produced by HRDWRKER, artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle explores the landscape, architecture, and domestic interiors of the town of Allensworth, which was co-founded by Colonel Allen Allensworth in 1908 as California’s first Black sanctuary.
Client: Langson IMCA
Gary Simmons - Remembering Tomorrow
In this film Gary Simmons speaks about growing up a latch-key child, nurtured by afternoon television cartoon shows, learning early on the degree to which American popular culture and structural racism are inextricably intertwined. In painting, drawing and sculpture over three decades, his work has often stood as an anguished poetic struggle against the contradictions of the culture in which he was raised.
Client: Hauser & Wirth
Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation
In this documentary short, filmmaker JJ Anderson traces the life and career of Ulysses Jenkins, a pivotal influence in contemporary art of the last 50 years. The film follows Jenkins’s start as a painter and muralist and his evolution into a seminal video artist with landmark works such as Mass of Images and Two-Zone Transfer.
Client: The Hammer Museum
Positive Space
Positive Space is a short documentary that taps into the impactful voices of four museum curators who are using their power to uplift Black expression. Labeled as “groundbreaking” by Shonda Rhimes digital platform, Shondaland, this project touches on the urgent importance of increasing accessibility and inclusion in the art world.
