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April 20,2011-April 26,2011* Vol. 39 No. 8 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Savannah Filmmakers Win Big at
Africa Movie Academy Awards
“Stubborn As A Mule! ” won a
2011 Africa Movie Academy
Award (AMAA) for the Best
Diaspora Documentary. The
Africa Movie Academy
Awards are highly regarded as
the African Oscars.
The star-studded awards
ceremony was held at the
Gloryland Cultural Centre,
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,
Nigeria on Sunday, March 27,
2011. The 2011 AMAA’s host
ed filmmakers from throughout
the continent of Africa and
around the world. The event
was broad casted live through
out the entire continent. The
official website for the Africa
Movie Academy Awards is
www.ama-awards.com.
“Stubborn As A Mule!”
was directed and produced by
Savannah natives, Miller
Bargeron, Jr.
(Director/Producer), Arcelious
J. Daniels (Director/Producer),
and Albert A. George
(Producer).
Miller traveled to Nigeria to
represent the production team
of “Stubborn As A Mule!” at
the Africa Movie Academy
Awards.
Miller stated, “The wel
coming response that
“Stubborn As A Mule!”
Miller Bargeron, Jr. accepts the award for
“Stubborn as a Mule”
received in Nigeria was phe
nomenal. I met filmmakers
from South Africa, Gambia,
Congo, Nigeria, and other
countries in Africa. They were
all extremely interested in the
history of blacks in America.”
"Stubborn As A Mule!"
is an eye opening depiction of
lesser known historical facts
and contemporary commentary
regarding the call for repara
tions for African-Americans. In
the process of discussing
Reparations, the film dissemi
nates a lot of black history that
is not taught in most
educational systems around the
country. “Stubborn As A
Mule!” features such intellec
tual luminaries as Dr. Cornel
West (Princeton University)
and Dr. Na'im Akbar (Florida
State University).
Dr. West stated,
"Stubborn As A Mule!” is a
creative and courageous film I
am proud to be a part of!"
Since the films comple
tion in 2010, “Stubborn As A
Mule!” has been screened at
several film festivals including
the 2010 Black International
Film Festival (United
Kingdom), 2010 Accolade
Competition (LaJolla, CA),
2010 Portland African
American Film Festival
(Portland, OR), 2010 African
Diaspora International Film
Festival (New York, NY), 2011
San Diego Black Film Festival
(San Diego, CA), and 2011 Pan
African Film Festival (Los
Angeles, CA). In the process of
making its film festival run,
“Stubborn As A Mule!” has
won several awards including
the 2010 Best International
Film (Black International Film
Festival), 2010 Award of Merit
(Accolade Competition), and
the 2010 Directors Choice
Award (Portland African
American Film Festival).
“Stubborn As A Mule!”
is available at target.com, ama-
zon.com, bestbuy.com,
netflix.com and several other
online retailers.
Lester’s Florist
Receives FTD
Top Member Award
Lester Anthony
Lester’s Florist
received the FTD Top
Member Award. As a part of
the honor, the Florist
received a congratulatory let
ter from Rob Apatoff,
President of FTD and a
plaque to display in the shop.
“Your FTD Top
Member status is a great
achievement,” Apatoff said
in his letter. “You are a leader
in the floral industry, and we
are honored that you are a
part of the FTD family.”
Lester's Florist has been
proudly serving Savannah
since 1971.
Discover Savannah. Again.
City Project Offers Glimpse into Historic Neighborhoods
Photo from cover of publication, Ebb & Flow: Life and Community in Eastern Savannah. The
publication will be made available to the public beginning May 25.
The City of Savannah will
unveil Ebb & Flow: Life and
Community in Eastern
Savannah, with a book sign
ing and reception on
Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 5
pm at Telfair Museum’s
Jepson Center, 207 W. York
Street. The event is free of
admission charges and open
to the general public.
Ebb & Flow is the
result of a City-sponsored
documentation project.
Melding research, resident
recollections, and the occa
sional historic image, these
projects spur public appreci
About 1910, Florist August Oelschig, center with cigar, flanked by his employees. Jonas, stand
ing on the extreme left, was a resident of East Savannah and born into slavery. Sitting on the
extreme left was Thomas, a flower deliveryman also from East Savannah. Courtesy George
Oelschig.
exciting series of innovative
educational programs
including,
A May 19 screening of
the Ebb and Flow documen
tary that involved area young
ation of the people and
places that have shaped
Savannah’s uniqueness.
The Telfair Museums,
All Walks of Life, and the
City have collaborated on an
people in the pre- and post
production phases. The Ebb
and Flow exhibition, which
will be displayed from May 7
and July 17, 2011 at the
See Upcoming Project, pg. 3