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With a singular sound design, this short film documents Reverend Roland Gordon as he adds to an evolving archive at his church and community center—a building he has fought to have historically preserved amidst the quickly gentrifying city of San Francisco. A meticulous collage of portraits taken from photocopied images, periodicals, and other sources lines the interior walls, proudly displaying past and present achievements of African Americans. Started in the 1980s, Gordon’s decades-long oeuvre, titled Cloud of Witnesses, champions a new visual history created by and for its community. KR
Filmmaker Q&A following screening
Encore 2 – 2:20 pm in Cinema 3
Director
David de Rozas
Producer
David de Rozas
Editor
David de Rozas
Cinematographers
Andres Gallegos, David de Rozas
Release Year
2018
Festival Year
2019
Country
United States
Run Time
17 minutes