Out from Smoke & Ash

Out from Smoke & Ash

22 mins | Documentary | Oct. 11, 2017

In 1921, the Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood of Greenwood was one of the most affluent all-black communities in America. Known as the 'Black Wall Street,' it covered 40 square blocks and boasted more than 600 businesses and 15,000 residents which was demolished, scores killed, and thousands left homeless. This is the retailing of this story through a mix of mediums and performances as well as spoken word.

Out from Smoke & Ash

22 mins | Documentary | Oct. 11, 2017

Out from Smoke & Ash
In 1921, the Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood of Greenwood was one of the most affluent all-black communities in America. Known as the 'Black Wall Street,' it covered 40 square blocks and boasted more than 600 businesses and 15,000 residents which was demolished, scores killed, and thousands left homeless. This is the retailing of this story through a mix of mediums and performances as well as spoken word.
Producers
Original title Out from Smoke & Ash
Directors Lisandro Boccacci, Bobby C. Dodd
Writers Phetote Mshairi, Lisandro Boccacci

Cast

Phetote Mshairi

as Self

Brandon Jyrome Jones

as The Narrator

Lisandro Boccacci

as Red Cross

Jessica Ashworth

as Dancer

Rafa Boccacci

as Self

Tee Brown

as WWI Vetern

Unique Brown

as Child

Jake Cornwell

as Angry Rioter

Kenesha Daniels

as Mrs. Williams

Sara Drost

as Dancer

Sean Frost

as Angry Rioter

Jacob Hightower

as Self

Jonnie Parnell

as Wife

Tatiana Brown

as Child