Don't go tellin' your momma
In 1970 a group of Black educators in Chicago developed a flashcard set of the alphabet to provide Black-centered teaching materials to a vastly white landscape of text books and learning materials. Through 26 individual scenes, each representing a letter and artist Topaz Jones' corresponding update to their meanings, Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma is a view into his and America's Black identity.
With
Rodney Jackson
Emma Janice Jones
Topaz Jones
Francis Perez
Kaity Rodriguez
Ivy Sole
Tariq Trotter
Keith White
Release
French Release on 28-01-2021
Awards
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Short Film Jury Award in Non-Fiction, Sundance Film Festival, 2021
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Special Jury Award in Narrative Short, SXSW Film Festival, 2021
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San Francisco Film Festival 2021 - Winner - Inaugural Mid-Length Jury Prize
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Bronze winner, Sound Design, Clio Awards, USA, 2020
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2021 HollyShorts Film Festival - Best Documentary
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Nominated for Grand Jury Award in Music Video & Narrative Short, SXSW Film Festival, USA, 2021
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Nominated Gold Hugo in Best Documentary Short, Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2021
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Nominated Golden Starfish Award in Documentary Short, Hamptons International Film Festival, USA, 2021
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Nominated Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short, Nashville Film Festival, USA, 2021
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Nominated Young Cineaste Award, Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA, 2021
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Jury Award for Jury Award in Best Short Film, Philadelphia Film Festival, USA, 2021
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Nominated for New Jersey Shorts Competition, Montclair Film Festival (MFF), USA, 2021
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Nominated for Cinema Eye Honors Award Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking, Cinema Eye Honors Awards, USA, 2022
DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY
Topaz Jones
Simon Davis
Rubberband
Jason Sondock
PRODUCTION
Smuggler • Patrick Milling Smith
Frenzy Films • Elsa Rakotoson, Julien Berlan
TECHNICAL TEAM
Executive Producer • Kevin Storey
Producer • Luigi Rossi
Creative Direction • Eric J. McNeal
Cinematography • Chayse Irvin, ASC
Still photography • Chayse Irvin, ASC. Jason Filmore Sondock
Collage animation • Jason Filmore Sondock
Costumes designed • Eric J. McNeal
Edited • J.M. Harper & Nate Katz
Production designed• Madison Hatch
Casting directors • Katharine Mateo, Nouri Hassan
Location Manager • Don Shapira
1st Assistant Director • Lionel Cineas
2nd Assistant Director • Kenny Williams
2nd 2nd • Wendell Sisnett
Line Producer • Raven Jensen
Production Manager • Lucy Rennick
Production Coordinator • Sasha Abed, Lia Mitchell, Nick Jones
Associate Producer • Josh Sondock, Francesco Rizzo
Line Producer for Pick-Up Shoot • Taylor Russo
1st AC • Jasmine Chang, Alice Boucherie, Nicolas Lopaz