The Jxn Film Festival will host workshops, screenings and a black-tie gala at different locations across Jackson from July 23 to July 28.
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson celebrated the passage of new voting restrictions on March 14, 2023, saying that banning “ballot harvesting” is necessary “to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat” in Mississippi elections.
The week-long Jackson Film Festival includes film screenings, pitch camps, acting and writing classes, and a black-tie awards gala.
Aspiring director Karley Newell said she initially wanted to be in the entertainment industry as an actress, but while attending the Jackson Youth Film Camp that started in June 2022, she found a love for the behind-the-scenes work surrounding filmmaking.
The speeches, songs and interviews of Fannie Lou Hamer are available for the world to witness in “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America,” a new documentary film that opened the 10th season of “America Reframed” on PBS on Feb. 22.
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