Albert Sidney Johnson (1880 – 1947) was born in Lexington Virginia, the eldest of five children. Both of his parents had been born into slavery. His father, James, worked as […]
DDFR Pierre Thiam @ Brooklyn
Pierre Thiam, chef at the Senegalese restaurant Le Grand Dakar, reminisces while displaying his family photographs with Thomas in his home and at the DDFR road show in Brooklyn, NY. […]
DDFR @ Atlanta
On Saturday February 21st, Thomas Allen Harris delivered the final program of the Integrated Media Association – Public Media Conference held at the West Peachtree Plaza in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. […]
INTRODUCING: Digital Diaspora Family Reunion
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion is a touring Roadshow that travels across the African Diaspora to uncover the hidden treasures in family photographic archive. Individuals are invited to explore the rich […]
COMMUNITY: Lolita Parker Jr
Photographer Lolita Parker undertakes a journey through her family photo albums and makes several revealing discoveries that change her perspective on the past and on her immediate family.
Profile: Thomas E. Askew
Thomas E. Askew (1848? – 1914) Atlanta’s first African American photographer. Began his photography career in the 1880s at Motes Studio downtown Atlanta. Later operated his own studio from home […]
NOW SHOWING: Hank Willis Thomas
Employing visual language and materials commonly used in mass media, artist Hank Willis Thomas traces black history through visual culture in an attempt to dissect, reinterpret, and re-imagine iconic moments […]
DDFR WORLD
A journey through the world of DDFR and some of the families and friends we have encountered and embraced along the way.
E Minha Cara/That’s My Face
E Minha Cara/That’s My Face is a mythopoetic odyssey exploring identity and spirituality across three generations of an African-American family. USA, East Africa and Brazil. Shari Frilot, Programmer, 2002 Sundance […]
VINTAGE – Families of Value
VINTAGE – Families of Value is an impressionistic documentary film which intimately explores three African-American families through the eyes of lesbian and gay male siblings — two or more in […]