The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow comes to the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum on January 22th at 3:30pm with co-host and co-producer Reverend Malika Lee Whitney. Participants are invited […]
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DDFR Interactive Exhibition at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center
Since the first opening reception on Oct 3rd, “Turning Strangers into Family”, Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition has been continuing with many family photographic archives and their amazing stories. DDFR […]
Correcting the Canon: The Work of Photographer Thomas Askew
Thomas Askew was a prominent early Black photographer from Atlanta and is featured in the Emmy and Peabody nominated film Through A Lens Darkly. In a recent article in ArtsATL, […]
Vintage Families of Value Screens at 2016 DOC NYC!
Award winning filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris screened VINTAGE: Families of Value at the IFC Center on Sunday, November 13th. This screening was part of the Docs Redux program at the […]
Black Photographers Still Matter
In a new interview featured in Ebony Magazine, Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris talks about the importance of family photographs especially in African-American history, mentioning his Emmy nominated film Through a […]
Yale Hosts DDFR-themed Exhibit: “Turning Strangers into Family”
The opening reception of Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition was held at the Gallery at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University last Monday. This exhibition is designed to encourage people […]
Everyday Archives Workshop at Schomburg Center
Have an old family album or archives that you would like to organize? Or an amazing story to tell about a family photo? Join us this Saturday 9/24 for a […]
Turning Strangers Into Family
What does it mean to change the visual narrative of a country? This question has been the central focus of Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) founded by filmmaker, Thomas Allen […]
My Lesbian Great Aunt
During one of the Montgomery dinners at Dartmouth, I met Viktor Witkowski, a painter and Visiting Faculty at Studio Art Department) with his partner Katie Hornstein, a Professor of Art […]
Free Father’s Day Online Streaming of Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
As we approach Father’s Day, I thought to share this free YouTube broadcast screening of my film Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela. Click the photo below to watch! This father’s […]