Black Wall Street The Movie
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Black Wall Street: The Money, The Music & the People is a docu-short film which seeks to highlight the remarkable, yet forgotten story of the historic Negro neighborhood, Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia. Dubbed “the Black Wall Street” by economists of the early 20th Century because of its economic and financial prowess in a day and age when people of color were deemed incapable of being anything other than a waste of space, the “city within a city” was the epicenter of Negro life and entertainment boasting claim to such memorable and notable daughters and sons as Maggie L. Walker, the first Negro (black) woman to own a bank, and entertainer extraordinaire, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
The film also seeks to highlight the value of this historic neighborhood as rich material for artistic mediums such as film, fiction, theatre and so much more. The end goal: placement of the docu-short film in Virginia museums, libraries and the History and Literature courses of colleges/universities.
But RLP Productions needs your help to make it so. RLP Productions is currently seeking its 501(3)(c) status, so all pledges are not eligible for tax-deduction at this time. However, we do hope that you will consider supporting the film. Please pledge a contribution to our campaign. The funds will be used for the following:
*Costumes (1920s period pieces)
*Props (1920s period pieces)
*Film Equipment (to include editing, sound, lights)
*DVD Production
Incentives:
*$25 - Social Media Shout Out
*$50 - Social Media Shout Out & an electronic copy of the script
*$75 - All of the above, plus a copy of the DVD
*$100 - All of the above, plus a paper copy of Murder on Second Street: The Jackson Ward Murders (the inspiration for the docu-short film)
*$250 - All of the above, plus your name in the film credits
*$500 - All of the above, plus a private screening
*$750 - All of the above, plus a walk-on appearance
*$1,000 - All of the above, plus a private dinner with the cast and crew
Thanks in advance for your support.
Rebekah (Executive Director)
Roi Boyd, III (Co-Producer)
Yemaja Jubilee (Co-Producer)
Derek Wright (Cinematographer & Co-Producer)
The film also seeks to highlight the value of this historic neighborhood as rich material for artistic mediums such as film, fiction, theatre and so much more. The end goal: placement of the docu-short film in Virginia museums, libraries and the History and Literature courses of colleges/universities.
But RLP Productions needs your help to make it so. RLP Productions is currently seeking its 501(3)(c) status, so all pledges are not eligible for tax-deduction at this time. However, we do hope that you will consider supporting the film. Please pledge a contribution to our campaign. The funds will be used for the following:
*Costumes (1920s period pieces)
*Props (1920s period pieces)
*Film Equipment (to include editing, sound, lights)
*DVD Production
Incentives:
*$25 - Social Media Shout Out
*$50 - Social Media Shout Out & an electronic copy of the script
*$75 - All of the above, plus a copy of the DVD
*$100 - All of the above, plus a paper copy of Murder on Second Street: The Jackson Ward Murders (the inspiration for the docu-short film)
*$250 - All of the above, plus your name in the film credits
*$500 - All of the above, plus a private screening
*$750 - All of the above, plus a walk-on appearance
*$1,000 - All of the above, plus a private dinner with the cast and crew
Thanks in advance for your support.
Rebekah (Executive Director)
Roi Boyd, III (Co-Producer)
Yemaja Jubilee (Co-Producer)
Derek Wright (Cinematographer & Co-Producer)
Organizer
Rebekah Lynn Pierce
Organizer
Brandermill, VA
