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Through My Father's Eye

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Due to a host of reasons, all over America thousands of communities and youth are at risk of being left behind because they have lost the mentors and fundamental values that keep communities strong.  To help answer this situation, Dr. Stephanie Bailey has produced the film Through My Father’s Eye.

Through My Father’s Eye is an untold Black American perspective about life from the segregated times in the 1950s through post-segregation America into modern day.  Set in the small town of Denton, Maryland, this documentary is based on (and contains) hours of actual footage filmed by Dr. Bailey’s father, James R. Coursey, Sr., over two decades of his life.  His values and leadership took him on a path to be the first black town commissioner and went on to become the first black mayor of Denton, MD.

He loved Denton.

The mission for creating and producing this film is to remind us that the humble beginnings spoken of in everyone’s reflective speeches and that rest in everyone’s heart, do matter and should.  The values that create great societies and cultures are immutable and need to be transmitted into the next generation’s understanding and fabric.  My brother, Bobby, says in the documentary: ‘some of us did this well, some of us didn’t’.

How did we move from those fundamental teachings?  How do we get them back?  Do we settle for who we have become; forgetting who we are?

While in the throes of what can be described as the worst, what other stories can be told which can remind us of the better?  The documentary serves as a reminder of who we were and stands as an opportunity for living in the future. 

We are seeking to raise $10,000 for the mainstream distribution of our film.  The purpose of distributing our film is raise money to fund various programs and charities for at-risk communities and youth.  Any monies raised above actual distribution costs will be donated to Charites.  Dr. Bailey’s personal motto and mission is “lifting people up so they can soar”.  Help us do this with your donation.

For a sneak peek, please visit www.fatherseye.org .

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Stephanie Bailey
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Nashville, TN

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