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2022 Black History Month - a Phillip E Walker Video Memoir

2022 BHM has won more than 100 film awards including Dubai’s IFAME Golden Camel 2022 BEST EXPERIMENTAL & BEST HISTORICAL FILM plus 2022 Black Lady & 24 FPS’ 2021 BEST PERFORMER of the YEAR honors. On the Lunar New Year 2022 Black History Month (BHM) began depicting a more than half century of artist activism by International Motion Picture Critics 2021 LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE Phillip E. Walker-MFA. After acknowledging PhilE’s foundations, this petite motion picture displays the igniting of Walker’s activist life beginning as a novice thespian realizing the power of art while delivering the “I Have A Dream” speech to his 1968 Southside of Chicago high school total population on the morning after Dr. King’s assassination. The Video Memoir then continues through Phil’s major participation in the movements that encouraged currently popular Black History Month & Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrations through his African American Drama Company’s extensive traveling. Depicted next is this Walker family patriarch actively standing up against Hollywood producers’ illegal treatment of their employees. With the purpose of encouraging all 50 United States of America to officially recognize the new Juneteenth National Holiday, let us just call “2022 Black History Month” a memoir short film displaying performing arts as a justice making tool!

  • Phillip Eugene Walker
    Director
    Inland Empire Films Promo
  • PhilE
    Writer
    GettingPaid.us
  • African American Drama Company
    Producer
    Can I Speak For You Brother?
  • Alberto Anaya Lopez
    Sound Design
    Dr. Isai's Insects & Before I Let Go
  • Phillip E Walker
    Key Cast
    "Ro"
    WineGame
  • Phillip Walker
    Editor
    Hollywood Actor Jobs
  • Dr. Ethel Pitts Walker
    Content Consultant - Writer
    High John de Conqueror
  • Hope Denise Williams
    Archivist (photos+)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • AWARDS TO DATE
    74 Awards among 81 Nominations from
    63 Selections in 13 Countries on
    5 Continents
  • 2025 Black History Month Kick-Off
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    February 1, 2025
    100 Films Retreat #8
  • 2024 Black History Month Kick-Off
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    February 1, 2024
    100 Films Retreat #4
  • 2023 Black History Month Kick-Off
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    February 1, 2023
  • BlackMovieFest.com
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    October 8, 2022
    Top Biographical Film nominee
  • Lumiere Music Hall
    Beverly Hills, California
    United States
    September 16, 2022
    WORLD PREMIERE
    Academy Award nomination qualifying 7 day standard theatrical run
  • Black Theatre Network 36th annual conference
    Detroit, Michigan
    United States
    July 26, 2022
    2nd :Live & In-Person Preview
  • Miller Davis Jones Family Reunion
    Fremont, California
    United States
    July 9, 2022
    1st Live & In-Person Preview
  • February 2022 Black History Month California State Tour
    Screened Twice in Los Angeles & Once in San francisco
    United States
  • World Premiere
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    February 1, 2022
    Lunar New Year
Distribution Information
  • Inland Empire Films
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Phillip Eugene Walker

As with GettingPaid.us the year before, during 2021 Phillip Eugene Walker was consumed with executing almost all of the work to create this Video Memoir. Dr. Ethel Pitts Walker supplied extensive screenplay advice, Alberto Anaya Lopez served as sound engineer and that's all of the help received on this Production. Consequently, most of the many Awards won so far by "2022 Black History Month..." have named Phillip, including 24 FPS Film Festival's BEST DIRECTOR. Adding to four Best Director nods during the 2020-21 season, the following season he won BEST DIRECTOR at International Motion Picture Critics Awards and International Art and Documentary Film Awards for "Hollywood Actor Jobs" full-time talent employment workshop. Due to being a member of the World's most at risk COVID-19 population, Mr. Walker's Hollywood employment was been quite curtailed. Therefore, he spent most of his time during 2020 & 2021 mastering the art of short film promotion. Of course, as you will see, "2022 Black History Month - Phillip E. Walker Video Memoir" makes great use of the artist activist's more than 100 past live theatre directing stints.

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Director Statement

I'm a reluctant filmmaker - doing it because no one else will tell my story!