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Delayed But Never Denied: Juneteenth 2021 - Cleveland, Texas

In the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, a local organization holds a Juneteenth celebration that unites the community.

This documentary shares the sights and sounds of the festivities, participants share the meaning of the day, and the importance of Juneteenth being recognized as a national holiday.

  • Gordon Scott Williams
    Director
  • Gordon Scott Williams
    Writer
  • Gordon Scott Williams
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FLM FWD Festival - Barrington 2021
    Barrington, Rhode Island
    United States
    September 6, 2021
    Official Selection
  • The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival 2021
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    Finalist
  • Urban MediaMakers Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    Second Place - Best Social Impact Documentary Short
  • Seguin Arts & Film Festival
    Seguin, Texas
    United States
    October 30, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Gordon Scott Williams

Gordon S. Williams

Gordon S. Williams is an award-winning writer, producer, and director for his company G Sharp Productions and LUTV Productions. The seventh short film the he wrote and co-produced “The Example,” has been accepted to over 30 film festivals/venues, received 13 awards, and has garnered distribution deals from Amazon Video, Shorts International, Kweli.TV, Indieflix, Filmpics, and Worldwide Urban Distribution. He was also the executive producer and director for the Big Red Sports Network and ESPN 3.

Williams’ script “Sacred Flames” was chosen as an “official selection” in the screenplay division of the 2019 International Houston Black Film Festival, a “finalist” in the screenplay competition at The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival in August 2020, and an “official selection” in the 2020 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival in Atlanta.

Gordon’s feature length screenplay "Life, Love, Sex, and Death" was named a “finalist” at the 2019 The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival, a semi-finalist in the 2019 Lake Charles Film and Music Festival, "Best Feature Screenplay" at the American Filmatic Arts Awards, “Best Dramatic Screenplay” at the 2019 Canadian Diversity Film Festival, and a “semi-finalist” in the 2020 Drama Inc. Screenplay Competition.

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