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Legal Representative
Jalene Mack, Esq.
    Evangeline M. Mitchell is a lawyer, author and publisher, social entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker, and oral historian. She is a graduate of HBCU Prairie View A&M University (a historically Black university), the University of Iowa College of Law, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She recently completed her Certificate in Documentary Arts from Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Houston, Texas, she currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her family.
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    2022
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    2022
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    North Carolina Black Film Festival
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    2022
    Official Selection; Best Documentary Film; Jury Selection - Special Honor
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    Huntington Beach, California
    2022
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    2022
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    Halifax
    2022
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    Toronto
    2022
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    Black Film Festival Atlanta!
    Atlanta, Georgia
    2022
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    Dunedin International Film Festival
    Dunedin, Florida
    2022
    Official Selection; Honorable Mention
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    Djarfogo International Film Festival
    Fogo
    2021
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    Cape Town
    2021
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    Visions of the Black Experience
    Sarasota, Florida
    2021
    Official Selection/Jury's Award - Best Documentary Short
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    Montreal International Black Film Festival
    Montreal
    2021
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    Norwalk, Connecticut
    2021
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    Newark Short Film Awards
    Newark, New Jersey
    2021
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    Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    2021
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    Austin, Texas
    2021
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    Paris
    2021
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    Amsterdam
    2021
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    Kwanzaa Film Festival 2021
    Harlem, New York City
    2021
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    London
    2021
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    Sydney
    2021
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    Melbourne
    2021
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    Paris
    2021
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    Amsterdam Lift-Off Festival
    Amsterdam
    2021
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    22nd AAWIC (African American Women in Cinema) Film Festival Special Online Edition
    Virtual
    2021
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    Topaz Film Festival Presented by Women in Film Dallas
    Dallas, Texas
    2021
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    Gary International Black Film Festival
    Gary, Indiana
    2021
    Best Short Documentary
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    Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    2021
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    Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival 2021
    Sunnyside, Queens, New York
    2021
    Official Selection/Best Social Impact Documentary Short
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    Urban Mediamakers Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia (Gwinnett County)
    2021
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    Toronto International Women Film Festival
    Toronto
    2021
    Official Selection and Outstanding Achievement Award Winner - Documentary Film
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    World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    2021
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    2021
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    Miami, Florida
    2021
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    2021
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    2021
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    Queens
    2021
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    Cleveland
    2021
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    Montreal
    2021
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    Atlanta
    2021
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    Los Angeles
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    Rome
    2021
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    New Haven
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    Idlewild
    2021
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    Denton, Texas
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    Phoenix, Arizona
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    London
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    Paris
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    Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    Baltimore, Maryland
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    La Jolla, California
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    Paris
    College
    Prairie View A&M University
    English
    College
    University of Iowa College of Law
    Law
    College
    Harvard University Graduate School of Education
    Administration, Planning, and Social Policy
    Birth Date
    November 4
    Birth City
    New Orleans
    Current City
    Cambridge
    Hometown
    Houston
    Height
    5 feet 6 inches
    Gender
    Female
    Ethnicity
    Black/African American
    Eye Color
    Brown
    Zodiac Sign
    Scorpio
    Married To
    Michael Means
    Children
    Nyla Means, Michael Means II
    “The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred… Unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    It's all about leaving a legacy - making a significant and meaningful contribution and impact.
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    Jalene Mack, Esq.
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