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Hapless Revenge with Juneteenth Discussion

Following his Black History Month / MLK Holiday tradition of creating art with a purpose, Phillip E. Walker-MFA made the HaplessRevenge.com 125+ time honored, micro short film to serve as a docudrama instructional video which inspires Discussions about the appropriateness of lower governments following the US Federal Government's lead in making Juneteenth an Official Holiday.

This particular version of the Video closes with two questions answered after the Fort Worth, TX screening of this petite motion picture.

  • Joshua Lavelle Newman
    Director
    Messenger
  • Sasan Golfar
    Writer
    Mooning Around in Fantasy
  • Phillip Eugene Walker
    Producer
    2022 Black History Month
  • PhilE
    Key Cast
    "Old Man"
    Sweetest Vacation
  • Martin Hardlund
    Key Cast
    "Captain"
    Rottenbury Drive
  • Franklin Whitlatch
    Cinematographer
    Snowflake Mountain
  • Chris Millon
    Editor
    Closure
  • Isaiah Gunn
    Sound / Composer
    Messenger
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Edinburgh Festival Fringe Nightpiece Film Festival
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    United Kingdom
    August 22, 2025
    Scottish Premiere
  • Travancore International Film Award
    Travancore
    India
    February 15, 2025
    BEST LEAD ACTOR, SPEAKING PERFORMER, SILENT FEMALE PERFORMER, UNIFORM DESIGNER, HISTORIAN & SHORT FILM MARKETER
  • International Church Within Ministries
    Fort Worth, TX
    United States
    July 10, 2024
    Texas Debut
  • NJOF-California Juneteenth
    Old Sacramento, California
    United States
    June 18, 2024
    WORLD PREMIERE
  • Maharaja Film Festival
    Ahmedabad, Gujarat
    India
    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT ACTOR AWARD
  • 100 Films Retreats #4, #5, #7, #8 & #9
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    May 17, 2025
  • 100 Films Retreat #6
    Fontana, California
    United States
    August 17, 2024
    Southern California Debut
  • Community Arts Festival
    Rancho Cucamonga, California
    United States
    April 20, 2024
    2nd Ever Screenplay Staged Reading
  • Independent Movie Fest
    Trivandrum, Kerala
    India
    1st Ever Asian Selection
    BEST SCREENPLAY, CONCEPT, SCREENPLAY WRITER and STORY WRITER
  • Sydney Global Cine Carnival

    Australia
    1st Ever Oceania Selection
    BEST COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
  • Southern Cone International Film Festival
    Valparaiso
    Chile
    May 20, 2024
    1st Ever South American Selection
  • Arabian Indie Film Awards
    Qutar
    United Arab Emirates
    1st Ever UAE Selection
    BEST JURY AWARD
  • Divine Film Awards of Greece
    Athens
    Greece
    1st Ever Grecian Selection
    BEST HISTORICAL SHORT, EDITOR, COSTUME, DESIGN and PERFORMER
  • Great Arabian International Movie Awards
    Manama
    Bahrain
    1st Ever Bahrain Selection
    BEST STUDIO, PRODUCER, TRAILER, TREATMENT and PRO WORK
  • World Film Carnival

    Singapore
    1st Ever Singapore Selection
    BEST MICRO MOVIE
  • Hong Kong International Film Carnival

    Hong Kong
    1st Ever Hong Kong Selection
    BEST AMATRUR FILM
  • 24 Hours Film Challenge
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    BEST ADVERTISEMENT, FILM COMPANY, INNOVATIVE CONCEPT, ACTIVISM TOOL, DISCUSSION IGNITER, SOCIAL MEDIA STAR, MODEL, MARKETING TEAM, WRITER and SCREENPLAY STAGED READING
  • Dona Paula International Film Awards
    South Goa
    India
    BEST TALENTED ACTOR, EDITOR, SOUND, PRODUCER, COSTUME, HISTORICAL and EMOTIONAL
  • Black Swan International Film Festival
    Trivandrum, Kerala
    India
    BEST FREE SPEECH FILM
  • Vaaranam International Film Festival
    Tamilnadu
    India
    BEST POSTER
Director Biography - Joshua Lavelle Newman

A Chatman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts graduate, this is Mr. Newman second directorial stint.

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Director Statement

Forever protecting those less fortunate, wisdom always has its revenge!