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New Panther: A Call for Action

New Panther: A Call for Action is an award-winning documentary independently produced and directed by Sage Love and Nola Asantewa. The film is focused on capturing the social views of people within their communities. These innovative people saw the need for change in their community and created the change they felt would be impactful.

  • Sage Love
    Director
  • Nola D
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    41 minutes 58 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sage Love, Nola D

Nola D is an honorable retired veteran. Upon leaving Army service, she ventured into business consulting but found her passion for producing films which has been her path since 2015. Nola D co-directed and co-produced the award-winning film New Panther A Call for Action. As an award-winning African American female cultural filmmaker, Nola D has traveled throughout the United States and internationally producing projects that educate the world about the contributions of Africans and African Diasporans. Currently, Nola D is the creator, director, and coproducer of the Diasporans Hidden Kulture film series. That series was recently featured at the Cannes Film Market in France, the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and can be viewed on various streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, and Discovered TV,

Sage Love is an award-winning cultural filmmaker, entrepreneur, cinematographer, and photographer from Brooklyn, New York. After graduating with a film degree in producing/directing from the School of Visual Arts, Love embarked on a journey to bring creative kultural visions to life through visual storytelling. The first significant breakthrough came with the release of Ayiti: The Awakening, a short documentary that explored the Haitian revolution and highlighted some events that took place during the 2010 earthquake. The film earned critical acclaim at several prestigious film festivals and won many awards.
Sage directed and produced numerous films that have screened at film festivals both in the U.S. and overseas and are currently on streaming video-on-demand platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, AppleTV, Discovered, KweliTV, and ShortsTV. Love’s success in making films has opened the doors to him working to produce commercials and marketing videos for renowned companies and organizations like Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Philips Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Ocala Community Foundation, Ocala Breeder's Sale, Advant Heath, and Mckenzie’s Moment. Love also worked on the production team at CBS Morning Show with Gayle King, Nate Burleson, Tony Dokoopil, and Vladimir Duthiers.

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Director Statement

The film's mission is to capture a collective of people focused on being impactful in their communities. New Panther Film provides a literary and artistic platform to educate and empower individuals to become New Panthers of their generation through community actions for change.