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You Do Not Know Me: A Spoken Word Film

"You Do Not Know Me: A Spoken Word Film" expands on themes of Black Liberation, Women's Independence, and police state violence within the frame of Tulsa's history, as well as the history of the overall nation.

  • Myles Dement
    Director
    Henrietta Our Hero (Production Design Assistant)
  • Amri' Littlejohn
    Writer
  • Kelanni Edwards
    Writer
  • Myles Dement
    Producer
    Henrietta Our Hero (Production Design Assistant)
  • Amri' Littlejohn
    Key Cast
    "Amri' Littlejohn"
  • Kelanni Edwards
    Key Cast
    "Kelanni Edwards"
  • Keesha Dement
    Assistant Director
  • Olive Blackmon
    Director of Photography
  • Qadeem Qureshi
    Drone Videography
  • Lonnie McQuarters
    Costume Design
  • Emile Mosseri
    Music
    Minari, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Amazon's Original "Homecoming"
  • Eleven Tales
    Music
  • Mason Dement
    Audio Recordist
  • Myles Dement
    Audio Recordist
    Henrietta Our Hero (Production Design Assistant)
  • Myles Dement
    Editor
    Henrietta Our Hero (Production Design Assistant)
  • ABC 15 Arizona
    News Footage
  • Wall Street Journal
    News Footage
  • Rachel Ray
    Set Photographer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 19, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    750 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Loyola Marymount University
Director Biography - Myles Dement

Myles Dement is a rising senior at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Film and Television Production with a minor in Screenwriting. He graduated from the historically Black Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK, the city where he is currently based. Myles serves as Marketing Chair of the Black Student Union at his school, was recently titled an Undergraduate Research Scholar for his documentary research investigating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and recently received both the LMU “Renee L. Harrangue, Ph.D.” Student Service and Leadership Award as well as the Taco Bell Live Más $10,000 Scholarship. Myles' passions includes directing, film editing, graphic design, screenwriting, local community service/activism, podcast editing, playing piano/euphonium, and being around animals.

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Director Statement

It has been an incredible honor working alongside such an incredible, passionate, dedicated young creative team. Ever since I first heard Kelanni Edwards and Amri' Littlejohn perform this spoken word piece in 2018, it has never left my mind. Their poetic words echoed in my brain the loudest after witnessing the tragic and unjust murder in July that took the precious life of George Floyd. I just knew I had to turn "You Do Not Know Me" into a spoken word film to voice the lamentations that many people felt. That many people still feel. Shot in front of the historically Black Historic Buford Colony Church of God in Christ, "You Do Not Know Me" utilizes an unparalleled rustic approach to address important matters plaguing the Black community in Tulsa, and beyond.

With the energy of the 100-year commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre still ringing in the air, I hope this project and countless others stand as an artistic testament to the strength and resilience Black Tulsans still and will forever have to speak up for and have pride in themselves. There is only on Black Tulsa, and we will always represent!