Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2009

DC Filmmaker Stone shot the video over five days in Paris, Across the Atlantic follows the budding friendship between Oumar, a Senegalese university student in Paris, and Anna, an African American student visiting France. As Anna and Oumar compare experiences, they connect on many levels and discover fresh perspectives on life.

Genres:
African, African American, Black, Women

Contact:
Precious Stone

Director's Biography:
Precious B. Stone teaches communication, theater, and video production at the Community College of Baltimore County. Precious has a B.A. with a major in film studies with theater studies from Yale University, an M.A. in folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.F.A. in film and video production from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Precious has directed and produced several video projects, including Learning Communities at The Community College of Baltimore County and The African Textile Collection of Mrs. Mattye Reed, a National Educational Media Network Bronze Apple winner. While teaching on the high school and college levels, Precious has directed such plays as Tartuffe, The Amen Corner, The Colored Museum, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Children's Hour. Precious was also a winner of the North Carolina Black Writers' Competition for her play Three Nights. Prior to joining the Community College of Baltimore County, Precious worked for Discovery Communications and National Geographic Television. Precious has an on-going interest in Black culture and is currently developing a video related to early 20th century African American theatre.

DC Filmmaker

Filmmaker Precious B. Stone will be in attendance.