Big news! We’re releasing a documentary ” Love, Joy, and Power: Tools for Liberation” a documentary capturing our organizing during the historic 2020 Election and 2021 Georgia Senate run-offs. It’s a powerful look at the emotional, mental, and physical toll of fighting for Black political power amid COVID, threats, and intense political battles – but also, the unwavering dedication to empowering Black communities, especially in the rural South.
Our goal? To share the finished film with the world by Juneteenth—a day that marks not just freedom, but power.
To bring this powerful story home, we need to raise $100,000. Your tax-deductible gift makes it possible:
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- $25 helps finalize sound mixing and music fees
- $50 helps finalize graphics and film color correction
- $100 helps finalize licenses for historical photos and video footage
Meet The Filmmakers
Daresha Kyi: Director/Producer
Daresha writes, produces, and directs both narrative and documentary films and television in Spanish and English. A graduate of NYU Film School, she recently completed Battleground Georgia, a documentary about voter suppression in the sought for MSNBC Films’ series The Turning Point executive produced by Trevor Noah. Mama Bears, her second feature documentary about how conservative, Christian mothers are transformed when they decide to accept their LGBTQ children premiered at SXSW 2022 and has won numerous awards. In 2018 she was commissioned by the ACLU to direct Trans In America: Texas Strong, which garnered over 4.5 million views online, screened at SXSW, and won two Webby Awards and an Emmy. In 2017 she co-directed and produced Chavela, a multiple award-winning documentary about iconic lesbian singer Chavela Vargas that was distributed by Music Box Pictures and screened in over 40 countries.
Trevite Willis: Producer
Trevite is an independent producer and a film festival founder committed to courageous storytelling. Ms. Willis is the founder of the Southern Fried Film Festival, a 4-day celebration of film, music and technology; one of the Co-Producers on the Broadway musical, THE WIZ; Executive Producer on the Sundance 2024 film, Kidnapping, Inc.; Co-Executive Producer on the Sundance 2023 film, To Live And Die And Live; and an executive producer on the Sundance 2020 award-winning film, Forty Year Old Version. She has produced 7 feature films, including Cargo, Blood Bound, Maya And Her Lover, and Children Of God which had theatrical releases in the US, UK and The Netherlands, won 17 awards, and sold in 24 territories and her newest film, The Inquisitor: The Barbara Jordan Documentary will premiere at Tribeca 2025.