August 30, 2020 – JACKSON, MS - Fannie Lou Hamer’s America, a new and original documentary honoring the late civil rights icon, has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Mississippi Film Alliance (MFA).
For nearly two decades, the MFA has been dedicated to fostering film and television production within the state. A non-profit coalition of film industry professionals, the MFA supports that industry by facilitating grant opportunities to new and emerging filmmakers, providing valuable education and mentoring resources to create a more robust crew base, and supporting the efforts to shape local and state legislation to further build an infrastructure that will further solidify filmmaking as a vital part of the state’s creative economy.
"We are always glad to support important stories like this that need to be told," MFA President Melanie Addington said. "While all the candidates vary in storytelling style, this is one that I am most excited about seeing on the screen."
