Past Season

"Special Day "

(Narrative – 12 minutes)

Set at a whites-only lunch counter in the 1960’s, Special Day tells the story of William, one of many black participants in a local civil rights sit-in. Torn between commitment to his fellow protestors and the duties of marriage and parenthood, William faces a difficult decision: participate in the civil rights movement in the hopes of a better future and risk all that he has worked for and achieved, or do nothing, and maintain the status quo. Through symbolic imagery and emotional scenes, Special Day illustrates the conflict that William and other African-American men and women faced between supporting their families and supporting their cause (and how the two were indelibly interconnected).

Filmmaker

A native of Columbus, Georgia, Anna Dudley attended the North Carolina School of the Arts School in Winston-Salem. Anna is an editing and sound major at the School of Filmmaking, but won a coveted directing slot for a fourth year thesis film and went on to direct her script, Special Day. After graduation, Anna plans to move to Los Angeles and work in the film industry, utilizing her talents in directing, writing, producing and editing.