Announcing Our New Documentary Film Project!
Beloved Community Cville is pleased to announce that we’ve launched production of a new documentary film about Charlottesville's hidden history -- the deep roots, the struggles, and the resilience. This new film will offer a unique look at our city's complex past, seen through the lens of a remarkable woman's life story.
Sarah Kelley is an 85-year-old activist and faith leader raised in Charlottesville, whose family lineage traces back to enslavement here. Throughout her life, she has made an extraordinary impact through her tireless fight for equity and the transformative power of her ministry. She charted new territory by becoming the first Black woman to hold many positions, ensuring that those opportunities would be available for those behind her. Her story embodies courage, perseverance, and hope, as well as an illuminating perspective on our city’s darker past.
Beloved Community Cville has commissioned Field Studio to produce the film and we recently completed our first day of filming. Field Studio is an Emmy-award-winning production company known for creating documentary films and media at the intersection of history and social justice. We are hoping to have the documentary finished by this summer. Stay tuned for updates!
Thanks to all of you who have donated to support this exciting project. We're still not quite at our fundraising goal yet and are in need of more support. Please help us to bring this film fully to fruition!
We’re a multi-racial group of people who came together around a common mission:
to shine the light of truth on our community’s history.
to shine the light of truth on our community’s history.
Thurs, May 14th
6 pm
The Center Charlottesville
6 pm
The Center Charlottesville
You're invited to join Beloved Community Cville for an engaging journey through Charlottesville’s often overlooked or unknown local history. We'll introduce the Beloved Community Tours website, view a curated selection of short documentary films, and hear from narrators about their personal connections to the historical sites. The Center Charlottesville is located at 540 Belvedere Boulevard.
This program is part of the Historic Preservation Lecture Series put on jointly by the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Preservation Piedmont, the Albemarle County Historic Preservation Committee and the City of Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee. The series is generously sponsored by Commonwealth Contractors.
This program is part of the Historic Preservation Lecture Series put on jointly by the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Preservation Piedmont, the Albemarle County Historic Preservation Committee and the City of Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee. The series is generously sponsored by Commonwealth Contractors.
The Beloved Community Cville Tour is made possible in part by Virginia Humanities
and the Democracy Initiative’s Memory Project at the University of Virginia.
We partner with Light House Studio in creating videos for the tour sites.
and the Democracy Initiative’s Memory Project at the University of Virginia.
We partner with Light House Studio in creating videos for the tour sites.
