Film 3

Film 3 serves as a silent, non-narrative odyssey through the thriving Black communities of Indianapolis and Muskogee during the mid-1920s. Captured by the observant eye of Solomon Sir Jones, a Baptist minister turned amateur documentarian, the footage transitions from the hallowed halls of local churches to the bustling activity of professional offices. It is an artifact of self-representation, showcasing a winter-clad landscape where the dignity of the subjects is as palpable as the biting cold. Between the flickering frames of a local theater and the intimate quiet of a private residence, Jones maps a geography of success and social cohesion that was largely erased from the mainstream cinematic record of its era. This is not a story with a protagonist in the traditional sense, but a collective portrait of a people building a world of their own.