Check out the preview for our first feature- length documentary on spoken word poet Caleb Rainey, The Negro Artist.
The documentary will premiere on September 23 at the Pearson Lakes Arts Center in Okoboji, Iowa, as part of the Okoboji Writers Retreat. Learn more at https://okobojiwritersretreat.com
More screenings in Iowa and beyond to be announced.
Photos courtesy of @pink.zip on Instagram.
The Seven Times has been booked and busy all year! We’ll show you some of that work in the coming days. Our docuseries on Black entrepreneurs will also pick back up this fall. More special announcements on the way! Stay Tuned.
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Trailer: The Negro Artist