Dwight Cammeron, Producer, Director, and Editor
Dwight Cammeron is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker whose projects have been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, PBS’s National Black Programming Consortium, the National Educational Telecommunications Association, and the Broadcast Education Association. His films, which highlight African American history and center the African American experience, have been screened at film festivals and conferences around the country. He was awarded an Emmy for The Music of Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes. The documentary tells the story of one of America’s most original and influential voices during the golden age of gospel. One of his recent projects is Finding the Cornerstone: The Wallace A. Rayfield Story. The film emphasizes the overlooked work of the pioneering African American architect Wallace Rayfield. The documentary recently premiered at Birmingham’s 2020 Sidewalk Film Festival. Toson: The Appointed, a film featuring a talented, Alabama-based visual artist whose work embodies a deep connection to his spirituality, was also screened at Sidewalk in 2024. Cammeron is a native of Gadsden, Alabama, a small town in southern Appalachia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Film Communication from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds a master’s degree in Telecommunication and Film from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Cammeron taught documentary and digital media production classes in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama. Dwight is the director of Miller Heights Productions, a small nonprofit committed to telling socially, culturally, and historically significant stories about the people and places of the American South.
Ginger Jolly, Producer, Editor, and University Faculty Member
I am a documentary producer, editor, and educator. My interest in documentary traces back to family histories my raconteur Southern relatives shared with me as I grew up in rural Alabama. It may be unsurprising that, as a native of this area, I am interested in racial and economic disparities. However, what truly ignited these interests are my adult experiences living in urban environments outside of the South. My stories explore issues that arise from these disparities, as well as the otherness and isolation that people in marginalized groups experience. I’m a believer in the power of personal documentary, and recent work explores this idiom by incorporating a variety of storytelling devices from direct cinema to performance. In that vein, I am also a staunch advocate for engaging others in using technology to tell their own stories. My documentaries have aired on Alabama Public Television and screened in the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, the Toronto Black Film Festival, the International Black Film Festival in Nashville, the Jubilee Film Festival in Selma, the Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival in Norfolk, the Cinedelphia Film Festival, and at Temple University, among others.
Preston Sullivan, Cinematographer
Preston Sullivan is an award-winning cinematographer with over thirty years of professional experience in documentary, news, sports, corporate, and commercial production. He has served as principal cinematographer on over 100 Alabama Public Television documentaries and series. Sullivan is an FAA-certified drone pilot.