Short film

The Camps

2009 · 4 min

A quiet, still gaze at old faces, asking you to look closely and sit with what history leaves behind.

Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

Overview: 1940s identification photographs document the workers of a factory in one of the first predominantly Black neighborhoods in Mansfield, Ohio.

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
race
memory
identity
Places: workplace
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	10
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Tension	1
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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