OUR FILMS AND PROJECTS
HIGH RISK
BLACK MOTHERS PROTECTING THEMSELVES AND THEIR BABIES
"High Risk: Black Mothers Protecting Themselves and Their Babies" is a documentary film exploring Black women’s strategies for taking control of their maternal health thereby producing positive health outcomes. Our film also addresses the high maternal mortality rate of Black women in the United States.
African-American women in the U.S. are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related death than non-Hispanic white women. These fatal outcomes are preventable.
Click the link below to learn more about this important film!
Click the image above to watch an extended clip.
WALK ON THE RIVER: A BLACK HISTORY OF THE ALAMO CITY
(2018, Produced by: Aundar Ma’at, directed by: Born Logic Allah)
“It is an excellent historical documentation that all African-American San Antonio residents should watch to better understand Black History in San Antonio.”
- Winfred Trevillion Dotson
In “Walk on the River — A Black History of the Alamo City,” we document African Americans’ contributions to San Antonio from emancipation to integration (1865–1965), tracing freed Black communities, churches, and schools in the 1800s to thriving Black-owned businesses during Jim Crow.
Walk on the River 2.0: The African Influence in San Antonio, TX
(2020, Produced by: Aundar Ma’at, directed by: Born Logic Allah)
In this second installment, Walk on the River 2.0 The African Influence in San Antonio TX we speak about the presence and influence people of African descent have had in this area before and during enslavement, including:
The African Presence in the Americas before Columbus
The Moors in Spain
Blacks at the Battle of the Alamo
Slavery in San Antonio… and more
Many people don’t know that African Americans fought at the Alamo or that Black survivors were freed by the Mexican Army. We uncover this history and more in this one-hour documentary.
View the trailer by clicking the image above
Walk on the River 2.0 is also a recipient of the 2019 San Antonio Independent Filmmakers Grant
Patient Hands: San Antonio’s African American Quilting Circle
( 2019 Produced by: Aundar Ma’at, directed by: Born Logic Allah )
This is a short film (docu-mini) about the women of the African American Quilting Circle of San Antonio, Texas. The members speak about their passion, the inception of the group and their mission. You can follow them on Facebook for more information.
HEIRS PROPERTY EDUCATION FILM SERIES
Family Meeting: Poppa’s Land (watch a short segment of the film here)
Planning My Estate (watch a short segment of the film here)
Melaneyes Media was commissioned to produce and direct two short educational films designed to support a national training initiative focused on heirs’ property awareness and land retention.
The films use narrative storytelling to illustrate the legal and family dynamics that can arise when land is passed down without formal estate planning.
This material was developed as part of a training program created through a partnership with:
The National Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University
The Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center
The Southern Rural Development Center at Mississippi State University
The program was funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is used as part of a broader effort to educate communities and trainers about protecting family land and preventing land loss.
HISTORY OF THE CARVER: 100 YEARS OF PERFORMING ARTS
Commissioned by the City of San Antonio, this documentary explores the enduring legacy of the Carver Community Cultural Center, one of the city’s most important Black cultural institutions. The film traces the Carver’s evolution from its early roots in a segregated community as the “Colored Library & Auditorium” to its role today as a vibrant center for arts, education, and cultural expression on San Antonio’s East Side. Through historical insight and community voices, the project honors the people and stories that have shaped the Carver’s legacy.
Click the image above to watch this short film.
Message to the People: A Story of Malcolm X
(2017 Produced by: Aundar Ma’at, directed by: Born Logic Allah)
Message to the People introduces us to the great legacy of a cultural Icon: Malcolm X also known as El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. It shows the life journey and powerful transformation of Malcolm Little to Malcolm X; spanning his childhood in Omaha, NE to adulthood as the National Spokesperson for the Nation Of Islam and founder of the Muslim Mosque Incorporated.
View the trailer by clicking the image above
WISDOM OF THE ELDERS
(2020 Produced by: Aundar Ma’at, directed by: Born Logic Allah)
In this 25 minute short film, we present never before seen interview footage which will discuss changes in the Black Community over the years in San Antonio, TX. We listen as our elders present historical insight and true wisdom from their perspective as African-Americans residents of this city.
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