A new film festival taking place at a Pittsburgh theater will support independent filmmakers of color and add to programming surrounding Black History Month. The.
Courtesy of Tull Family Theater Tull Family Theater artists in residence Nadine M. Patterson (left) and Martha Richards Conley (right) The Tull Family Theater in Sewickley has worked to create programming combining film with low-cost or free screenings, educational opportunities, and chances to connect with the community. Now the theater has announced a new artists-in-residency program to advance the work of two local Black filmmakers. The theater will host Nadine M. Patterson and Martha Richards Conley for a year-long residency meant to support the production of their docudrama about Lewis Latimer, an under-recognized Black inventor who developed a successful light bulb filament in the 1880s.