Filmmaker and Author B. Danielle Watkins chronicles being the only African-American filmmaker in the inaugural lesbian only film festival Cinema Systers Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky. While simultaneously staying at the historic Hotel Metropolitan that was built to house the likes of Louis Armstrong and Moms Mabley so that they could have a place of comfort in a racially motivated climate. Exploring the historic importance of the festival as well as the hotel B. Danielle Watkins finds herself emotionally torn between that of being celebrated and the history of being shunned.
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In the documentary, filmmaker B. Danielle Watkins shares her experiences as the sole African-American filmmaker at the inaugural Cinema Systers Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky, while also staying at the historic Hotel...
