As Goes The South

As Goes The South Selected for Black August Film Festival

We are honored to commemorate the Black liberation movement in Pasadena, California

Big news!

As Goes The South has been selected for featured screening at the Black August Film Festival in Pasadena, California!

The Black August Film Festival is August 14–16, 2026, at the Flintridge Center in Pasadena, CA. The festival showcases films from around the world that address social issues.

What is Black August?

Black August is an annual commemoration and prison-based holiday that honors freedom fighters and political prisoners, highlighting Black resistance against racial oppression. The event takes place throughout the entire month of August in communities throughout the nation.

The Black Guerilla Family began Black August in San Quentin State Prison in 1979. A group of incarcerated individuals came together to commemorate the deaths of Pasadena resident Jonathan P. Jackson (d. August 7, 1970) in Marin County, CA, and his brother George Jackson (d. August 21, 1971) at San Quentin State Prison.

Source: Black August Film Festival Foundation

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In the early 1970s, Birmingham’s own Richard Mafundi Lake led Alabama’s prison reform efforts (Inmates for Action) from inside Alabama penitentiaries with fellow inmates.

In 2025, new concerns and interest in Alabama’s prison system were revived via award-winning film, The Alabama Solution.

We are honored to have As Goes The South represent a modern vision of liberation for Black folx in the South.

Honestly,

Ed.

I am a poet, essayist, and civic strategist based in Birmingham, Alabama. Subscribe to my newsletter here.