SLIFF 2016 – Kevin Wilmott Teaches a Master Class on Narrative Screenwriting November 12th

Kevin Willmott is a professor of film at the University of Kansas and a filmmaker known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing NINTH STREET, C.S.A.: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA and THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN. His  film DESTINATION PLANET NEGRO screened at The St. Louis International Film Festival in 2013. Read my interview with Kevin Wilmott from 2013 HERE. 

C.S.A.: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

Kevin will be back at this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival to teach a Master Class on Narrative Screenwriting for Independent film on Saturday November 12th at 1pm. This is a FREE event and takes place at Washington University’s West Campus Library (7425 Forsyth Blvd. Basement, 7425 Forsyth Blvd. Basement). 

DESTINATION PLANET NEGRO

Filmmaker Kevin Willmott provides an overview of screenwriting, with an emphasis on problem-solving, low-budget filmmaking, and understanding how studio writing works. The master class serves as an opportunity both for seasoned writers to discuss their screenplays and for beginners to learn the nuts-and-bolts of starting a project. Willmott is the co-writer of Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq,” which screens at SLIFF. His films as a writer-director include “C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America,” “The Only Good Indian,” “Destination Planet Negro,” and “Jayhawkers.” Willmott is an associate professor in the Film Studies Department of Kansas University.