My Grandma’s Life, from Jim Crow Louisiana to Oakland

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My Grandma’s Life, from Jim Crow Louisiana to Oakland | Pop-Up Magazine

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Filmmaker and photographer Adrian L. Burrell has been documenting his family’s life in West Oakland since high school. Now, he’s turning his lens on the woman it all started with: his 94-year-old grandmother. Adrian traces her life from Jim Crow Louisiana to West Oakland.
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ADRIAN L. BURRELL is a multidisciplinary storyteller who uses film, photography, and other media to explore race, class, gender, and intergenerational dynamics. An Oakland native, he’s earned his B.F.A. in film from the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently working on an M.F.A. at Stanford. His latest multimedia installation, also featuring his grandmother, debuts at SFMOMA in December. Follow Adrian on Instagram at @1.living.
CREDITS
Story by Adrian L. Burrell
Original Music by Damani Rhodes
FOR POP-UP MAGAZINE
Story Producer
Anita Badejo
Video Editor
John Woo
Audio Mixer
Albert Schatz
Projectionist
Kim Rooker
Music Director
Minna Choi
Photography Director
Jacqueline Bates
Photo Editor
Paloma Shutes
Additional Production
Elise Craig
FOR ADRIAN L. BURRELL
Directed and Produced by
Adrian L. Burrell
Production Assistants
Jon Ayon
Jordan Foster
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Archival images: African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library
Archival footage: Shutterstock
Archival family photographs courtesy of Adrian L. Burrell

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@kelseyscott2173 2 жыл бұрын

“Who we going to talk about “ 🤟🏽 i was. Sold after she said that . Reminded me of my grandma

@anthonyoliver2424 3 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly heartfelt I want to thank my cousin Adrian for this as a family we needed this brought me to tears.

@armonrakhman3791 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of how you honor your grandma an our culture and history!

@charlemetterobinson5754 Жыл бұрын

Incredible amazing story of triumph God's chosen people shall overcome any obstacles

@ronnitawallace5997 Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful. We need to do more of this. Documentation is important. This is how our stories are passed on for generations. This is how we keep OUR history alive.

@MaestraProductions 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful film, beautiful grandmother & beautiful family.

@thereverend510 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful, got me in tears. So blessed to have all that family and a place to call home.

@jaybaby4490 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful!

@kimberlywinkfield876 3 жыл бұрын

What a blessing to have such a wonderful woman pls continue to take care of her. And you Mr. Adrian thank you for your service

@awkwardblacktribe2100 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary my Brotha. Keep it going ✊🏾

@leetheaarceneaux8151 2 жыл бұрын

This was beautiful reminds me of my grandmother.

@childofyah-u-ah1370 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful life she is living.... *APT-TMH Yah* Love your history from a fellow Bayarean...💯✊🏾💪🏾✊🏿

@Hannah-pu5ol 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Grandma! I love you too what a great story well done to the young guy that filmed this

@patfauntroy976 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adrian! At a young age you recognized that this needed to be done. Some of us wait too late and the oldest of our loved ones have passed on along with of the family history. Her prayers for you all will not be in vain.

@janinecarreras185 3 жыл бұрын

A beautiful strong woman..her family is blessed to have her.

@jcblalock 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Amazing story.

@susanthornburg5200 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story….so much happy and so much sorrow ….. love ya ya I love 💕

@msrnw2000 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful

@Anne.411 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your family story

@kimberlywinkfield876 3 жыл бұрын

Family pls keep your family home; that is your legacy

@sedim4141 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@KMarie1565 4 ай бұрын

This was beautiful. The elders that made their way up north from LA/TX etc, are a testament to the resilience and strength of African American people..this brought tears to my eyes ❤ This is random but I have a photo of family members who also came from LA and the photo of them has the same background as his grandmother with the palm tree looking thing…I’m wondering where in LA it was taken.

@asapnuck1920 5 ай бұрын

soul touching...

@bonnielutz4965 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful film making. Thank you.

@reedharrigan9497 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing lady.

@luvthe80s Жыл бұрын

Great documentary- she’s from Minden, about thirty minutes away from where I live in Shreveport. Many left Louisiana heading out west to California to expand beyond what was available at the time. Several of my relatives did the same as your grandmother.

@aliciacastaneda7711 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful family and story❤️ Everyone (if possible) should do this. We all have stories we come from and the more we know, the more we grow. Thank you for sharing, and bless you and your family🌻

@Rose-wo8bh 2 жыл бұрын

I filmed my mother a few years before she passed....She lived here in Texas. I'm sure there was Jim Crow back then, but she never told us (4 kids) nothing....She told how she too moved to California. She lived with her married sister until she got married to a marine. She absolutly loved California. It was beautiful and not as racist as the south.

@Lady.Pressed Жыл бұрын

I love thisssss

@orrjam1 2 жыл бұрын

Great family story

@taylormade6682 2 жыл бұрын

She's a strong black queen

@akeems9377 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job!

@believer7733 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful story! Thanks so much for sharing! Great job with the filmmaking!

@creativemindz2673 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. My grandmother is 97

@selfesteem3447 3 жыл бұрын

My white MOTHER taught me (tried to teach me the N word). She taught us hate. I see all of your loving family together, makes me smile. Hearing your Grandmother say she wants a happy going away. I tried till the end to get my mom to see black people as humans but it was not to be. When my racist mom died, it was my so called siblings who she taught hate that banned me from my moms deathbed, kept all her money, had her cremated and absolutely no funeral services. They turned on her. And she’s the parent of the two who was the better person and who taught my so called siblings hate. My wish for all families ESPECIALLY black families is to love one another, absolutely love one another and peacefully get along. Prayers to this Grandma and her big loving family.