As each year passes, fewer people remember, let alone know about what took place in Greensboro, NC on November 3rd, 1979.
A lot of folks in this area would rather have it that way. They call it a blight on our fair city. An isolated incident that had no relevance to the nature of Greensboro — regarding race relations, mill worker’s rights or the ability of our police to protect and serve.
My brother, Andy Coon, strongly disagreed with that sweep under the rug mentality.
As a fresh graduate from UNCG, without any financial assistance or years of documentary production know how, Andy took on the facts of the days surrounding that horrific tragedy and made the incident personal and relevant to the present day by telling the story of Kwame Cannon.
This is Greensboro’s Child.
We document music here at DMP, but we can only do so by collaborating with the finest local filmmakers who graciously donate their time and intellectual property to the cause of exposing local musicians to a greater audience.
If you don’t get to know my brother on any level outside of this post, just know how much of his heart and soul went into making this film years before the Truth and Reconciliation Committee came out with their findings that matched what he discovered as a first time documentarian.
And know that he can produce a killer music video too.
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