Who in da mornin
Featuring a q&A with the filmmaker
When and Where: Sunday, November 22, 2026, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.; Located in Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts
Genre: Documentary
Rating: NR
Year: 2026
About The Film
Junkanno Goddess Angelique McKay and The Genesis Warhawks navigate Junkanoo for the first time in 2 years as Christopher Davis introduces us to the story of Ahanta warrior Jan Kwaw aka John Canoe in a true display of black culture and its African Diaspora connections.
About the filmmaker
Jonathan Isaac Jackson is a writer, director, and cinematographer from and based in New Orleans, Louisiana. His first feature documentary, "Big Chief, Black Hawk", was nominated for Best Documentary by American Black Film Festival (2021) and the Black Reel Awards (2022), and was named the top Hollywood South film of 2021 by nola before being acquired by American Documentary and World Channel in 2022. His second feature documentary "Who In Da Mornin" was produced and shot in The Bahamas and has screened in the US, throughout the Caribbean, and in Europe. Jonathan holds an MFA in Film from The Vermont College of Fine Arts and continues to work on creating a cinematic language that can continue to bring the African Diaspora together by highlighting the celebrations of black communities as a connection to their ancestors.
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