Twenty & Odd (2020)

Set against 400 years of suffering, healing, and strength, with a backdrop of our nation's most storied lands, the innumerable contributions of African Americans to the foundation of the United States are recognized in this short film. "Twenty and Odd" serves as a visual tool to inform and highlight and to educate the nation as a whole about the trauma, resilience, and beauty of the African American experience in our country through the lens of sites stewarded by the National Park Service. This film provides an opportunity to motivate and empower people from all walks of life to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors, cultivate personal connections with national parks, and embrace parks as welcoming sources of health and healing.