iM Films Exective Summary & Vision Statement

2009- 2020
STRATEGIC PLAN


I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

“You like history so much, go out an make it”
Emelda Harris 8th grade teacher June 1973

On November 22, 1963 the world changed. The public execution of President John F. Kennedy ushered in an era that has led to what many call the new world order. This was the world I grew up in. 1968 remains one of the most important years of my life. Change was not limited to global politics. I witnessed the destruction of the inner city, a generation of lost souls, and the struggle for black people to expand their consciousness beyond the narrow prism of Eurocentric indoctrination. My films therefore are a reflection of what I have witnessed in nearly a half century. Documentaries such as Beyond Vietnam - Dr. King’s Last Year and RFK Out of the Shadows are my tributes to two of the last giants of the 20th century.

Local projects such as When They Were Kings, honors the many great athletes who represented of the St. Louis Public High School League (PHL) during its glory years.

Narrative Projects like the Prodigal Son © 1996, Ashes of Winston Alexander © 2000, and Help is on the Way © 2002 are tasteful representations of the African American experience, which bow in homage to ancient African traditions such as ancestor veneration, as well as and dealing with human issues of karma, relationships, and spirituality.

The Fab Five 1998 ©, and The Final Hole © 2002 take a “what if” approach to modern day sports. As IM Film grows, we will add adaptations of thought provoking novels to our film inventory.

Filmmaking is storytelling. IM Films promises to honor that tradition.

II. VISION STATEMENT
It is the dream and hope of IM Films that through our creativity, and vision, we hope to raise community awareness, redefine quality, and challenge traditional norms. We want to use the creativity that IM Films fosters to bring about awareness and in many cases a re-awakening of long dormant spiritual and cultural traditions. We also hope to redefine some of the ways that we as a society view traditional institutions such as religion, politics, and education. IM Films through the use of both documentaries and docudramas will revisit historical moments and figures with the hopes of bringing accuracy and truth where the reality has been blurred by inaccuracies.

Finally and perhaps most importantly, the message of holistic lifestyles will be present in many of our works, using the creative art of film making as instrument for teaching, and healing. We hope to introduce non-traditional concepts of learning, loving, teaching, healing, and spirituality to a wide audience.