Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 2008

- Framed by the events of September 11th, All Our Sons – Fallen Heroes of 9/11 is the story of the twelve black firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. It is a story about their courage, what they meant to their community and what they will inspire for the future. On that fateful day, September 11, 2001, the nation lost its certainty, NY Firefighters lost their brethren, the African American community lost a legacy, and twelve families lost a son. Oscar-nominated and three-time Emmy award-winning actress Alfre Woodard narrates. Known for her nuanced portrayals of complicated women on stage and screen, Woodard lends her voice to that of the mothers and creates a lasting tribute to these brave men. “All our Sons” Producer/Writer and Franklin High School graduate Shannon Gee, co-produced Conscience and the Constitution, an award-winning documentary on the Heart Mountain internment camp draft resisters, which debuted on PBS in the fall of 2000. She was the Producer/Director of If Tired Hands Could Talk, the story of Seattle's Asian American garment workers, and producer/writer for Finding Home In China town, a documentary on Seattle's Chinatown. She also served as Associate Producer on the PBS documentary Vaudeville and Smothered, a two-hour special on the Smothers Brothers for Bravo. Shannon is also a freelance journalist whose writing has appeared in The Seattle Times, The Seattle Weekly, and The Independent Film and Video Monthly .