Red Dirt and Pot Liquor

Red Dirt and Pot Liquor (RDPL) is a storytelling archival project. RDPL unpacked themes associated with memory, and legacy. Our team collected and archived stories from Black women elders from the Newark area.This short film serves to memorialize the lived experiences of twenty-one (21) women in and around Newark, New Jersey
Funded by: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Project for Empty Spaces
New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund
Newark Arts Accelerator
Founder/ Executive Producer/ Director: Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Phd
Video/Film Producer: Video/Film Producer
Director of Photography: Dominique Jean
Video Team: Corey Brumfield and Maxine Antoine
Production Assistant: Vanessa Arteaga
Additional Photography: Ché Williams
Special Thanks: New Salem Baptist Church
Reverend Jonathan White, Senior Pastor