SECRET - The Film
SECRET: The Josephine Baker FBI Files
Produced and written by: Kathy Corley and Paul Guzzardo
Director/Editor Kathy Corley adapted from the stage production
workshop written and directed by Paul Guzzardo
Film
Synopsis SECRET, the documentary, is a film adaptation of a 2005
multimedia performance art workshop collaboration of media artists,
rap singer/DJs and actors from St. Louis, the birthplace of Josephine
Baker. The various media incarnations of SECRET range from public
art wall projections to interactive media gallery work that will
be produced in locations throughout the world through 2006 in
celebration of the 100th anniversary of Josephine Baker's birth.
Drawn from over a thousand FBI files and archival material, SECRET
tells the story of St. Louis born entertainer Josephine Baker
and two men who pursued her: media personality Walter Winchell
and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Mixing old and new sound and
images to link the present and past, SECRET uncovers Baker's little
known identity as a global human rights activist.
Secret: The Josephine Baker FBI Files - Screenings:
2007 Black Maria Film Festival
Director's Choice Award
Newark, New Jersey, U S A
February 2007 (Film Festival)
Josephine Baker Centennial Celebration: St. Louis Public Library
St. Louis, U S A
June 2006 (Theatrical)
San Francisco Documentary Festival
San Francisco, U S A
May 2006 (Film Festival)
Twin Rivers Multimedia Festival
2nd Place Award: Documentary
Asheville, NC, U S A
April 2006 (Film Festival)
Western Illinois University screening; NAACP cosponsored event
Macomb, Illinois, U S A
February 2006 (Theatrical)
Celebrating Josephine Baker jazz concert, with SECRET film
St. Louis, U S A
February 2006 (Theatrical)
2006 Big Muddy Film Festival
John Michaels Award
Carbondale, U S A
February 2006 (Film Festival)
2005 St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis, U S A
November 2005 (Film Festival)
Webster University Film Series - Alumni Weekend Film Festival
St. Louis, U S A
October 2005 (Film Festival)
2005 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
'Best Documentary Short' from St. Louis Gateway Film Critics
Association
St. Louis, U S A
July 2005 (Film Festival)
Premiere screening