Media release from the Georgia Archives:
The Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn presentation, The Making of UNSPOKEN: Why Local History Matters by Stephanie Calabrese, will be held onsite. The presentation is on Friday, March 14, 2025, from noon to 1:00 PM at the Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA.
The Lunch & Learn presentation is free, and no registration is required. Documentary feature film UNSPOKEN explores the racial divide in America through the experiences of one small Southern town. Resident filmmaker Stephanie Calabrese offers an insider’s perspective and an intimate journey that digs deep into the roots of this divide, shaped by the 1946 Moore’s Ford Lynching, and the impact of racial injustice on the community. Stephanie will share her journey in the creation of this film shot on iPhone – the inspiration, her process, challenges, and powerful discoveries.
Stephanie Calabrese is an interdisciplinary creative passionate about storytelling at the crossroads of art and technology. A University of Georgia graduate with a BFA in Interdisciplinary Studies, she began her career in digital media, co-founding Elemental Interactive, later acquired by Grey Global Group. She transitioned into photography, authoring the best-selling The Art of iPhoneography: A Guide to Mobile Creativity and Lens on Life: Documenting Your World Through Photography. Her photography series Hometown: A Documentary of Monroe, Georgia, was featured by New York Times LENS and inspired her award-winning documentary UNSPOKEN, which examines racial justice through her hometown’s history. The film is currently streaming on Kanopy through public libraries and educational institutions nationwide, and broadcasting on GPB.
