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Moving image works by Elena Ailes, Mark Alcazar Diaz, Kayla Anderson, Kioto Aoki, Qais Assali and Jose Luis Benavides, Leslie Crum, Norman W. Long, John Marks and Crystal Myslajek, Regina Martinez, Meida McNeal, Kristin McWharter, Curtis Miller, Zachary Nicol, Josh Rios, Oona Taper, and others, with new works added periodically. Please set an appointment to visit our media room, or view the works online through the links above.
Leslie Crum
People Are Alike All Over
Video, color, stereo
6 minutes 7 seconds
2025
A Black filmmaker visits Northern Ireland and interviews locals. What he hears reminds him a lot of home.
Cameron Crumley, aka Leslie Crum, is a writer/director from Roswell, GA. His films include Small Dogs (San Francisco Black Film Festival, 2020) and Functions, Unlimited (Onion City Film Festival, 2022). His work blends a passion for Southern Gothic and sci-fi literature with International and American independent film aesthetics. Recently featured at Bishop Gallery and The Center for Brooklyn History through the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project. For more information, visit lavcircle.net.
Evergreen is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; CityArts grants from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events; Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; Reva and David Logan Foundation; and Teiger Foundation.