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Parker

Sharon Liese (Director)

Filmmaker: Catherine Hoffman (Director), Sharon Liese (Director)
Envoy: Catherine Hoffman (Director), Sharon Liese (Director)

Synopsis: Three generations of a Kansas City family are finally unified when they do something that countless other African Americans could not—choose their own last name.

About the Envoys:

Catherine Hoffman is an Emmy-winning \ documentary filmmaker, journalist, and TV host whose work lives at the intersection of identity, history, and culture. She currently works as a producer and director for the Chicago-based documentary production company Digifé, creating stories on Black life for local and national audiences. Her latest film, Parker, had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and went on to be programmed as one of seven films in the Sundance Short Film Tour. In her time as a video journalist at Kansas City PBS, she won three regional Emmy Awards for her work documenting social issues and Black history. Her stories have been cited as sources in academic research for their historical findings and are screened in communities to foster connection.

Sharon Liese is an Emmy® award-winning filmmaker committed to social justice storytelling. Her film, THE FLAGMAKERS (NatGeo, Disney+), won the Emmy® for Outstanding Short Documentary (2023) and was Oscar shortlisted. Her short doc, PARKER, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is distributed through The New Yorker. Her HBO feature documentary, TRANSHOOD, won the audience award at AFI. Sharon’s film, THE GNOMIST (CNN Films), won more than 15 awards. Sharon’s series, LET US PREY, was released on Max in 2023.