Marlon Johnson Wins Regional Emmy

Posted December 24th, 2010

 

Dennis Scholl, Chad Tingle and Marlon Johnson

Knight Foundation’s Dennis Scholl and Miami filmmakers Chad Tingle and Marlon Johnson won aSuncoast Emmy this week for Sunday’s Best, a documentary on the elaborate hats African-American women traditionally wear to church.

Commissioned by Knight Foundation, the film shot in Miami won the Religion-News category. Incorporating interviews and contemporary and vintage photography, it is the first film inspired by the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Free Gospel Sundays program.

Watch the trailer here.

Knight’s Stuart Kennedy, Scholl and Producer Kiramay Cervallos were also nominated this year for a documentary on the 2008 Knight Arts Challenge winners, in the Arts/Entertainment Program category.

Congratulations!