“The Black Rock” The Darkside of Alcatraz
aka Black Alcatraz

Synopsis

“The Black Rock” aka Black Alcatraz: The Darkside of Alcatraz, is  a sixty-minute documentary that presents a new vision of feared federal penitentiary Alcatraz and the untold story of the black experience, as seen through the eyes of infamous black godfather and gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, William “Ty” Martin, post office robber who was part of a planned escaped from the confines of Alcatraz and Robert Lipscomb,  convicted counterfeiter turned  prison activist of mixed ethnicity who fought against racism  and segregation at Alcatraz.

Credits:

Producer-Director-Cinematographer/ Kevin Epps

Editor: Chris Wilson

Assistant Editors: Claudine Lema, Matthew Mc Calla

Audio production: Mr. Vigs 

Graphic: Carmen Garcia, Stanley Nash, 

Executive Producer: Brian Topley, Nasir Javaid, Dejuana Javaid

Associate Producer: Albert Burleson

Additional Camera: Jean Damillo, Kurt Morrison, Roberto Grijalva, Josh Callaghan, Yarrow Lutz.

Still Photography: 
Website Design: Snowfall Creative Group

Shot with: Panasonic 24P DVX 100, Panasonic High Definition P2

Edited with Apple Final Cut Pro
RUNNING TIME= 60 Minutes

Television and Theatrical Rights available