Our Seed&Spark page for the film "My Own Mecca" has officially launched and is open to the public. ow.ly/swb550vwTNn #filmmaking #indiefilmmaking #bayarea #bayareafilms #bayareacreatives #oakland #oaklandfilms #diversity #POC #seed&spark #seedandspark #crowdfunding

Jon Harrison, is a director of photographer with a passion for visual storytelling. He seeks to never stop learning new ways to help actualize stories through different methods of lighting and camera techniques. #Film #oakland #indiefilm #bayarea #storytelling #photography

Come & meet us at the 20th Street Block Party! Our booth is at 20th and Bryant #26! #oakland #bayarea #art #community #film #oaklandfilm #indie #indiefilm #bayareafilm #festival #poc

We managed to not only reach our crowdfunding goal of $3480, we have surpassed it, reaching 136% of our initial crowdfund goal. Let's keep our campaign strong until the very end! #film #indiefilm #bayarea #bayareafilm #crowdfunding #oakland #oaklandfilm #POC #seedandspark

The initial crew of "My Own Mecca." Together since Day 1. Our team has grown a lot in since the development phase of "My Own Mecca" #film #filmmaking #filmcrew #production #myownmecca #femalefilmmaker #peopleofcolor #sfff #SFFilmFinals #festival #roxie #sf #Oakland #bayarea

Photography taken by our creator and DP of My Own Mecca Jon Harrison. Be sure to follow him Jon Warfield Harrison #Photography #bwphoto #film #pictures #filmmaking #vintage #oldschool #kodak #blackandwhitephoto #photo #oakland #bayarea #camera #art #oaklandfilm #poc #peopleofcolor

Maddy Graves is a producer pursuing a BA in #Cinema at SFSU. As a diligent filmmaker, she strives to work on stories from inclusive & female perspectives. Her career already includes production credits for many student short films and music videos, along with her own thesis film

Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisipcoates) has a huge inspiration for this film. Coates is preparing his son for the lead character Dre's events that he faces daily. We hope to tunnel Ta-Nehisi’s writing through Dre with our film. #filmmaking #book

Thank you for your support within "My Own Mecca"! We are greatly appreciative for you assisting this film's production. We start shooting this weekend! Keep an eye out for updates. #film #filmmaking #cinema #bayarea #oakland #shoot #thankyouforthesupport

Producer Maddy Graves standing near the Bart Station while they go location scouting for the shoot. Production is just a couple weeks away! #film #filmdirectors #femalefilmmakers #oakland #bart #bayareafilm #bayarea #cinema #poc #production

Alba is a Bay Area filmmaker with experience on sets ranging from multi-million dollar productions like, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, & passion projects. #oakland #film #filmmaking #bayarea #bayareafilms #poc #cinema #production #crowdfund #seedandspark #storytelling

We want to seriously thank Barry Jenkins, director of "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk", from the bottom of my heart for believing in "My Own Mecca". Thank you again for taking the time to hear us out! #barryjenkins #oakland #sf #bayarea #film #cinema #poc #story

Check out our First Friday Photography on our Facebook Page in our albums! Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more photographs of Oakland locals, coming soon! #oakland #photography #firstfriday #friday #pictures #kodak #canon #film #filmphotography #bayarea #sanfrancisco

While Walt's aware of the negative perception of Black men in America that often works against him, he remains focused and ambitious; traits that allow him to feel comfortable in any situation. #film #movies #poc #bayarea #oakland #sf #cinema #photography #actors #talent