Zoe Hinds, a 17 year old African-American girl, runs for Homecoming Queen at her predominantly-white Mississippi high school. Although considered a long shot, she wins! But her reign is notably different from her predecessors. A HOMECOMING I’LL REMEMBER is an experimental documentary short film that explores the intersectionality of the politics in race, class, privilege, and beauty.

A HOMECOMING I’LL REMEMBER is not only an institutional critique of the public school system in suburban neighborhoods, but it is also an institutional critique of beauty standards. I raise questions in this film that investigates how beauty standards have been shaped globally to negatively impact the way Black women view themselves compared to their white counterparts and how politics play a role in winning Black women representation in leadership roles, specifically in pageantry, in predominantly white spaces. Along with Zoe, reflected in this film is also the triumphant story of Pamela McKelvy who was the first Black woman to represent the state of Kansas in the Miss America pageant.

Located in Southaven, Mississippi, DeSoto Central High is a public high school in the DeSoto County School District and serves students from Southaven, Olive Branch, and Nesbit. The first senior class graduated in May 2006, and up until the Class of 2019, no student from a minority group was ever crowned Homecoming Queen.

This film is dedicated to anyone who has felt counted out, yet persevered, and was created to be a labor of love to Black women, especially those who ever walked the halls of DeSoto Central High.

In a world where books and literature are forbidden and burned, a young fireman, Jason Carter, meets an unusual teenage girl who dares to question the status quo. Encouraged by her passionate appeal, "From the Ashes" follows Carter as he searches for answers and finds the courage to stand up for the most unthinkable act--reading a book. In a nod to Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, Carter must ask himself: How much is he willing to lose to gain his freedom?