But Some of Us Are Brave by Jainaba Seckan

But Some of Us Are Brave

Feature · Drama · 109 pages

Inspired by true events in 1976, a daring group of students and their spirited professor at a Black women's college take the school's Board of Trustees hostage and demand a Black woman President for the first time.

Written by Jainaba Seckan

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Finalist, ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition 2023

Semifinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024

Semifinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative III

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Jainaba Seckan

Cheverly, MD

Jainaba Seckan is a Gambian-American screenwriter whose feature screenplay 'But Some of Us Are Brave' was selected for the 2023 Black List Annual Lab and inaugural Black List Georgia List. In addition to writing, Jainaba is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner with experience in higher education, tech, and entertainment. She is a pr...

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The film's title is an abbreviation of the feminist anthology "All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave."