The documentary follows B. Danielle Watkins, a filmmaker and author, as she becomes the first African-American filmmaker to participate in the Cinema Systers Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky. While staying at the historic Hotel Metropolitan, which was once a haven for famous African-American performers like Louis Armstrong and Moms Mabley, Watkins grapples with the festival's significance and her own complex emotions about being celebrated while also confronting the history of exclusion.
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A filmmaker documents her journey as the sole African-American filmmaker at the inaugural Cinema Systers Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky, sharing her experiences while staying at the historic Hotel.
