Our Story

Left to right: Joe, Tyler DeWyane, De, Timo

We began on this journey in the early summer of 2021, when Tyler DeWayne Moore invited Joe (Director) and Timo (Sound, Producer) on a survey of Mount Zion Memorial Sites. After seeing the destruction and hardships many forgotten graves in Mississippi have gone through, we knew that we needed to do something to help. As filmmakers, the answer as to what we would do was obvious. Another trip in 2023 furthered our research and knowledge of the area, but it was the early 2024 burning of the John Hurt Museum that catalyzed our determination to make One Kind Favor a reality.

We needed to bring on additional help for our 2024 shoot, and in bringing on De Randle as our Director of Photography, we found an ideal collaborator. De brings his expert eye in telling stories of social justice and depicting black life in the south. What we found in the week surrounding the John Hurt Memorial Festival, was not only an extremely inspiring and determined woman, but an entire community dedicated to upholding and preserving the legacy of all Blues traditions.