The reason behind the film....

First, let me say that making this film has been an absolute pleasure. It has been a pleasure because of the subject matter. No, not the subject of slavery but the woman who has dedicated her life to educating others. Ms. Kitty is an extraodinary woman. It was evident the first time that I chose to interview her many years ago (we will get to that later). She has an amazing yet unusual life. I am forever grateful for her sister suggesting that I interview her.  Having Ms. Kitty in my life has been a blessing. I am not alone in this acknowledgment. All of her family, friends, and fans feel the same way!

 

Producer/Directors intent:

My Life as a Slave: The Kitty Wilson Evans Story is not a typical biography. It is not a biography about a woman but a biography we all share. The film details the extraordinary life of a modern day woman who has chosen to dedicate her life to depicting a slave woman. The story of slavery has been told but sadly, this important piece of history is currently being left out of our children’s history books and education process. The American Revolution and Civil war cannot be told sufficiently without the interjection of slave history.  What Ms. Kitty does is bring slavery to life. This is evident by her demanding and busy schedule. She is recognized worldwide as the face of slavery. Her face was recently seen throughout the Sarah Colt Production God in America on PBS. In fact, Sarah Colt Production website features Kitty Wilson Evans on their home page. www.SarahColtProduction.com

They are not the only ones to request Ms. Kitty’s image as the face of slavery. She was recently selected by the National Park Service to appear on their booklet Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil War as the face of slavery. See website: www.illinoiscivilwar150.org/pdfs/SlaveryCause_CatalystNPS.pdf

 In addition to being on their book, she is featured on their banners. The banners are prominently placed at Fort Sumter and other National Historic Sites, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta, GA. She has been interviewed and photographed by magazines, newspapers and other media organizations an unprecedented amount of times. She has won numerous awards and proclamations for her work as a historian—The Robert E. Lee Award, Sons of Confederate award, Catawba Keeper of the Flame Award to name a few. The University of South Carolina Lancaster also has designated a scholarship in her name. She is an independent contractor who is booked at colleges, schools and National and State Historic Sites for her reenactments. She is booked for the next 18 months and the demand continues to grow, as there is extreme need to educate the youth of today about this topic.  The National Park Service Civil War committee has also asked that she participate for the next 4 years in the annual reenactments.