Center for Creative Partnerships

Our MELTDOWN IN DIXIE: ENGAGE, EMPOWER, TRANSFORM will not only show the film, Meltdown in Dixie, in 15 counties of SC, but audience discussions streaming here, will inform the development of an action plan based on dialogue. The Grace Impact Development Center in Berkley County is doing the on the ground work to make the June 11 event happen as part of its Root of Soul: J19th Fest for Juneteenth!

Our MELTDOWN IN DIXIE: ENGAGE, EMPOWER, TRANSFORM project, utilizes Meltdown in Dixie, an award-winning documentary film from Orangeburg native Emily Harrold, about the battle over a Confederate flag flying outside of an ice cream shop in Orangeburg, SC, to encourage critical thinking and social consciousness.

With unusual access to both sides of the fight, the documentary uses the frustration of one small town fighting over Confederate symbols to viscerally evoke the complexity and pain of confronting 400 years of white supremacy.

Although Center for Creative Partnerships has a history of presenting films accompanied by community discussions led by humanities scholars, this project reflects a new initiative through developing collaborations with organizations and communities throughout the state with the intention of continuing these relationships into the future. The first event in Hanahan, SC (Berkley County) will include a discussion after the film to be live-streamed here on our FB page on June 11th.