Dana Maule, a Jacksonville native born and raised on the Northside, wants to investigate how tourism impacts urban communities and the preservation of Black history.
– Florida is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, home to beautiful beaches, the nation’s oldest city, and the “Most Magical Place on Earth.”But there’s a valuable tourism area nestled in Jacksonville’s Northside that’s relatively unexplored.
Last summer, Marty Lewis, host of National Geographic’s “Black Travel Across America,” visited Jacksonville to learn about the city’s rich Black history, and that’s when she met local filmmaker Dana Maule. Maule, a Jacksonville native born and raised on the Northside, wants to investigate how tourism impacts urban communities and the preservation of Black history.“I want to give the Northside PR and create a responsibility amongst Jacksonville’s citizens to be accountable for the care we put into every neighborhood,” Maule said.“The mission is to create equity and remind people that investing in the Northside is investing in Jacksonville,” Maule said.
The documentary shines a spotlight on historically significant sites within the Moncrief-Myrtle Corridor, like Holley’s Barbecue, where curly fries are said to have originated, and the Brentwood Golf Course that was radically integrated through the efforts of the “Brentwood Four.” The film also emphasizes the natural beauty of Moncrief Creek and the Ribault River.Moncrief is said to be named after French pawnbroker Eugene Moncrief, who escaped to Florida during the French Revolution.
The 30-minute film is set to release this summer and will be submitted to a number of local and national film festivals.
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