Quakertown Film Project Fundraiser Breakfast

We invite you to help us tell a story of a forgotten Texas town by supporting our fundraising goal for the Quakertown Film Project. With your help, we can preserve and spread the amazing story of Quakertown throughout Denton County and beyond – preserving its memory for generations to come.

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This in-person event will be held at the Embassy Suites Denton Convention Center. Start your day off right by supporting a great cause while enjoying a delicious hot breakfast with fellow leaders and business owners in the community. Your support makes a difference!

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Embassy Suites Hotel - Kincaid Rm

7am - 8am

$100 per person

Tables of 8 available

Includes full hot breakfast and first look at film trailer

Guest host is Denton's own, Jill Jester - awarded civil lawyer

ATTIRE: Business Casual

Questions- Contact Harry Eaddy- [email protected] or 940-368-6918

LEARN MORE & DONATE

Visit https://dentonbff.com/quakertownfilmproject

Accepting contributions online via GoFundMe

Checks accepted payable to: Quakertown Crowdfunding

PO Box 1217 Denton Texas 76202

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QUAKERTOWN, USA Synopsis

In the tranquil, deceptively idyllic farmland of Denton, Texas, fifty-four families, nearly

five hundred souls, spent four decades weaving their lives into a tapestry of prosperity

and hope. Yet, in the spring of 1921, malevolent forces, both political and economic,

descended upon them, leaving their community and aspirations shattered for half a

century.

This community, known simply as Quaker, was destroyed, its citizens removed. The

methodical efficiency of their removal was a crime near-perfect in its casual indifference

and flawless execution, leaving wounds that would never fully heal.

Quakertown, USA, a profoundly moving documentary, lays bare the fragility of the

American Dream. It reveals the stark reality that when power dictates who may or may

not pursue that dream, the powerless become the victims.

This is not just a story of displacement, but of dreams stolen, of hopes and futures

extinguished in a single day at the ballot box.

Does it still matter today? We believe it does.

With brilliant period re-enactments, breathtaking interviews and never-before-seen

archival imagery, Quakertown, USA masterfully re-defines the historical documentary

genre by braiding the emotional tragedy and trauma of the removal with the economic

impact on both the city and community.

When dreams are stolen it never ceases to matter. No one will ever understand what

you have lost until they know what you had.

Host or Publisher Denton Black Film Festival