Theo Moore, founder and executive director of Hiztorical Vision Productions, discusses receiving the 2025 Jakeman Award for Digital History (large project category) from the Alabama Historical Association. He talks about his past, current, and future films; his motivations for founding Hiztorical Vision Productions; and his plans for the future – including creating a studio, museum, and event space.

Transcript at this link: https://tinyurl.com/vpfz6ece

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Alabama Historical Association: https://www.alabamahistory.net/

Hiztorical Vision Productions: https://hiztoricalvp.org/

Crown: the County of Lowndes (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD6cQejngU4&t=1s

Hobson City: From Peril to Promise (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUHSHlieT0&t=4s

Afrikan by way of American (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRfhA2DzuJg&t=9s

Remembering John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at Tuskegee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcjOu0y84Jg

Georgia Documentary Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/GeorgiaDocumentaryFilmFestival

Lanett Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/LanettCityFilmFestival

Southern Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/SouthernFilmFestival

Heritage House (Africatown museum): https://clotilda.com/

Tuskegee Institute Advancement League (TIAL): https://snccdigital.org/location/tuskegee-al/

Dr. Gwendolyn Patton: https://snccdigital.org/people/gwen-patton/

Sammy Younge, Jr.: https://snccdigital.org/events/murder-of-sammy-younge-snccs-statement-on-vietnam/

Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs.

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