‘An Evening at Seabreeze’ planned for next week, to promote local documentary
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A local documentary team is hosting an event this weekend to raise money for a film preserving the history of Seabreeze, North Carolina.
The creative team behind “Seabreeze: A Legacy”, in partnership with the Black Arts Alliance and Cucalorus, will host “An Evening at Seabreeze” on Sunday, September 13.
The event will take place at 5 p.m. at Seabreeze Waterfront, 1112 S. Seabreeze Road in Wilmington.
Inspired by the 1994 film “The Inkwell,” which was filmed in Seabreeze and other parts of the Wilmington area, the event will feature a live DJ set by Brandon “Bigg B” Hickman, food trucks and local vendors.
The evening will conclude with an outdoor screening of “The Inkwell.”
Tickets are $35 and include admission, a drink and popcorn. Proceeds will help cover production expenses for “Seabreeze: A Legacy,” including equipment rentals and labor.
Preserving Seabreeze’s history
“Seabreeze: A Legacy” is a feature-length documentary exploring the history of Seabreeze, a once-thriving black-owned and operated coastal community located between present-day Masonboro and Carolina Beach.
The documentary is being directed by Wilmington native Nuri Majidah, a graduate of Cape Fear Community College’s Film & Video Production program. Wilmington filmmaker and UNC School of the Arts alumna Anna Ray is producing the project.
Majidah said the event is intended to bring the community together while helping preserve Seabreeze’s history and supporting its future.
The Black Arts Alliance is also partnering on the event, which organization president Charlon Turner Everett said will help connect the community with Seabreeze’s history through music, food and film.
The documentary is fiscally sponsored by the Southern Documentary Fund.
