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Two Southern brothers in LA chasing filmmaking dreams. Proud to support @draperboymedia at the John Singleton Theater (Sony Pictures) for @findingafeni. Camera Gear by @samshotit.rentals Fit by @propertone

USC thesis film ‘The Day You Find Your Name’ screening at the 30th American Black Film Festival @americanblackfilmfestival .

Bringing Afeni Shakur’s story to the screen right now just feels right.

Join us for a special screening in Miami.

Screening Details: May 29 · Friday · 8:45PM Miami Beach Convention Center Voice of Culture: Block #4

Follow @FindingAfeni to keep up with all screenings

Grateful for the team that brought this to life.

Starring — Journey Carter @imjourneyfr & Mitchell Edwards @mitchellmoyeedwards

Director/Writer: Dominique R. Draper
Producers: Qingyi Song, Dominique R. Draper @DraperBoyMedia
Co-Producers: David Dixon @Deaniebuss, Briana Monet
DP: Briana Monet @IAmBriMonet & Sika Stanton
Editor: Utkarsh Kumar @Pablo_Eskumar
HMU: Monique Bettina @missbettina
Trailer Editor: Emma Davis Williams @emdaviswilliams

Original Music: T-Mix @tmix_muzik

Camera Equipment by @samshotit.rentals


#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

Honored to share that The Day You Find Your Name won the Industry Award for Best Social Change at USC First Look.

Grateful to@usccinem and the Industry Relations team for this recognition, and to all the incredible filmmakers who shared their work.

#TheDayYouFindYourName #USCFirstLook #SocialChange
#2Pac

“Mama I’m proud of ya, you overcame your biggest vice let me smile for ya” - @scrillammg

I’m so proud of the collaboration on this project! Talk about a group of hustlers!! Thanks again to the entire cast & crew on THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME @findingafeni

Special thanks to my family @tmix_muzik @scrillammg @officialsuavehouse for supporting me and providing the sounds.

Follow @findingafeni to keep up with our screenings.

🎟️ ABFF SCREENING INFO:
Voice of Culture: Block #4
Friday, May 29th, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center, Screening Room 2
#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

THE DAY YOU FIND YOUR NAME will be screening at the 30th Anniversary of the American Black Film Festival.

To tell a story like this and to have it recognized on a stage like ABFF means everything.

Thank you to every cast and crew member who believed in this vision and gave it life.

We’ll see you in Miami.

Screening Details:
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:45 PM
Miami Beach Convention Center — Screening Room 2

#ABFF2026 #WeAreABFF

We took home Bronze at the USC Media Institute for Social Change Film Festival 🥉

‘The Day You Find Your Name’ was made in the Media for Social Change class led by Jeremy Kagan + John Watson - a space that really pushed us to tell stories that mean something.

Special love to our lead Journey Carter @imjourneyfr and cast like Gavin Peppers @gavin.peppers who pulled up to support the screening. Having the team in the room made it even more special.

This film was always about impact first. Grateful it continues to connect with people.

🤎

We took home Bronze at the USC Media Institute for Social Change Film Festival 🥉

‘The Day You Find Your Name’ was made in the Media for Social Change class led by Jeremy Kagan + John Watson - a space that really pushed us to tell stories that mean something.

Special love to our lead Journey Carter @imjourneyfr and cast like Gavin Peppers @gavin.peppers who pulled up to support the screening. Having the team in the room made it even more special.

This film was always about impact first. Grateful it continues to connect with people.

🤎

We took home Bronze at the USC Media Institute for Social Change Film Festival 🥉

‘The Day You Find Your Name’ was made in the Media for Social Change class led by Jeremy Kagan + John Watson - a space that really pushed us to tell stories that mean something.

Special love to our lead Journey Carter @imjourneyfr and cast like Gavin Peppers @gavin.peppers who pulled up to support the screening. Having the team in the room made it even more special.

This film was always about impact first. Grateful it continues to connect with people.

🤎

We took home Bronze at the USC Media Institute for Social Change Film Festival 🥉

‘The Day You Find Your Name’ was made in the Media for Social Change class led by Jeremy Kagan + John Watson - a space that really pushed us to tell stories that mean something.

Special love to our lead Journey Carter @imjourneyfr and cast like Gavin Peppers @gavin.peppers who pulled up to support the screening. Having the team in the room made it even more special.

This film was always about impact first. Grateful it continues to connect with people.

🤎

@draperboymedia accepting the win on behalf of “The Day You Find Your Name” which won Best Cinematography at the festival this year.
@iambrimonet @simone_alezandria @findingafeni

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

Best Cinematography 🏆

Thank you to the Utah International Film Festival for recognizing our film and the women behind the lens.
From the start, the directing approach was intentional about collaborating with Black women cinematographers to bring this vision to life — @iambrimonet , Sika Stanton, and @simone_alezandria . Their artistry, discipline, and eye shaped every frame. Thank you, ladies!!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Ms. Afeni Shakur. We hope this work honors her legacy and makes her proud.

This film is an early chapter of a much larger story.
This is only the beginning.

#UtahInternationalFilmFestival #WomenBehindTheLens #BlackWomenCinematographers #ProofOfConcept #Tupac

This is only the beginning!! I appreciate all my family and friends that have became family for supporting me through out this journey! ✌🏾 & ❤️!

I’m Out!!

- D. Draper
Class of 2025

📸 x @db_headshots

This is only the beginning!! I appreciate all my family and friends that have became family for supporting me through out this journey! ✌🏾 & ❤️!

I’m Out!!

- D. Draper
Class of 2025

📸 x @db_headshots

“Just wait on it” - Takeoff

Made in his image!!

Made in his image!!