Andre brings extraordinary and important stories to the screen.

His passion for diversity and social justice is evident in critically acclaimed films like “Charm City” and “The Whole Gritty City.” “Charm City“ revealed the complex world of community police relations. “The Whole Gritty City” gave viewers a unique, fascinating window into the little-known world of New Orleans school marching bands. Andre’s work has been shown at CBS, PBS, A&E, and HBO. He brings more than 25 years of visual storytelling and a highly-developed artistic style and a deep understanding of issues and the unique rhythm of urban America.

CHARM CITY
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Charm City delivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore. The film highlights the positive actions undertaken by groups and individuals, optimistically offering humanity as common ground.

THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY
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The Whole Gritty City is a unique, fascinating window into the little-known world of New Orleans school marching bands. This dramatic, music-filled documentary follows kids in three bands as the directors get them ready to perform in the Mardi Gras parades, and teach them to succeed and to survive. Navigating the urban minefield through moments of setback, loss, discovery, and triumph, these children and their adult leaders reveal the power and resilience of a culture.

ELEGY

An inspired and intimate portrait of a community and its members, Elegy will follow Isiah Owens, a funeral director in Harlem, as he wades through the rapidly rising death toll that COVID-19 has left in its wake.

This is a community moving through trauma, grief and sorrow. Using Mr. Owens’ funeral home to explore the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the black community, we spend time exploring the lives of those lost to the pandemic and the impact felt by their families and the entire community. We learn about the legacy left within the living, and power of connection, renewal and joy in the Black community. The film is a poem for the living and the dead.

ASHES

Ashes is a study of Juvenile Violence in America. It is a series of poems by Kwame Dawes inspired by and paired with photographs by Andre Lambertson that document the effects of poverty and racism in the United States.