General Jive
by Kadeef "Barz" Sanders | Writer, Director, & Commercial Set Dresser
Introduction
Howdy, I'm Kadeef Sanders, the creator of General Jive. General Jive is an online alias I created as a teenager, and I love alliteration so I decided to use it as a name for all of my creative endeavors.
Kadeef "Barz" Sanders
Awards & Stuff
Projects
Scapegoat my directorial debut. Below is a list of festivals that screened it along with nominations and other accolades.
*Nominated for Best Student Short: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 1-4, 2015
*Selected for screening: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 1-4, 2015
*Selected for screening: Route 66 Film Festival, Springfield, Illinois, November 6-7, 2015
*Honorable Mention, Best Narrative Short: Ojai Film Festival, California, November 6-13, 2014
*Best Student Film: San Francisco Black Film Festival, June 12-14, 2014
*Nominated for Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Writing, and Best Narrative: Dot Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles, June 7, 2014
*Best Director- Narrative Short: Black Warrior Film Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 11-13, 2014
*Florida Favorite: Tally Shorts Film Festival, Tallahassee, March 1, 2014
*Selected for screening: Covey Film Festival, Thomasville, GA, October 6-18, 2015
*Selected for screening: Inaugural FSU Social Work Film Festival Tallahassee, FL November 11, 2013
*Selected for screening: Texas Black Film Festival, Dallas, February 19-24, 2014
*Selected for screening: Black Warrior Film Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 11-13, 2014
*Selected for screening: San Francisco Black Film Festival, June 12-15, 2014
*Selected for screening: Dot Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles, June 7, 2014
*Selected for screening: BolderLife Film Festival, Boulder, Colorado, October 13-19, 2014
*Selected for screening: Capital City Black Film Festival, Austin, August 21-23, 2014
*Selected for screening: Awareness Festival, Venice, CA, September 11-21, 2014
*Selected for screening: Utopia Film Festival, Greenbelt, MA, October 24-26, 2014
*Selected for screening: BronzeLens Film Festival, Atlanta, October 23-26, 2014
*Selected for screening: Orlando Film Festival, October 22-26, 2014
*Selected for screening: Ojai Film Festival, California, November 6-13, 2014
*Selected for screening: Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, Atlanta, October 12-18, 2014
*Selected for screening: San Diego Film Festival, January 29-Feb 1, 2015
*Selected for screening: Flagler Film Festival, St. Augustine, FL, January 10-12, 2015
*Selected for screening: FSU Black Film Festival, Tallahassee, January 16, 2015
*Selected for screening: Fort Myers Film Festival, March 25-29, 2015
*Selected for screening: Emerge Film Festival, Auburn, Maine, April 9-12, 2015
*Selected for screening: Student Art Film Festival, Orlando, late May, 2015
*Selected for screening: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie October 1-4, 2015
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*Best Director: 15 Minutes of Fame Festival, Ocala, FL, April 25-26, 2015
*Best Performance: Black Warrior Film Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 13-15, 2015
*Selected for Blue Ribbon Panel judging by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the College Television Awards (Student Emmys). The winners will be announced in April.
*Awarded Florida Favorite: Tally Shorts Film Festival, Tallahassee, FL, February 7, 2015
*Courtney Walker won Best Performance: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 1-4, 2015
*Nominated for Best Student Short: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 1-4, 2015
*Selected for screening: Covey Film Festival, Thomasville, GA, October 6-18, 2015
*Selected for screening: Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Sanford, FL, February 12-15, 2015
*Selected for Screening: Treasure Coast International Film Festival, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 1-4, 2015
*Selected for screening: FSU Black Film Festival, Tallahassee, January 16, 2015
*Selected for screening: Tally Shorts film festival, Tallahassee, February 7, 2015
*Selected for screening: Black Warrior Film Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 11-13, 2015
*Selected for screening: the inaugural Marietta International Film Festival, Atlanta, May 22-24, 2015
*Selected for screening: the inaugural Alhambra Theatre Film Festival, Evansville, IN, April 9-12, 2015
*Selected for screening: Milledgeville Film Festival, Georgia, April 15-19, 2015
*Selected for screening: Fort Myers Beach Film Festival, April 22-26, 2015
*Selected for screening: 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival, Orlando, April 25-26, 2015
*Selected for screening: San Francisco Black Film Festival, June 12-15, 2015
*Selected for screening: Real to Reel Film Festival, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, July 22-25, 2015
*Selected for screening: Capital City Black Film Festival, Austin, August 13-15, 2015
*Selected for screening: Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, September 17-24, 2015
*Selected for screening: Twin Rivers Media Festival, Asheville, NC, September 11-18, 2015
* Selected for screening: Orlando Film Festival, October 21-25, 2015
* Selected for screening: Filmstock Film Festival, Tempe AZ, December 3-6, 2015
*Selected for screening: San Diego Black Film Festival, January 28-31, 2016
*Selected for screening: Flagler Film Festival Awards, November 14, 2015
*Selected for screening: Machetanz Film Festival, Palmer AK, May 31-June 5, 2016
