The 2016 Gordon Parks Celebration “Choice
of Weapons Award” honoree will be filmmaker Kevin Willmott. Kevin Willmott is a professor of film at the University of Kansas and a film writer and director. He is known for writing and directing "Ninth Street," "CSA: The Confederate States of America," "Bunker Hill," and "The Last Good Indian." His latest project was co-writer and executive producer of the new Spike Lee-directed film "Chi-Raq."
The dates for the 2016 Gordon Parks Celebration are Nov. 3-4-5.