My book around wrongful conviction, Levon and Kennedy: Mississippi Innocence Project, was published by powerHouse Books in 2018, and is available at Barnes & Nobles, Amazon, Rizzoli Books.
https://www.powerhousebooks.com/books/levon-and-kennedy-mississippi-innocence-project/
IN POST-PRODUCTION:
GLENDORA is a multimedia documentary project using analog photography, interviews and film. Set in the Mississippi Delta, GLENDORA chronicles a community and culture thriving on the strength and creative resources of its people, even as material resources are scarce. In a story told by multiple generations, past and present intertwine.
This project is made possible by the generous support of LA FONDATION CUVELIER and The JOAN NICHOLS FUND.
IN EDITING PHASE OF BOTH PHOTO BOOK AND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM AFTER 5 YEARS ON LOCATION. BELOW: FILM ROUGH WORK SAMPLE.
FOR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS, 501(c)(3) & INDIVIDUALS CAN SUPPORT OUR PROJECT HERE:
https://app.thefield.org/home/donation/general/621308/0
https://secure.donationpay.org/documentaries/film_no_stats.php?f=glendora
https://www.documentaries.org/glendora
All images & footage ©isabelle armand and cannot be used or reproduced without permission.
SELECTED PRESS:
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/isabelle-armands-portraits-exonerated-60113/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/both-men-were-innocent-but-they-were-from-mississippi
https://www.innocenceproject.org/special-features/the-life-and-legacy-of-levon-brooks/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/books/review/cadaver-king-country-dentist-radley-balko- tucker-carrington.html
https://news.artnet.com/partner-content/european-photography-galleries
https://nppa.org/magazine/mississippi-innocence-project
https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/levon-kennedy-mississippi-innocence-project-by-isabelle-armand/
http://www.picturethispost.com/levon-and-kennedy-mississippi-innocence-project/
http://issuemagazine.com/levon-and-kennedy-mississippi-innocence-project/#
https://www.fstopmagazine.com/blog/2018/09/book-review-levon-and-kennedy-mississippi- innocence-project/
http://www.lifeforcemagazine.com/jan2018/biographies.htm
GLENDORA PROJECT FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
GLENDORA -Rough work sample of Feature Film in final editing phase
Set in the Mississippi Delta, GLENDORA chronicles a community and culture thriving on the strength and creative resources of its people, even as material resources are scarce. In a story told by multiple generations, past and present intertwine.
All footage and Images ©Isabelle Armand and cannot be reproduced without permission
Ms. Florida B. Smith, Glendora, MS.
GLENDORA Photographic book in editing phase, accompanied by interviews.
All photographs ©Isabelle Armand and cannot be reproduced without permission
LEVON AND KENNEDY INNOCENCE PROJECT
Book 2018, PowerHouse Books.
Two men were wrongfully convicted in a small rural town in Eastern Mississippi. Levon Brooks was sentenced to life and Kennedy Brewer, to death . After 33 years of incarceration at Parchman Penitentiary, they were exonerated by The Innocence Project.
IN DEVELOPMENT: JOE AND VICTORIO
Photo book & film in development. Joe Saenz is a Chiricahua Apache from New Mexico and the single dad of an autistic teenager. Joe Saenz also helps preserve his culture and language, and organizes intertribal events.
