My Grandma’s Life, from Jim Crow Louisiana to Oakland | Pop-Up Magazine

Filmmaker and photographer Adrian L. Burrell has been documenting his family’s life in West Oakland since high school. Now, he’s turning his lens on the woman it all started with: his 94-year-old grandmother. Adrian traces her life from Jim Crow Louisiana to West Oakland.

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ADRIAN L. BURRELL is a multidisciplinary storyteller who uses film, photography, and other media to explore race, class, gender, and intergenerational dynamics. An Oakland native, he’s earned his B.F.A. in film from the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently working on an M.F.A. at Stanford. His latest multimedia installation, also featuring his grandmother, debuts at SFMOMA in December. Follow Adrian on Instagram at @1.living.

CREDITS
Story by Adrian L. Burrell
Original Music by Damani Rhodes

FOR POP-UP MAGAZINE

Story Producer
Anita Badejo

Video Editor
John Woo

Audio Mixer
Albert Schatz

Projectionist
Kim Rooker

Music Director
Minna Choi

Photography Director
Jacqueline Bates

Photo Editor
Paloma Shutes

Additional Production
Elise Craig

FOR ADRIAN L. BURRELL

Directed and Produced by
Adrian L. Burrell

Production Assistants
Jon Ayon
Jordan Foster

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Archival images: African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library
Archival footage: Shutterstock
Archival family photographs courtesy of Adrian L. Burrell

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