Robert & Billie
A generational love story set in the historic town of Nicodemus, Kansas, the only remaining western settlement founded by formerly enslaved Black Americans following the Civil War. Robert works as a maintenance man at the Nicodemus National Historic Site, tending to the very building where he met his wife, Billie, over sixty years ago. A few years after her passing, Robert reflects on their shared life and love.
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WINNER - Best Documentary - Castle Rock Film Festival 2023
WINNER - Programmer's Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking - Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - Kansas City FilmFest International 2023
Official Selection - Free State Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - Tallgrass Film Festival 2023
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Directed & Edited by​
Robert Brogden III
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Aerial Videography
Tim Cameron
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Original Score
Alex Preston
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Sound Design & Color
Troy Pierce
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With Gratitude to:
Dianna & Paul Wright
Sherri Bennett
Rodney Brogden
Robert Brogden Jr.
Kathy Steiner Brogden
Angela Bates
The Nicodemus Historical Society
The Nicodemus National Historic Site
The University of Kansas
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