Do Remember Me

Producer: Sannii Crespina-Flores

This project captures the growing number of child soldiers in the United States, both American and who have migrated to American from abroad seeking a better life, the land of promises and hope, the land of milk and honey. It is a unique look at the growing need to address this matter specifically Philadelphia, PA. This film incorporates scripted footage, statistical data and interviews with youth and those who work closely with our youth and those who work with the death that often will ensue for many of these young men. It is designed to engage and invoke positive dialogue to create a clear need for action to end this war on our youth.

Director/Writer Sannii Crespina – Flores is a poet and artist residing in Philadelphia. She is the Director and Founder of Plum and The Un-Inhibited Muse Festival and a registered art dealer. She has sponsored the publication of the Love Me Bell, a collection of poems by Philadelphia youth. She has also received the Philadelphia Activity Fund and Leeway Foundation grants and private donations for her work with inner city youth. Her works of art have been exhibited in local and national galleries and a portion of the proceeds from art sales is used to fund her private scholarship for young emerging artist. She continues to provide workshops for youth throughout Philadelphia both publishing and exhibiting the artworks of her students. The author of Then, I became the Moon and Conversations with my Conscience. Both works of art have been recorded on CD. In 2001, she was given honorable mention at the 10th Annual Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema. In 2007, she premiered the film short Conversations with my Conscience, Chapter II at the 60th Cannes Festival in France. She has created works for Termite TV and the Asian Arts Initiative. She has recently completed Do Remember Me a documentary for Philadelphia Stories. Her latest venture is Inherited Sorrow a documentary inspired by her work with young people and Thank You for the Roses a documentary inspired by two young Kenyan Artist and supported by the Kenyan Development Network.

Director of Photography John L. Delancey Jr. was raised in Philadelphia. John’s first job came to him at the age of 14 when he joined the AMTF Rainbow Company (Prince Music Theater’s Rainbow Company) as a writer, actor, and student assistant stage manager. Under the influences of Ricardo Martin and many of others, he soon learned the “ins and outs” of the world of theater. He is still very active in the theatre world as a teacher, actor, mentor, and stage manager . It was during his high school years that he fell in love with photography and became the school newspaper photographer and premiere cinematographer for the media program. In his senior year, John was granted with the opportunity to work on a documentary entitled Todo El Mundo, Dance for the Scribe video center’s youth media program. The program was facilitated by Nadine Patterson, Joan Huckstep and Louis Massiah. He was given the opportunity to travel to St. Paul, Minnesota to premiere and discuss working on the film Todo El Mundo, Dance at the NAMAC’s first annual youth in media workshops. Determined to continue his education, he enrolled in the Community College of Philadelphia, where he is currently majoring in photography. Building his portfolio, John was chosen to work as the director of cinematography and co-editor of the short film entitled Conversations with my Conscience...Chapter II. The short film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. John co-directed and edited many short films produced by Philadelphia independent filmmakers. His personal works of art exhibited several film festivals.