"The Bell Affair" tells the dramatic and inspiring story of Daniel and Mary Bell, who sued for their freedom from slavery and led one of the largest escape attempts in American history on the Pearl in April 1848.  This debut feature comes from first-time filmmaker and acclaimed director Kwakiutl Dreher, accomplished digital artist and animator Michael Burton, and prize-winning historian and writer William G. Thomas III. The story is based on Thomas' recent book A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War.

Playwright Psalmayene 24 and Director Tony Thomas come together to bring a captivating stage play to the arts community. Come together to witness the beginnings of, Out of the Vineyard in the workshop of this commissioned play inspired by the book, A Question of Freedom by William G. Thomas.