Macon native Gwendolyn Payton waited 50 years for Mercer University to give her the art degree she earned during the first years of racial integration in the United States. The story of how she healed from this traumatic experience of racism is told in a new documentary called The Faith of the Dreamer. The film was directed by her son Khary Payton, known for his acting role in the television series The Walking Dead.
The Faith of the Dreamer will premiere at the Macon Film Festival on Sunday, August 24th. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with Gwendolyn and Khary Payton to discuss the film and how they believe it connects to the current political moment in the United States. Here’s that conversation.
