FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Join us at The Square PHX on April 30, 2025 @ 6:30 PM for an exclusive rough-cut screening of Arizona’s Black American Barbers, a powerful documentary by filmmaker Dallas Teat that explores the deep cultural significance of Black barbershops in Arizona.
The Square PHX
115 N Sixth St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 262-5070
About the Film
About the Film
"Arizona’s Black American Barbers" is not intended to mimic, copy, or capitalize on the success of any recent motion picture, television show, YouTube video, podcast, or book.
Nor do I plan to make fun of, humiliate, defame, or otherwise portray in a negative manner any individual or institution appearing in, or related to this project.
I forego the characters; caricatures; and clowns.
Writer-Director
Dallas Teat is a distinguished researcher, documentary filmmaker, educator, and actor, with a career spanning over fifty years. He has made significant contributions to the documentation and preservation of Arizona's Black American history through his work on various documentaries for esteemed institutions such as the G.W. Carver Museum and Cultural Center, the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Arizona Commission of African American Affairs, and Moms Demand Action.
Mr. Teat was born in Pondtown, Maryland, and has held notable positions as a News Producer for the Mutual Black Radio Network in Washington, DC, and as a Producer and Audio Engineer for National Public Radio (NPR) at WDET Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and WEMU Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Mr. Teat served as Senior Audio-Video Producer for the Arizona Department of Health Services, where he produced award-winning documentaries such as "Valley Fever: The Impact on Arizonans" and "Bats at Schools: Prevention of Rabies Exposure," the latter of which was optioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Since 2011, Mr. Teat has been a respected faculty member with the Film and Media Production (FMP) program at Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona.
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Research and Development
Research and Development
At Zuma-One Visual Archeology, we believe in the power of storytelling through visual art. Our mission is to create captivating films that resonate with audiences.
In 2023 the Arizona Commission for the Arts awarded Dallas a grant to continue his research on this project, which began in 2005 when he first interviewed six of Phoenix’s oldest and most iconic Black American barbers.
The Square PHX, The Tempe History Society, and the Tempe Public Library has contributed to Dallas' research.