Re:Construction

‘Equity and Ownership’ is coming to a film festival near you 

Cesar Chavez · August 13, 2025

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ImpactAlpha’s mini-documentary “Equity and Ownership: Napoleon Wallace and the Reconstruction of Black Wealth” has been named an official selection at several upcoming film festivals. 

The 20-minute film charts Wallace’s quest to build a strategy for shared prosperity while living with the challenges of ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It won a “best documentary” award at the Boston International Film Festival in April 2025. (You can watch the video here.)

  • The fall festival circuit begins at the 6th Annual Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival. The film will be screened Saturday, August 16 at 11a (Day 2, Block 1)  at the Indy Art Center, 820 E. 67th Street. Tickets available for purchase here.
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  • If you’re in the Bay Area, catch the film at the So Reel Film Festival on Saturday, August 23 between noon-3p at The Roof Top at 6251 Shellmound St., Emeryville, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 23 at 12pm local time. Use discount code “ImpactAlpha” https://filmfreeway.com/SoReelFilmFestival/tickets
  • Then, we’re headed to South Carolina for the Freedom Festival International at the Ambrosia Taverna event space, 1734 Main Street, Columbia SC. The film will be screened Sunday, August 24 at 12:30p. Tickets are on sale now.
  • In Detroit, the Better Cities Film Festival runs Thursday, Sept. 18 – Sunday, Sept. 21 at Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Avenue, Detroit MI. Pull up a chair, or bring your own chair or blanket, and watch the films in this beautiful civic space surrounded by great places to grab a bite to eat or enjoy a beverage. Our screening takes place Sunday, Sept. 21 at 5p. Sunday schedule here.
  • We’ll return to Raleigh-Durham, Napoleon’s hometown, for the Raleigh Film & Art Festival, Saturday, October 4 at 7:30p. Screening tickets are free this year however attendee still must register for entry. https://rfaf25.eventive.org/schedule/68b208311b2fa127deb64012

“Equity & Ownership” was produced by David Bank and ImpactAlpha and directed by Yuri Vaysgant, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.