The independent, feature-length film, Hope of Escape. by director and producer Amy Gerber-Stroh, has been nominated for the 67th Emmy Awards, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Rockville, Md.
Gerber-Stroh, film professor and chair of the Hollins University film department, has produced and directed award-winning independent films for over 25 years. Hope of Escape tells the true story of Diana, an enslaved mother, her daughter, Cornelia, and Cornelia’s sweetheart, Wilby, and their harrowing escape from a plantation in North Carolina to free relatives awaiting them in the North.
“My work focuses on the intersection of memory, culture, and history,” says Gerber-Stroh. “I am especially committed to highlighting the stories of Black women in history that have been overlooked by conventional filmmakers.”…