HBCU Week NOW and South Carolina ETV present Still Here, a compelling film that traces the remarkable journey of Sanford Greene from his small-town roots in Greeleyville, South Carolina, to becoming one of the comic industry’s most celebrated illustrators, and back to his alma mater, HBCU Benedict College, where he now inspires the next generation of artists. Benedict College is the only HBCU to offer comics arts instruction and has produced a graphic novel and comic book series.
A public media partnership, HBCU Week NOW showcases the under-told stories of sacrifice, courage, innovation, and hope that chronicle HBCU contributions to science, medicine, history, education, civil rights, the arts, music, sports, and more. Still Here is the latest film for HBCU Week NOW’s fall portfolio of content and is now streaming exclusively on the platform’s signature YouTube channel.
The film captures Greene’s “hero’s journey,” beginning with his childhood discovery of comics at a Kmart spinner rack and following his path through Benedict College, where he found both community and purpose. Greene has since made his mark illustrating iconic Marvel characters in Luke Cage and Black Panther comics, contributing artwork to the blockbuster film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Greene also shares the importance of creating his own stories, which resulted in co-creating the Eisner and Ringo award-winning Image Comics series Bitter Root. The comic is being adapted into a film for Legendary Entertainment, produced by Ryan Coogler and directed by Regina King…