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Film coverage, festival records, interviews, entrepreneurial profiles and the earlier chapters that led from MacMedia to documentary filmmaking.
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The highlights.
A quick scan across film coverage, television, profiles and festival reporting. The full archive continues below.
Selected coverage
Selma Cinema Festival draws global attention.
The festival story that records Revolution of Joy as Best Alabama Short Film.
Entrepreneur at 18.
The early profile: gaming, web development, MacMedia and choosing entrepreneurship at a young age.
“I’m Alabama” music video production.
AL.com coverage of an early production featuring Thomas Andrew Art and country artist Joseph Baldwin.
MacMedia on Talk of Alabama.
A television conversation with Nicole Allshouse about digital marketing and MacMedia.
Alabama stories in the spotlight at Sidewalk.
Revolution of Joy was highlighted among Alabama-centric screenings at Sidewalk.
Award-winning films in Selma.
Coverage and photo gallery from the Selma Cinema Festival awards weekend.
James Spann conversation.
An earlier interview from the “Meetup with Mac” series.
Film & documentary
Coverage & references.
Editorial coverage first, followed by official programs and industry records that document the film and its festival path.
Inaugural Selma Cinema Festival draws global attention.
Festival coverage naming Revolution of Joy Best Alabama Short Film.
Selma residents enjoy award-winning films.
Local coverage and photo gallery from the festival, including the film and its award.
Five Alabama-centric screenings to see at Sidewalk.
AL.com included Revolution of Joy in its festival viewing picks.
A Film by McKinnon Maddox: Revolution of Joy.
The artist’s project archive connects the documentary to the mural movement and community work at its center.
Sunday Alabama Documentary Shorts.
Official festival program listing the 23-minute documentary and McKinnon as director.
Revolution of Joy — film profile.
Credits, synopsis, specifications, director bio, statement and press reference.
Revolution of Joy (2023).
The IMDb title page for the documentary, cast and filmmaker credits.
Three wins & three nominations.
IMDb’s awards page documents Sidewalk, St. Louis, Orlando, Berlin Indie and Jackson Doc Fest honors.
The film, story, gallery & filmmaker.
The official home for the documentary and its story of art, empathy and community in Selma.
The Revolution of Joy mural story in Birmingham.
Contextual Bham Now coverage of Trés Taylor’s mural project that later became the subject of the film.
Festival record
Selections, wins & nominations.
IMDb lists 3 wins and 3 nominations. The 2025 Selma Cinema Festival win is a later additional honor, producing the seven-item record below.
Profiles & interviews
The personal archive.
Entrepreneurship, MacMedia, digital media, conversations and filmmaker profiles — live sources where available, archive notes where the original item is no longer reliably indexed.
Entrepreneur at 18.
Erica Techo’s profile of the young MacMedia founder traces competitive gaming, web development and the company’s early growth.
McKinnon Maddox & MacMedia on ABC 33/40.
Conversation with Nicole Allshouse about business, digital marketing and MacMedia.
Web Design and Video Company in Birmingham.
An early video profile about McKinnon, MacMedia and its web/video work.
James Spann interview.
An earlier long-form conversation from McKinnon’s interview series.
15 entrepreneurs share their tips for social media success.
McKinnon contributes a MacMedia perspective to the entrepreneur advice roundup.
McKinnon Maddox — MacMedia Web Development.
Professional profile, articles and current web-development work.
Director bio & filmography.
A filmmaker profile centered on Revolution of Joy, storytelling and the intersection of technology and film.
McKinnon Maddox on IMDb.
Film credits and awards record.
Films about people, memories, traditions and ideas.
McKinnon’s current filmmaker channel and video archive.
MacMedia — Websites & Videos.
Business profile featuring McKinnon, MacMedia services and community recommendations.
MacMedia company overview.
A third-party business directory profile listing McKinnon as founder.
Bham Now personal/local feature.
Retained from the earlier press archive. The original matching article URL has not been confidently recovered, so no link is invented here.
“Why Millennials Still Need the Other Generation… and Vice-Versa.”
An earlier B-Metro feature documented on the original McKinnon Maddox press page.
Birmingham Business Journal recognition.
The original site records Birmingham Business Journal coverage of McKinnon and MacMedia; the source article URL is not reliably indexed today.
“I’m Alabama” music video production.
AL.com coverage of the production featuring Thomas Andrew Art and country artist Joseph Baldwin.
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