New Documentary ‘We Don’t Walk In Fear’ Premieres at Villanova University

The new student-produced documentary about One People’s Project founder Daryle Lamont Jenkins played to a packed house on April 30! Props go to all that were involved with this project!

On what was the 77th anniversary of Adolf Hitler taking his own life in a Berlin bunker as his beloved Nazi Germany fell, a new documentary titled “We Don’t Walk in Fear”, which chronicles the life and works of Daryle Lamont Jenkins, the anti-Nazi founder and head of the antifascist organization One People’s Project (OPP) premiered to a packed house at Villanova University’s Connelly Cinema.

“We Don’t Walk in Fear ”, the title coming from a sound byte from Daryle’s mother, follows Daryle and his work with OPP, created in 2000 to call out fascist activity in the United States. Very often, Daryle makes his way to protests and marches where there is apparent activity occurring which goes against what he believes in. The film also provides a glimpse into his upbringings with interviews with his mother and his sister who gives understanding as to who Daryle is and why he was always so passionate about history and race relations. In addition to Daryle and his family there are also interviews with Erica Hardwick, a former neo-Nazi who became one of Daryle’s closest friends, White supremacist Jared Taylor, who has had conferences shut down via the efforts of One People’s Project and other antifa, Delaware Senator Chris Coons and Dr. Billie Murray of Villanova University, author of the upcoming book Combating Hate: A Framework for Direct Action. Dr. Murray joined Daryle, his mother and sister in the Q&A that followed.

The documentary was produced by Talking Walls Studios a student-run media production company founded in August of 2021 out of Villanova’s Social Justice documentary class taught by John O’Leary, Stephen McWilliams, and Joy McFadden. According to Talking Walls Studios, it was created at Villanova University as part of a course called Social Justice Documentary that began in the Communication Department, the Center for Peace & Justice Education, and the Waterhouse Family Institute. 11 students along with 3 professors worked together to produce this documentary.

“To get a closer and first-hand understanding of what goes into the type of work Daryle does, we followed him to Tennessee to see him and his group of people protesting the American Renaissance Conference,” Director Alex Whang wrote in a statement. “This conference has a history of sponsoring racist ‘intellectuals” sharing their views with the public. Few of the many disturbing topics that arise from the conference include: the thought that inferiority of blacks to white is biological, or the idea that diversity actually weakens society. Or even the idea that eugenics should be where the country moves towards in the future.

“I hope those who watch We Don’t Walk In Fear can get a glimpse of the world that we got to experience in the past 6 months,” Whang continued. “The characters in this film are informative, impactful, and most importantly, courageous. In a world where there can be so much hatred, the characters that I’ve had the opportunity to interact with, have shown me that there is always a reason to keep fighting for good in our world. And I hope that you keep fighting too.”

It is anticipated that We Don’t Walk in Fear will be shown at film festivals and other events in upcoming months.