Features Filmmakers with local roots find success with 'We Save Us' Filmmakers with Texarkana roots are finding film festival success with their independent, short documentary "We Save Us." by Aaron Brand Jul. 15 2021 @ 7:50pm A protestor confronts police about his grievances at Union Square in Manhattan in a scene from the documentary "We Save Us." (Submitted photo) TEXARKANA — Filmmakers with Texarkana roots are finding film festival success with their independent, short documentary "We Save Us." The 14-minute documentary film explores the lives of African Americans around the time of last year's presidential election, shot at several locations across New York City. It was just accepted to the Columbus Black International Film Festival.