{"id":27832,"date":"2026-04-06T11:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=27832"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:05:27","slug":"award-winning-filmmaker-to-screen-yesterday-today-forever-at-clark","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/award-winning-filmmaker-to-screen-yesterday-today-forever-at-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning filmmaker to screen \u2018Yesterday Today Forever\u2019 at Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/domingoguyton.com\">Domingo Guyton<\/a> remembers the feeling of walking alone at night in Worcester to buy a snack at the local White Hen Pantry. For the first time in a long while, he felt comfortable \u2014 and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group alignright boxout has-white-color has-dark-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3fb9577b3d7bdd3d86668e4d5785659f is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yesterday-today-forever\">Yesterday Today Forever<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, April 7; 7 p.m. <br>Jefferson 320<br>Doors open at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Free for Clark students<\/strong><br>General admission $20<br>18 and under $10 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2KZNt19l3NY?si=8DbXkweb4Pxa-gmM\">Watch trailer \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Department of Visual And Performing Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was so peaceful,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI had come to Worcester to escape the foolishness in Boston, and here, no one knew me. Those walks were some of my most peaceful moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cfoolishness\u201d in his Mattapan neighborhood included gang violence that he was desperate to leave behind. After his senior year of high school, Guyton had made his way to Worcester State University, and after graduation, he stayed in the city for 19 years, working with local kids at organizations like You Inc., the YMCA, and the Worcester Youth Center. Through programs like Get Off the Block, he encouraged teens to \u201cbe better with their time\u201d and find productive pathways for their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Domingo-Guyton.avif\" alt=\"Domingo Guyton\" class=\"wp-image-27833\" style=\"width:380px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Domingo-Guyton.avif 700w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Domingo-Guyton-258x300.avif 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Domingo Guyton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the college level, he taught community health and sociology classes at Worcester State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was also an aspiring filmmaker, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=253897275687170&amp;extid=0nD4wXRKxk6jktwD\">documentary about a slavery museum<\/a> won Best Documentary at the Martha\u2019s Vineyard African American Film Festival in 2007. Today, Guyton is a third-grade teacher in Metro Atlanta, and he continues to make movies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, April 7, he returns to Worcester, this time to Clark, where he will screen his latest film, \u201cYesterday Today Forever\u201d at 7 p.m. in Jefferson 320. The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with Guyton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rooted in his Christian faith, Guyton\u2019s film is a retelling of the biblical story of the disciple Peter\u2019s denial of Jesus, told through a modern-day lens of Atlanta culture and hip-hop. The plot&nbsp;\u201cexplores what it means to wrestle with belief, guilt, and redemption in a world that constantly tests conviction,\u201d according to the movie\u2019s website.&nbsp;Guyton is co-writer with Siddeeqah Powell, and also serves as producer and music supervisor. Ty Manns directs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday Today Forever\u201d began as a short film that he and Powell began fleshing out into a full-length feature in 2014. Initially, they planned to focus the narrative on the Jesus character but were instead attracted to the complexity of Peter as \u201ca strong-willed, problematic person,\u201d Guyton says. Throughout the creative process of building the characters, he notes, they strived to remain true to the story\u2019s biblical origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday Today Forever\u201d debuted to a sold-out audience in Duluth, Georgia, in December, and had a second screening at the Black Art &amp; Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida. The screening at Clark will be its third public showing. Guyton says he\u2019s eager to reconnect with his Worcester friends and associates, including Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/dean-of-the-college\/\">Dean of the College<\/a> Laurie Ross, with whom he collaborated on community-support efforts in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A composer and producer with a deep history in and connection to the hip-hop world, Guyton notes that music is key to his film \u2014 the soundtrack of \u201cYesterday Today Forever\u201d features 32 original songs. \u201cWith all the hell I went through in Boston, music became my therapy,\u201d he acknowledges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyton, a married father of two daughters, says he\u2019s one of those people who enjoys pursuing new and exciting opportunities. He has four more movies in various stages of development, and, when he spoke to ClarkU News from Atlanta last week, he said he was looking forward to recording a soundtrack on Monday when he was back in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy wife asks me, \u2018Can\u2019t you just relax a minute?\u2019\u201d he laughs. \u201cBut I\u2019m always on to the next thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domingo Guyton remembers the feeling of walking alone at night in Worcester to buy a snack at the local White Hen Pantry. For the first time in a long while, he felt comfortable \u2014 and safe. 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