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SUMMARY:Harlem Family Day
DESCRIPTION:Join Reel Sisters for an afternoon of family-friendly films at our Harlem Family Day celebration! In addition to screening a diverse lineup of short films\, there will be a children’s workshop dedicated to teaching young kids the art of filmmaking! No supplies or experience needed. \n\n\nFeatured shorts include Harlem Fragments\, directed by Cameron Tyler Carr\, and Musica Quarantena directed Lilian T. Mehrel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarlem Fragments \nDirector/Writer: Cameron Tyler Carr Producers: Flor Tejada\, Collin Meath\, Ben Thompson\, Salma Qarnain. \nWriters: Cameron Tyler Carr\, Wes Andre Goodrich and Danielle Therese Dougé. \nNarrative\, 17 min. \nAn Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family’s beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can’t look away from the tragedy. Based on true events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusica Quarantena \nDirector/Writer: Lilian T. Mehrel \nAnimator: Danielle Rhoda \nAnimation\, 3:46 min. \nA little girl’s love for her bedridden Papa inspires a town in lockdown to make music out their windows. The film stars Elisa del Genio (HBO’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND). \n\n\nTickets are $8 per person or $6 per person for groups of 2 or more\, plus Eventbrite fees. Complete schedule to come soon. \n 
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/harlem-family-day/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:A Juneteenth Celebration: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
DESCRIPTION:African Voices’ Art Director\, Derick Cross\, is hosting a Juneteenth celebration at AV! This is a free community event and open mic. \n“Pop up and let your voice be heard!” RSVP for free at this link. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/a-juneteenth-celebration-lift-every-voice-and-sing/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters + BRIC Scriptwriting Lab: Create Strong Female Characters
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters + BRIC Summer Scriptwriting Lab (HYBRID) \n \nRegistration includes admission to Screenwriting Symposium! \nAre you seeking a nurturing environment to revise your screenplay? Do you have a project in development and need to refine your first screenplay? Are you interested in creating strong female characters that resonate with audiences? \nReel Sisters + BRIC Screenwriting Lab is a four session course that includes a weekend intensive designed to give independent screenwriters the opportunity to work on scripts for television\, film and streaming platforms like OWN\, Netflix and Amazon. Join a writers’ boot camp devoted to developing risk-taking narratives and creating scripts with richly layered female characters. The Lab will accept in-person and online applicants. \nWriters will work in small groups and one-on-one with veteran writer/producer Lorisa Bates\, the CEO of Batesville Media\, LLC and former VP of Content Strategy at BET Networks where she was responsible for greenlighting 70+ movies. \nYou will enjoy a weekend working in a supportive environment of professional producers\, directors and screenwriters dedicated to helping you achieve your writing goals. Revise key elements of your feature length or short film script and create a dynamic elevator pitch. \nEligibility + Application: Writers must submit a synopsis (1 page maximum) and short sample of their screenplay (10 pages maximum) with a short bio (2-3 sentences). At the end of the lab\, several screenwriters will have an opportunity to showcase an excerpt of their work at a staged reading hosted by Reel Sisters and BRIC in the fall. Writing teams are welcome. \nRegistration Fee: $225\, plus Eventbrite Fees. Slots are limited so register in advance. If you are not accepted\, you will receive a $200 refund (the application fee is non-refundable). You will be e-mailed a secure link to send your writing sample and synopsis shortly after you register. \nABOUT REEL SISTERS & BRIC \nThe Scriptwriting Lab is co-presented by Reel Sisters\, the first Oscar Qualifying Festival for short narratives devoted to women filmmakers\, and BRIC\, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn\, and one of the largest in New York City. BRIC presents and incubates new work by artists and media-makers who reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Reel Sisters Film Festival will be held on October 19-20\, 2024. \nFor more information visit www.reelsisters.org | www.BRICartsmedia.org.
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/reel-sisters-bric-scriptwriting-lab-create-strong-female-characters/
LOCATION:TBA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenwriting,Symposium,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Scriptwriting Essentials: The Art of Writing Strong Female Characters ™ Series
DESCRIPTION:Calling All Aspiring Screenwriters! Struggling to write your first script? We’ve got you covered!Scriptwriting Essentials: Writing Strong Female CharactersLed by writer & producer Rachel Ingram \nPresented by Reel Sisters & BRICThis is your moment to shine! Secure your spot now! \nDATES: 4/15/25\, 4/17/25\, 4/22/25\, 4/29/25 (Zoom)\, 5/1/25 (Zoom) and 5/8/25. \nRegistration Fee: $225 (plus Universe fees) \nWORKSHOP SELLS OUT QUICKLY\, REGISTER ASAP! \nWriters are welcomed to join us virtually or in person. \nEnjoy a beginning scriptwriting workshop that will cover the essentials of writing scripts for TV\, Film and Web Series. Turn your story concept into a script for film\, television series or a digital media series. Create a character driven script for your audience. Our professional instructors have successfully guided writers in developing scripts for film and television. \nScriptwriting Essentials will offer tips on pitching your script to such major content platforms as OWN\, Netflix\, Lifetime and HBO. You will learn how to write strong and richly layered women characters as well as the nuts and bolts of writing scripts that sell. Enjoy a nurturing and open creative environment where you will have a chance to write your first script or develop a work-in-progress. \nThe workshop is being presented by Reel Sisters\, the first Oscar Qualifying Festival for short narratives devoted to women filmmakers\, and BRIC\, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn\, and one of the largest in New York City. Scriptwriting Essentials is a Trademark of Reel Sisters\, the nation’s leading film festival devoted to women of color. Reel Sisters will be held on Oct.25-26\, 2025 in Brooklyn. African Voices\, an arts organization founded in 1992\, sponsors Reel Sisters. \nBRIC presents and incubates new work by artists and media-makers who reflect the diversity that surrounds us.#WritingCommunity #AspiringWriters #ScriptWriting
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/scriptwriting-essentials-the-art-of-writing-strong-female-characters-april152025/
LOCATION:BRIC\, 647 Fulton St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenwriting,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Financing Your Film (without Selling Your Soul)
DESCRIPTION:Create a successful plan to finance your film in our online workshop with Jeff Rivera. \nRegistration: $20 (plus Eventbrite Fees) \nVirtual workshop — join us online! \nJeff Rivera is a writer\, producer\, and founding partner at Collective Five Entertainment\, a collective of media companies telling universal stories through the lens of Black and Brown voices. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Bypass Hollywood. He has worked with Oscar and Emmy winners\, bestselling authors\, and thought leaders across media. Known for championing independent creators\, Rivera specializes in developing compelling content that breaks barriers and resonates globally. \nTired of getting ghosted by grant applications? Whether you’re making a Harlem-themed doc or an animated short\, you’ll learn how to finance your film without losing creative control. \nThis interactive workshop pulls back the curtain on how to actually raise money for your film—without giving up ownership or control. Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned filmmaker\, Jeff walks you through proven strategies to lower your budget to something achievable and raise that first $5\,000 to $10\,000 to get started. This hands-on workshop is for creators on every level and will walk you through the basic tools you’ll need to achieve the very first steps in funding your film. Discover multiple funding pathways: angel investments\, brand partnerships\, rebates\, and crowdfunding options. \nReel Sisters is supported\, in part\, by the National Endowment for the Arts\, West Harlem Development Corp.\, New York State Council on the Arts and private donors.
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/financing-your-film-without-selling-your-soul/
LOCATION:ONLINE – New York Time Zone
CATEGORIES:Finance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters presents I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth
DESCRIPTION:Reel Sisters presents I Own Me: The Spirit of Resistance & Rebirth\, a collection of short films honoring women leaders and the spirit of resistance\, rebirth and healing. Untold stories about important historical and community leaders are celebrated in our showcase. From Reimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons to Angola’s Queen Nzinga in Before 1619: She Took Justice\, each film addresses the power to rise above oppression and injustice to rebirth a new future for generations to come. \nThe program will be held on May 22\, 2025\, 6:30 pm at Riverside Church\, 91 Claremont Ave. (121 St). Tickets: $7 (plus Universe fees). \nFIlm Showcase \nRock Island Prison 1864 \nnarrative\, 6:49 min. \nProducer/Director: Joy Shannon \nGuarding Confederate POWS in a Civil War prison\, a runaway slave now Union soldier\, desperately fights for power\, or faces returning to slavery. Inspired by a true story. \nNana & The Black Monarchy \n7 min.\, documentary \nProducer/Director: Yaania Bell \nWhat even is Black Girl Magic? Well\, it’s the miraculous alchemy Black women and girls synthesize from the adversity\, abuse and subjugation they endure throughout their existence. Yaania Bell’s radically profound short documentary on the slutty social worker\, @Nanagal_ and her sex positive\, anti-patriarchal demonstrations\, introduces audiences to a colorful reality of BIPOC sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. \nReimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons \n32 min.\, documentary \nProducers: Leo R. Douglas \nDirectors: Leo R. Douglas and Udemba Mclean \nWriters: Leo R. Douglas and Marcia Douglas \nDrawing on African spiritualism in which nature itself is sacred\, and West African cultures where women are traditional leaders and the female-form is commonly ecologically deified\, the “Reimagining Nanny” Project retelling of the story of Queen Nanny\, national heroine of Jamaica\, as a shaman of the forests\, healer\, priestess and protector of the springs and watersheds\, and commander of energies of the earth\, creatures\, mountains and valleys of the Blue and John Crow Mountains of Jamaica. \nBefore 1619: She Took Justice \n29:58 min.\, documentary \nProducer: Gloria Browne-Marshall\, The Law and Policy Group\, Inc. \nDirector: Bobby John Field \nJourney to Angola and discover the feats of an extraordinary African warrior Queen who fought European invaders in the 1660s and her powerful connection today. \nThe program is funded\, in part\, by the West Harlem Development Corporation\, National Endowment for the Arts\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Concil members Crystal Hudson (CD 35) and Farah Louis (CD 45).
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/reel-sisters-presents-i-own-me-the-spirit-of-resistance-rebirth/
LOCATION:Riverside Church\, 91 Claremont Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Master Class on Writing Strong Female Characters for Film & TV ™
DESCRIPTION:Calling All Screenwriters! \nHave a script-in-progress or a new idea? Join award-winning writer/producer Jennica Carmona for a 6-session hybrid scriptwriting class designed to help you build strong characters and get pitch-ready for studios like Netflix\, HBO\, and Paramount—without compromising your vision. \nMon. & Wed.\, June 16\, 2025-July 2\, 2025\, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm \nLocation: BRIC\, Media Lab\, 647 Fulton Street \nSessions: Mondays & Wed.\, 6/16/25\, 6/18/25\, 6/23/25\, 6/25/25\, 6/30/25 & 7/2/25. \nThis is a hybrid workshop — writers can join in person or virtually! \nTHIS WORKSHOP SELLS OUT QUICKLY\, REGISTER ASAP! \n☑️ Class meets 6:30–8:30 PM\n☑️ Registration: $225 + booking fee\n☑️ Use code Script2025 for $25 off (by 5/23/25)\n☑️ Basic scriptwriting knowledge required \nSpots are limited—secure yours now! \n#WritersCommunity #Scriptwriting #CharacterDevelopment See less
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/master-class-on-writing-strong-female-characters-for-film-tv/
LOCATION:BRIC\, 647 Fulton St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenwriting,Workshop
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SUMMARY:LINEAGE | Celebrating A Legacy of Love\, Family & Activism
DESCRIPTION:RSVP for African Voices Issue Launch & Art Exhibition!\nJoin African Voices for a special celebration of art and activism! \nWe’re launching our Summer/Fall 2025 issue honoring Harry Belafonte\, with an opening exhibition by Brooklyn artist Watson Mere\, whose work graces the cover. \nThe event also features poetry and readings by contributors\, with Keisha-Gaye Anderson\, award-winning poet and guest editor\, in attendance. \nDonations welcome — come share in an afternoon of creativity\, community\, and tribute. \nThe event will be held at the AV Gallery\, 325 Lafayette Ave. (corner of Grand Ave.) in Brooklyn.
URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/lineage-celebrating-a-legacy-of-love-family-activism/
LOCATION:AV Gallery\, 325 Lafayette Ave.\, Brooklyn\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Celebration,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Reel Sisters Screens 40+ Films by Women of Color
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URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/reel-sisters-screens-40-films-by-women-of-color/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Interpretations: The Gardens of Our Lives
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URL:https://africanvoices.com/event/interpretations-the-gardens-of-our-lives/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Art
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