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JUL

2015

Immigration Turf

As my first piece for The Game Changers Project I am tackling the issue of immigration raids on Latino families in the United States. I think this issue is not really focused on in mainstream media, and it is Latino filmmakers’ responsibility to address these topics and how it affects the Latino family unit. I come from a family that was unconstitutionally deported in the 1920’s, despite my

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JUL

2015

African In America: A Creative Bridge

In my first discussion with the GCP Producers at the beginning of this fellowship we spoke about using one of my films to explore the connections between Africans living in America and African-Americans. As the daughter of a Gambian immigrant this topic hit very close to home. After talking a little about my dad’s experience in the States, we all agreed that looking at his life here could

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OCT

2014

Closing the Story Gap: Shifting Perceptions One Film at a Time

National Film Fellowship Spotlighting Males of Color Expands, Launches Narratives Oakland, CA – – Yesterday the Game Changers Project (GCP), an Oakland-based national media fellowship for emerging filmmakers of color, made four significant program announcements for this, their fourth year: a new partnership supported by The California Endowment and their Sons and Brothers

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OCT

2014

They Have a Voice: Actor Helps Homeless Youth

Working on the “Unaccompanied Youth” film was and eye opening experience. First of all, I got to meet and interact with the actor Edwin Lee Gibson. He is a remarkable person who gives so much of his time. His ability to connect and interact with youth is really inspiring. He is a lesson in how opening up to kids about your issues helps them to understand their own predicament.

BY Michael Jasper

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OCT

2014

The Script, The Badge and The Game

By Vincent Cortez When I stepped into the Marsh Theater in Berkeley Ca. to meet Jinho “the Piper” Ferreira I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d seen a brief excerpt from his one man show, “Cops and Robbers”, which immediately impressed me – but for this particular story I wouldn’t just be asking questions about his play, but asking questions about

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AUG

2014

Dominic Ware: Changing the Corporate Game

In capturing Dominic Ware’s story, a story of resilience and solidarity, I was given the opportunity to connect with a young man that has both potential and ambition to spark change. Working with him, meeting his family, and seeing him really connect with his own past and where he wants to go in front of my lens was a honor and a blessing. All of the subjects I interviewed really

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AUG

2014

Carter G. Woodson Academy

Filming the Omega Carter G. Woodson was such a pleasure and a learning experience more than anything. I was amazed by the program and its leaders. While filming I wanted to convey the level of commitment of these men to not only the kids but the material. After several interviews it was my opinion that the program was driven more by the need for teaching the this material more so than having

BY Michael Jasper

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NOV

2013

Bill Generett: Urban Innovator

We beat our drums and dance to them. Your beat is methodical; My rhythm is fluid; We connect to our cores. Our dances, though different, are proof that our drums lead us to the same place. I am interested in telling ethnically specific stories with universally resonating themes. Whether my subject is Muslim women, an African American lesbian or black men, I am working from the premise that we

BY Gregory Scott Williams, Jr.

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GCF Quote of the Day

“In advanced societies it is not the race politicians or the "rights" leaders who create the new ideas and the new images of life and man. That role belongs to the artists and intellectuals of each generation. Let the race politicians, if they will, create political, economic or organizational forms of leadership; but it is the artists and the creative minds who will, and must, furnish the all important content.

...And in this role, they must not be subordinated to the whims and desires of politicians, race leaders and civil rights entrepreneurs whether they come from the Left, Right, or Center, or whether they are peaceful, reform, violent, non-violent or laissez-faire. Which means to say, in advanced societies the cultural front is a special one that requires special techniques not perceived, understood, or appreciated by political philistines.”
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4 months ago ·

Shout out to Ava Duvernay's 13th for being named Best Documentary!! #blackfilm #13th ... See MoreSee Less

Ava DuVernay's '13th' Named Best Documentary By Black Film Critics Circle

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The Black Film Critics Circle named Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed mass incarceration documentary 13th Best Documentary. 13th traces the history from the US constitution’s 13th amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, to 2016, where one-in-three black American males can exp...

9 months ago ·

Big Congrats go out to Game Changers Alum Carl Seaton, who has just been nominated for NAACP Image Award: Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
for “Bad Dad Rehab” – (TV One). ##ChangetheGame ... See MoreSee Less

9 months ago ·

Ava Duvernay speaks on her success with Queen Sugar and changing the game. ... See MoreSee Less

Ava DuVernay on ‘Queen Sugar’s’ Ratings Success & Changing Hollywood

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In October, I sat down with award winning writer and director Ava DuVernay to interview her for EBONY’s Power issue. At the time, Queen...

9 months ago ·

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Awkward Black Girl

Well, this happened. Thanks for this journey, ABGNation and everyone who supported #InsecureHBO.

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