Fresh out of college in 2013, I started working as an associate producer in documentary film and a social impact coordinator. // research assistant. social impact coordinator for the documentary film Let the Fire Burn as well as an associate producer.
I moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago and worked in the Sundance Institute’s newly formed diversity initiative which operated across all departments to make Sundance artist programs and festivals more accessible and inclusive. This experience shaped my understanding of artist development and the relationship between film, technology, and social impact. Around this same time, I was a grassroots marketing coordinator for The Film Collaborative where I worked on theatrical releases for independent feature films.
Film and event production
- outdoor film screening
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I’ve been involved in events for a long time. I was inspired by MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 to plan my own 16th birthday and that was my first experience planning an event where I was involved in every detail of event planning. I even took a cake decorating class so make my own cake. Later in very unglamorous jobs as a catering server in DC and a server at the Rose Bowl, I gained more insight into what goes on behind the scenes to ensure an event runs seamlessly and is an enjoyable experience for attendees.
COLLABORATORS:
orgs - Media Mobilizing Project, African American United Fund, KAOS Network, Blackout for Human Rights, Dream Defenders, Media Development Center, Lajee Center, V-day, Ambulante, Harnisch Foundation, Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival, WIFT, Los Angeles LGBT Center, New Orleans Film Society, African-American Redress Network
individuals - Dawn Richard, Philip Youmans
venues - The Theatre at the Ace Hotel DTLA, Neuehouse
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