Guests include:
Friday, Feb 26 6pm on Zoom: See event page.
Luchina Fisher, award-winning writer, director and producer and member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia. Her current film, Mama Gloria, is a feature documentary about a 74-year-old Black transgender activist named Gloria Allen, who came of age amid Chicago's drag balls, transitioned before Stonewall and started a charm school for homeless trans youth.
See a trailer for Mama Gloria here:
Thursday, March 11, 7:30pm
Hank Jones, writer: Originally from Ambler, Pennsylvania, Henry “Hank” Jones moved to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for scriptwriting after earning a Master of Arts degree in English (Teaching of Writing & Literature) from George Mason University. Jones harnessed his skills working as an assistant on shows like Dear White People, The New Edition Story, and `blackish.
Tuesday, March 16, 1:30pm
Stefon Bristol, writer and director: Brooklyn-born, Long Island-bred, Stefon Bristol graduated from Morehouse College and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, just like his Oscar-winning mentor, Spike Lee. The New Yorkers eventually became collaborators on See You Yesterday, adapting Bristol’s 17-minute student thesis — which screened at 35 film festivals — into his feature debut, a magnetic celebration of Caribbean culture and everyday superheroes that resonates with audiences globally today.
*More guests to be scheduled. Check back for these additions.
For more information:
Cynthia Fuchs cfuchs@gmu.edu, Director, Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason; Interim Director, Film at Mason
Samantha Sinagra sbeach2@gmu.edu, Program and Academic Manager, Film at Mason
Visiting Filmmakers Series Online: Black Lives Matter is sponsored by: Film and Video Studies, CHSS, CVPA, African and African American Studies, School of Art, CVPA's Kritikos Series: Arts in Context, University Libraries, History and Art History, University Life, Women and Gender Studies, and the CHSS Interdisciplinary Programming Support Fund.
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