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Shilyh Warren, Janelle Ellis: African American Women Film Directors
When: November 4, 7 pm
Where: RSVP for address, WordSpace@WordSpace
Refreshments made possible by Spiral Diner and Ben E. Keith!
SHILYH WARREN (PhD. UTD) will show a 7 minute Zora Neale Hurstron film and an Eloyce Gest tiny film….these are the ONLY black woman directed films until the 1970’s.
She is on sabbatical from UTD writing a book (for tenure) on this subject, so those at the salon will have FRESH info just mined…she HAS it ALL.
Marilyn Clark and Janelle Ellis will open and close her presentation will the announcement of the Fair Park Event and of the women directors to follow this first one…by then we’ll have all the updates and commitments.
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Shilyh Warren received her PhD at Duke University. Her work focuses on radical feminist cultural production, particularly from the 1970s.
Janelle Ellis teaches English Lit at El Centro College. She and Marilyn Clark have worked for decades in support of women in the arts, co-coordinating and curating numerous festivals and film projects, particularly highlighting the voice and art of African Americans. Currently, they are participating in the Fair Park Film festival featuring the work of women in film
Here’s the latest schedule events for the upcoming festival:
BLACK CINEMATEQUE/ FAIR PARK FILM FORUM Honoring
Julie Dash and Ava DuVernay with Cheryl Dunye, Tanya Hamilton, Kasi Lemons, Michelle Parkerson, Gina Prince-Blythewood, Dee Rees, and Oprah Winfrey
Friday: all day
Screenings at All Projection Facilities around Fair Park:
National Honorees + Local Filmmakers
Friday night: 7pm
Hall of State Auditorium (downstairs)
Premiere of Julie Dash’s new DOC on Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor “Culinary Griot”: TRAVEL NOTES OF A GEECHEE GIRL
Introduced with Docs by Cinematic Foremothers Zora Neale Hurston and Eloyce King Patrick Gist
Saturday noon: 11am to 1pm
Luncheon (Gullah Cuisine) in Galleries of African-American Museum with TRIBUTE to JULIE DASH: Great Director
Saturday afternoon: 2 to 4pm
Panel Discussion Filmed by C-Span in Auditorium
Moderated by Jacqueline Bobo (Audience by Invitation)
Saturday evening: 5 to 8pm
Gala Reception at Hall of State + seated dinner for Honored Filmmakers with Local Filmmakers
IndieGoGo fundraiser for Black Women Directors
Saturday late night: 9 to 12am
Concert at the Fair Park Band Shell Featuring Erykah Badu
Pegasus Reading Series: Griselda Castillo, Darryl Ratcliff, Will Richey, and TBA
Griselda Castillo
Darryl Ratcliff
Will Richey is a husband and father. Artist and athlete. Lover of the oral tradition and empowerer of voice. Half seafood gumbo, half arroz con habichuelas. His Heritage runs deep through Louisiana and Puerto Rico. He is the creator of DaVerse Lounge, performance curator for the Dallas Festival of Ideas and a graduate of the University of Dallas.
MUSICAL GUEST TBA
Pegasus Reading Series is a reading series based in Dallas, TX and presented by WordSpace. Pegasus is held at Kettle Art gallery in Deep Ellum and hosted by Sebastian Paramo. Pegasus is meant to showcase local and touring writers and foster community between the authors and the writers.
Past readers for Pegasus include: Nick McRae, Octavio Quintanilla, Edyka Chilomé, Chloe Honum, Courtney Marie, Blake Kimzey, Logen Cure, Fatima Hirsi, George David Clark, Greg Brownderville, Chelsea Wagenaar, Danielle Sellers, Merritt Tierce, Jenny Molberg, Nate Logan, and others.
Oral Fixation @ Dallas Performance Hall
WordSpace is honored to produce the 2015 - 2016 Season of Oral Fixation!
More details coming!
Verb Kulture at Dallas Poetry Slam
When: Friday, November 20, 8 pm
Where: Heroes, Greenville Ave.
Hosted by: Dallas Poetry Slam, SlamMasters GNO & RockBaby
What: WordSpace Night @ DPS
Verb Kulture is a perfect word to describe her. She is poetry in motion. Verb was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is a performing artist that possesses many talents which include being a Spoken Word Artist, a Slam Champion, Dancer, Musician, Producer, Writer, Host, Motivational Speaker and so much more. She is the founder and CEO of Verb Kulture Ent. This young woman has a gift of bringing people together and reaching an audience. Her dynamic performances grabs your attention and speak to your heart. She is currently the producer of some of the biggest shows in Dallas/Fort Worth area including the Annual Changing Faces Masquerade Ball and the Annual Harlem Renaissance Extravaganza…Verb has been performing for the majority of her life and believes that everyone has a story to tell and the capability of making a difference in the lives of others. This national artist has been seen on many stages and has performed with many Grammy Award winning artists. She was a featured artist on season 3 of Tv One’s Verses and Flow show where she shared the stage with Mary Mary and Vivian Green. Her talents have landed her many great opportunities. When she is not on the stage, you can find her producing empowering shows presented by Verb Kulture Ent. like W.O.W. (Words over Wine), Poetry’s Love Affair with Music, and Beat Street Poetry. She is a true lover of all art forms and provides a platform for all up and coming talent. Verb is currently working on a project to be released this year which will feature and include Grammy Award winning musicians. You can find Verb hitting the stages with her new band “Jus Lyke Muzic” soon. To keep up with this renaissance woman and all of the great works she is creating, follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @verbkulture
