The countdown to NOIR FEST 2020: Healing, Transformation & (R)evolution has begun! This year’s festival will be a week-long virtual party from Saturday, December 5th to Saturday, December 12th featuring legendary speakers, gorgeous films, a digital arts exhibit, yoga and reiki, uniting the Black Diaspora through storytelling and movement that heals us. Get your tickets today! General Admissions tickets start at $25, Industry Access at $50 for private events with filmmakers, distributors and press, and VIP access at $110 which includes exclusive gifts/swag and private VIP events.
We are thrilled to announce a few of the incredible speakers you will hear from during the week:
Sonya Renee Taylor (opening keynote speaker) is the Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Apology, an international movement and organization committed to radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation. She is the author of The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love. Sonya’s work as an award winning Performance Poet, activist and transformational leader has been featured on HBO, BET, MTV, NPR, PBS, CNN, The New York Times and many more. Believing in the power of art as a vehicle for social change, Sonya has been widely recognized for her work as a change agent.
Merawi Gerima is a filmmaker from Washington DC. His origin informs his work and his community-centered orientation. Residue, his first feature which you can find on Netflix, was a total communal endeavor, made possible primarily by the effort of the people it attempts to portray. Check out the New York Times review of Residue here.
Reelblack founder Michael J. Dennis is an award winning filmmaker, curator and media host based in Philadelphia, PA. A graduate of both NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and The American Film Institute Conservatory, his short films and documentaries have screened globally. He has worked with Chris Rock, Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby and The Hudlin Brothers. Mike has curated film festivals since 1994, when he worked with the New York Underground Film Festival. As President of the The Philadelphia Film and Video Association and founding member of both Councilman David Oh’s Black Film Advisory Committee and Ava DuVernay’s Array, he has worked diligently to develop infrastructure for Independent filmmakers.
You don’t want to miss the party of the century starting on Saturday, Dec 5th and running through Saturday, Dec 12th.
