Director
Biographies
Breakin'
In: The Making of a Hip Hop Dancer
Elizabeth St. Philip
An accomplished writer and film director, St. Philip’s work has
been shown on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and the CBC. She is
the medical producer for CTV's National News. This is
St. Philip's debut documentary and first collaboration with the National Film
Board of Canada.
Connect
the Dots
Claireandean Humphrey
As a child, Claireandean's interest in
the visual arts was nurtured by her father and later by her teachers at
Lullaby
Sharon Mareeka Lewis, Writer
This director, on-air host, actor and
writer has appeared in films, television, and theatre across the globe. Her
role as the D.J. Rude in the film Rude took her to
In the Dark
Niko Blaxxx
This film represents Blaxxx'
directorial debut. It won the Jury award for best Canadian Female Director in a
short film/video at Inside Out last year. She is an alumnus of the Queer Youth
Digital Video Project which enabled her to take In the Dark from concept to
completed project. Blaxxx is also a 1st year Business
student at
The
Locks Narratives
Natalie Wood
Multimedia artist, curator, arts educator...Wood's work cohabits the
worlds of art and historical research, exploring issues of identity,
marginalization, resistance and representation. In her art, Wood uses symbols
and objects to subvert the experiences of loss and invisibility felt by many in
the Black Community. She has had solo/group shows at a number of
(http://vtapedigital.org/kinlinks).
Kounandi
Apolline Traoré
One of
Blood
d'bi young
Jamaican born and raised, this uniquely talented actress, playwright,
dub poet, author and new mother claims a body of work
that explores multidisciplinary forms of storytelling. Her work is rooted
in socio-political accountability, responsibility and anti-oppression. young has starred in theatre, television and film
productions including 'da kink in my hair and Lord
Have Mercy. As a dub poet, she has independently produced three recordings and
has another in progress - plus she recently published her first book of poetry
art on black. young lives in
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