Exclusive: After unveiling its lineup for the sixth edition of the Bentonville Film Festival (Bff), the Bentonville Film Foundation has set panels, events and jury for the hybrid virtual/in-person event. The fest will take place August 10-16.
The panels for this year’s fest include “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” with Geena Davis, Oge Egbuonuvisible Portraits) and Katori Hall (P-Valley creator). The panel spotlights the best practices for executives and creators who have successfully created or worked with female-driven content.
Isabella Gomez (One Day At A Time), Sonay Hoffman (For Life), Marie Jacobson (Spt’s Gemstone Studios), Mary Molina (Party of Five) and Esta Spalding (On Becoming a God in Central Florida) will be panelists for “What’s Your Story? And Why We Need It Now More Than Ever”, which will feature a conversation of the importance of fresh, distinctive voices on TV.
The panels for this year’s fest include “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” with Geena Davis, Oge Egbuonuvisible Portraits) and Katori Hall (P-Valley creator). The panel spotlights the best practices for executives and creators who have successfully created or worked with female-driven content.
Isabella Gomez (One Day At A Time), Sonay Hoffman (For Life), Marie Jacobson (Spt’s Gemstone Studios), Mary Molina (Party of Five) and Esta Spalding (On Becoming a God in Central Florida) will be panelists for “What’s Your Story? And Why We Need It Now More Than Ever”, which will feature a conversation of the importance of fresh, distinctive voices on TV.
- 8/5/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer-turned-director Oge Egbuonu is reclaiming the narrative of Black women in her new documentary “(In)visible Portraits.” The film, which she describes as, “a love letter to Black women,” features Black female scholars and authors sharing stories of struggle and celebration throughout American history.
“Telling the stories of everyday women was the most important thing for me; giving people who we perceive to be everyday women a platform to tell their stores in the hope that they inspire others to do the same,” Egbuonu told WrapWomen.
During a recent interview, Egbuonu opened up about her 3-year experience making the timely and necessary film, which was released on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday that celebrates the 1865 emancipation of slaves.
Also Read: 'Self Made' Co-Showrunner Elle Johnson Calls on Hollywood to Greenlight More Projects About Black Women from American History
Tell us about your journey in making “(In)visible Portraits.” What did you learn in the process?...
“Telling the stories of everyday women was the most important thing for me; giving people who we perceive to be everyday women a platform to tell their stores in the hope that they inspire others to do the same,” Egbuonu told WrapWomen.
During a recent interview, Egbuonu opened up about her 3-year experience making the timely and necessary film, which was released on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday that celebrates the 1865 emancipation of slaves.
Also Read: 'Self Made' Co-Showrunner Elle Johnson Calls on Hollywood to Greenlight More Projects About Black Women from American History
Tell us about your journey in making “(In)visible Portraits.” What did you learn in the process?...
- 6/20/2020
- by Emily Vogel
- The Wrap
Producer Oge Egbuonu’s directorial debut “(In)Visible Portraits” arrives having perhaps committed the first-feature error of wanting to say everything. Even so, the documentary’s emotional generosity and mindful elegance impress. A rumination on Black women in America, the film’s release was moved up from fall 2020 to June 19. The timing couldn’t be more resonant. The spirit of the documentary sways and marches to chants like “Say Their Names” and “Justice for Breonna Taylor.”
There is a poetic justice to releasing the film on Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates emancipation even as it reminds us how diabolical racism was — and remains. (The date marks the moment slaves in Texas learned that they’d been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation — signed nearly three years earlier.) With the assist of a number of female scholars, the film dives into the traumatic legacy of slavery but also pays tribute to the fortitude of Black women,...
There is a poetic justice to releasing the film on Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates emancipation even as it reminds us how diabolical racism was — and remains. (The date marks the moment slaves in Texas learned that they’d been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation — signed nearly three years earlier.) With the assist of a number of female scholars, the film dives into the traumatic legacy of slavery but also pays tribute to the fortitude of Black women,...
- 6/18/2020
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
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