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ms. e!

...but of course my dear.

About Me

a "trying-to-stay-wise woman who’s loved film all her life.
==========SOME OF MY PROJECTS==========
queer media and entertainment conference: women’s summit
member, executive committee.(’08)
apollo theater foundation, inc., harlem, new york
consultant, education and community outreach programs.(’08)
"black./womyn.:conversations with lesbians of African descent" bookings and screenings manager (’08)
"lady beat makers vol 1."..a new documentary on female urban music producers, new york, new york programming manager (’07 - ’08)
black documentary collective, nyc, st. claire bourne scholarship committee (’08), short film competition committee member (’06),
chimpanzee productions, new york, new york, "through a glass darkly" documentary production team, make-up technician/production associate (’06)
upsouth international book festival, harlem, ny, production committee member (’06, ’07)
urbanworld VIBE film festival, nyc, coordinating producer(’06, ’07), steering committee member(’00), screenplay competition committee member (’99), campus tour producer (’99), sponsorship rep (’99) -
hip hop odyssey international film festival, nyc, co-founder/advisor, (’01 - ’07)
reel sisters of the diaspora film festival, brooklyn, ny, panel producer, "the nuts and bolts of documentary filmmaking", (’05) and production team "reel talk and high tea" panel (’03)
clark atlanta university, atlanta, georgia, student activities producer/manager (’89 - ’95)
==========PANELS I’VE BEEN ON==========
women in film careers, women in communications foundation’ career conference, nyc, (’07)
black women in the film industry, black women film preservation project, atlanta, georgia, (’05)
hip hop: making the transition from video to films, clark atlanta university media day, atlanta, (’05)
women in the arts international women in the arts conference, WERISE, nyc, (’02)
marketing online to offline, global entertainment and media summit, nyc, (’02)
alternative careers in the entertainment industry, reel stories panel series, nyc, (’01)
the business of show biz, spelman college media arts day, atlanta, (’00)

My Interests

popcorn and watching films on turner classic movies, sundance channel, ifc channel, almost any of the other film channels and in the movie theater although it costs too damn much here in nyc. i love reading film trivia books and have an extensive collection of books on gangster films, film noir, movie studios, james bond films, "the godfather" films, and african-american films. i love cooking, spending time with my niece, listening to music, reading and spending time with my friends when can.

I'd like to meet:

professionals in the film, television and music industry (festival producers, filmmakers, company reps, etc.) who are serious about providing platforms for artists to create works that reflect their lives in the sincerest way possible. looking for like minded folk who appreciate the same and want to network. ************************************************************ ********************

Music:

hmmmm.... soundgarden, wes montgomery, sarah vaughn, faith, led zepplin, alice in chains, the pretenders, james brown, pink floyd, zili misik, chryssie hynde, rush, billy strayhorn, marvin gaye, mary wells, morrissey, chaka kahn, u2, stevie nicks, fleetwood mac, jimmy smith, jimmy mcgriff, charlie parker, john coltrane, johnny hartman, public enemy, wu tang, the who, the clash, james bond film soundtracks, joy division, joey difrancesco, areatha franklin, nancy wilson, heart, velvet revolver, fishbone, 24-7 spyz, les nubians, icognito, lou donaldson, ..lots more..depends on my mood

Movies:

crime stories, gangster flicks, film noir classics, james bond flicks (oh yeah)

Television:

football, "law&order", house and garden tv ("house hunters" rules), turner classic movies, american movie classics, "the wire" on hbo, "the L word" on showtime, espn, food network,

Books:

"brown sugar erotica series" by carol taylor, mario puzo, almost anything on the history of film/actors/trivia, pearl cleage, jewell parker rhodes, "simple speaks his mind", "simple's uncle sam", "the best of simple" by langston hughes, anything by barbara neely, "standing at the scratch line" by guy johnson, "toms, coons, mulattoes, mammies and bucks" by donald bogle

Heroes:

my mother, her sisters and her mother, my dad, his mother and sisters, my brother

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