Podcasts about international black film festival

Black Film Critics Circle co-founder Mike Sargent talks about the state of the film industry, diversity in storytelling and the upcoming International Black Film Festival.  

It's been a year since a brutal snow storm hit Metro Vancouver and caused traffic to grind to a halt overnight. People's 30 minute commutes turned into a 12 hour ordeal. We'll hear ideas on how to prevent this in the future. Next, a strike at Rogers Sugar refinery has some turning to alternative baking methods. Finally, Vancouver International Black Film Festival begins this week.

On this episode of Broke-ish, Amber, and Erika are joined by Tosca Davis and Dr. Cedrick Smith, the co-founders of To Be Us Productions, to discuss their groundbreaking film, “To Be Us: To Work.” The documentary film, which won “Best of Film” at the International Black Film Festival, chronicles a cross-section of working Black people sharing their experiences with racism, micro-aggressions, and the accompanying insidious hostility in their respective industries and workplaces. These heartfelt, painful stories are a sobering reminder of how inescapable racism is for all Black Americans and how we must endure it to survive in this world. But in reclaiming our power by sharing our stories and empowering each other, “To Be Us: To Work” is a beautiful reminder that Black people overcome by the words of our testimony. Tune in to listen and learn where you can watch the film!

Film festival season is underway in Nashville. The International Black Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday while the Nashville Film Festival is slated to run until Wednesday.  In this episode, we look at the history and significance of these two festivals in Music City. We'll also be joined by local filmmakers, who will talk about their craft and decision to work in Nashville. But first, Hillsdale College-affiliated charter schools withdrew its request to start schools in Tennessee on Friday after complaints from parents. NewsChannel 5 investigative reporter Phil Williams will explain the controversy behind these schools and what it says about the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. Guests: Phil Williams, NewsChannel 5 investigative reporter Hazel Joyner-Smith, founder and CEO of the International Black Film Festival Lauren Ponto, programming director for the Nashville Film Festival Amy Bertram, professor of film history at Belmont University and judge at the Nashville Film Festival Phynley Joel, filmmaker and recent Lipscomb University graduate Seck, filmmaker who had directed music videos for Nashville artists Max Butler, filmmaker and producer Related coverage:  ‘Jacir' is a film about a Syrian refugee who navigates poverty and racism in Memphis. The film's director can relate. Directors Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard Talk Big Old Goofy World: The Story of Oh Boy Records

What is transformative justice? How do come to a place of personal and societal healing? These are some of the questions Samantha unpacks with award-winning filmmaker Dr. Gilda Sheppard. Dr. Sheppard has screened her documentaries throughout the United States, and internationally in Ghana, West Africa, at the Festival Afrique Cannes Film Festival, and in Germany at the International Black Film Festival in Berlin. Sheppard is a 2017 Hedgebrook Fellow for documentary film and is a 2019 recipient of an Artist Trust Fellowship. 

Sade Oyinade and Deshawn Plair are a dynamic African-American female writing/producing team based in Los Angeles.  Sade most recently was a Showrunner on the BET+ crime docu-series American Gangster: Trap Queens where Deshawn served as producer of one of the most popular episodes profiling Delrhonda “Big Fifty” Hood. Prior to that, both Sade and Deshawn worked on the award-winning TV One series Unsung and Unsung Hollywood which is where their partnership began. On Unsung, Sade was Co-Executive Producer and Deshawn was a Producer and Production Supervisor. They received multiple NAACP Image Awards under the series. Both women are also directors. Sade directed the 2017 short film Yemi's Dilemma and the AIDS short Who Do You Know? which aired on ASPIRE TV. After serving as an apprentice to award-winning director Qasim Basir on his Sundance selected film, A Boy, A Girl, A Dream, Deshawn made her directorial debut with the 2019 provocative short film on gun violence, First Day Back, starring Loretta Devine and Aisha Hinds. The pair wrote and produced the short that was a featured selection in multiple film festivals and won Best Narrative Short at the International Black Film Festival. The film received distribution after premiering at the Bronze Lens Film Festival and is now streaming on UMC.TV and Amazon Prime.  Deshawn and Sade were selected as participants in the 2019 PGA Fellowship: Producers Guild Power of Diversity Master Workshop with their feature script Better Than I Know Myself. The film is an adaptation of an Essence Magazine best-selling novel by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant. Most recently, the duo served as Co-Executive Producers of the UMC.TV comedy series For the Love of Jason and were half of the writing team for the series. Also, the pair wrote a project for BETHer titled A Long Look in the Mirror that aired on Oct 17, 2020 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month as a part of the Waiting Room series.  As a duo, they aim to tell positive stories that have meaning and impact within their community using their diverse backgrounds as inspiration. Deshawn grew up in the foster care system and was directly affected by the mass incarceration issue in this country through the imprisonment of her mother. Sade is a First-generation American  with Nigerian parents who tightly held onto their culture leading her to navigate finding a place in two different worlds. Together they embrace tackling hard issues while highlighting the good in it all.  Sade is from Silver Spring, Maryland. Deshawn hails from Kalamazoo, MI.

This week on Center Stage: Clint Coley! Clint Coley is an acclaimed comedian and writer who honed his skills at The Laff House in Philadelphia and the New York circuit before moving to Los Angeles. Since 2012, Coley has been the opening act for D.L. Hughley as he tours the country. Coley's comedic gift led to Hughley crowning him "The Prince." Coley has also opened for fellow Philadelphian and acclaimed comedian Kevin Hart.Beyond being a gifted comedian, Coley is a savvy businessman. Coley produced and headlined Babylon Cartel Presents: Clint Coley's All Jokes Aside, performing in front of a sold-out crowd at Philadelphia's Freedom Theater. Following the success of that special, Coley launched his own comedy series, Chill, it's Just Jokes, at Philadelphia's Helium Comedy Club. Its success led to the series expanding to Los Angeles' Hollywood Improv.In 2014, his debut comedy album, "I'm an Adult," was turned into a Live Nation theater tour with Coley selling over 1,600 tickets in 4 cities. His follow-up comedy EP, "Sturgis," reached #13 on the Billboard comedy album chart and reached #3 on the iTunes chart. His latest comedy album, "Sensitive," was released in 2018.Outside of stand-up, Coley has written, produced, and starred in various short films under his Everybody Eats Productions banner. "The First Date," "The First Time," and "Scratch" were each accepted into the International Black Film Festival. "Scratch" and "The First Time" were nominated for Best Short Film, with "The First Time" winning the award. Coley's video content with All Def Digital and videos on his personal fan page have earned 30+ millions of views.Follow us:@ClintColey@heliumpresents@centerstage_liveAbout the podcast: "Center Stage" pulls back the curtain to share an inside view of life in comedy clubs. Join General Manager of Helium Comedy Club in Portland and Host Nick Harris as he hangs out with comedian friends to discuss their loves and hates of the world that is comedy… and the clubs that cultivate it. New episodes every week!

Nina Kennedy is a world-renowned concert pianist, orchestral conductor, and award-winning filmmaker. She gave her first piano recital at nine and was a soloist with the Nashville Symphony, playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at 13. She holds a master's degree from the Juilliard School where she studied with Leonard Bernstein. Kurt Masur was her conducting mentor, during his tenure as music director with the New York Philharmonic and L'Orchestre National de France. For 12 years, she lived and performed in Europe, residing in Amsterdam, Vienna, Cologne, and Paris. Nina wrote the script for a short film by Alberto Ferreras of HBO that was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, New York's New Fest, and film festivals in Frankfurt, Jerusalem, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Oslo, Philadelphia, and Sydney.  Nina produced and directed the documentary about her father entitled Matthew Kennedy: One Man's Journey. He was the director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The film was screened at international film festivals including the African Diaspora Film Festival in New York, the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, and Nashville's International Film Festival (NaFF), and the International Black Film Festival of Nashville. Nina won the Rosetta Miller Perry prize for Best Film by a Black Filmmaker. Nina Kennedy is the host of The Noshing with Nina Show, an award-winning cable television talk show at Manhattan Neighborhood Network. She authored Practicing for Love: A Memoir. https://www.infemnity.com/nina-kennedy-booking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_aMM2Lo4k http://wijsf.org

Zach sits down with Cedrick Smith and Tosca Davis, producers and directors of TO BE US: To Work, to talk about the genesis of the film, Black trauma in the workplace, and their journey in creating the International Black Film Festival's "Best of Film" winning picture. Struggling with your Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) work? Kanarys—a Black-founded company—has your back. Regardless of where you are on your DEI journey, we arm you with the insights you need now to take action now. From audits to assessments to data-informed strategy, we'd love to be the partner you have been looking for. Email stacey@kanarys.com or learn more at https://www.kanarys.com/employer. Check out TO BE US Productions - they're a Black-owned production company with a mission to elevate Black stories. Watch the trailer and learn more about the film by clicking here.

To Be US Productions joins Not a Great Whisperer Podcast to discuss their debut film, “TO BE US: To work”, that centers on what it’s like to work while Black. The documentary won “Best of Film” at the International Black Film Festival. The film includes interviews that have recurring themes of racism, misogynoir, retaliation, wrongful terminations and discriminatory practices. TO BE US Productions has reshaped storytelling to elevate Black creatives above mainstream consumption. Tosca and Cedrick believe storytelling and liberation are intrinsically linked. They believe the true measure of humanity is one’s willingness to rage against the inequities from which they benefit. They discuss how they started, the process for the film, and their own powerful stories of discrimination. We discuss the psychological and chronic health consequences of racism and what happens to the body when it is in a constant state of stress. This conversation is important for everyone and needs to be talked about more often. Get to know Tosca and Cedrick and do your part and educate yourself. Enjoy the real, unedited conversation with Tosca, Cedrick and Katy.

How do you start a world-class film festival and keep it going during a pandemic? This week on the CEO Series, Karl Moore of McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management speaks with Fabienne Colas, founder of the International Black Film Festival about her unique events that celebrate Black filmmakers from around the world.

Veteran producer, writer & founder Anne-Marie Mackay sits down with Denise to discuss her legendary career, including how she helped build Propaganda Films and birthed the careers of prolific directors Michael Bay, Antoine Fuqua, Sofia Coppola and more. She also shares insights about her creation, The Magus Deck (www.worldofthemagus.com), which helps you tap into your unconscious to enrich your life.  About Anne-Marie Mackay: Anne-Marie Mackay has over a thirty year track record as a producer and executive, launching the careers of highly sought after directors as well as other key film talent in categories, including writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, production designers, art directors, location managers, wardrobe designers, makeup and hair artists, and every other type of crew member. Following her recent film,The Last Word directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried Anne-Marie has developed a slate of projects under her own banner. The company’s first feature Foster Boy starring Matthew Modine and Lou Gossett Jr. premiered and won at the Nashville Film Festival and The International Black Film Festival in October. It has already won 16 awards including the Human Rights Award and Carpe Diem Award as well as many others.  Anne-Marie has also been hired to write several TV Bibles destined for International Television as well as a seven-part fantasy novel based upon her own creation The World of The Magus. Now devoting herself to writing and producing – Her novels FITZ, Letters from Paris, The Daemon Lover and The Piper as well as her autobiography An Ordinary Life are the first of several original projects destined for the screen

Tari Hughes is CEO of Center for Nonprofit Management, and the pandemic is creating new news and urgent challenges that must be met. Hear her views on how nonprofits are responding to the pandemic. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Buddy Teaster started Soles4Souls as a non-profit collecting shoes for women and families across the globe that now helps women become more self sufficient by helping them making money by reselling donated shoes. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Jamie Bailey, CEO of Initial State, shares his company's recent acquisition and how he's at the forefront of breakthrough data visualization. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Kelly Magill of KGV Studios is working on a documentary about the Tennessee maneuvers during WW1 and has rediscovered a piece of Nashville history. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Spencer Donaldson is CEO of Eat Well Nashville, and he's created a meal delivery service that's proven to be essential during the pandemic. In this episode, he shares how he's expanding to meet demand. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Rodger Dinwiddie is STARS Nashville, a youth development non-profit. He says although youth are at home from the pandemic, the needs continue and his nonprofit are meeting these needs in unique ways. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Lauren Reed of Reed Public Relations had to pivot quickly once the pandemic meant that events would be canceled and PR budgets would be slashed. She was able to find a sweet spot during this pivot and business has blossom since then. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

On this episode of the Nashville CEO podcast, Cindy Baier, CEO of Brookdale Senior Living, shared how their entire organization literally reinvented the entire business overnight in response to COVID-19. "I'm proud that we were able to reinvent Brookdale overnight in rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic," shares Baier. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Robert Henderson, CEO of JumpCrew, discusses how remote work has magnified the needs for businesses to automate their marketing systems. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Read Hauck of Camel Express has created a chain of car washes and shares his fast growth and plans moving forward. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Sharon Roberson, President & CEO of YWCA Nashville, sheds light on the silent epidemic during COVID-19 and that's the epidemic of the rising number of women and children being abused at home with no outlet or escape. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

John Bass, CEO of Hashed Health is part of Nashville's burgeoning health tech scene and he envisions a region where more tech companies can flourish. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Hazel Joyner-Smith is the Founder & CEO of the International Black Film Festival of Nashville. She shares the role that Black creatives and filmmakers play in Nashville's cultural scene and the opportunity to change stereotypes. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Aaron Salow, CEO of XOi Technologies, is one of the fastest growing startups in Nashville. Hear his perspectives on where he sees the potential for Nashville's tech scene. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Rob Webb is creating a coffee culture in Nashville with his coffee roasting company, Just Love Coffee. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

On this episode of the Nashville CEO podcast, DeVan Ard, Chairman & CEO of Reliant Bank discusses the bank's recent acquisitions and how community banking has resurged with businesses seeking relief from the SBA's PPP loan program. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Mary Roskilly, Principal & Partner of Tuck Hinton, is breaking boundaries and stereotypes as a woman designing Nashville's most iconic skylines. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Serial entrepreneur Robert Harline is CEO of Absolute Wireless of Tennessee has built a chain of wireless stores and is giving young people first hand business training while on the job. Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Blueprint Creative Group features 19 Nashville CEOs who each share their perspectives on the outlook for Nashville's continued economic growth, the region's tech infrastructure, and how they've had to pivot their businesses in response to COVID-19. Featured Nashville CEOs on the podcast represent a range of industries from healthcare and technology to non-profit and consumer services, and includes the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Reliant Bank, YWCA Nashville, Center for Nonprofit Management, Hashed Health, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Tuck Hinton Architecture, Soles4Souls, Eat Well Nashville, XOi Technologies, Camel Express, Jump Crew, STARS Nashville, Absolute Wireless of Tennessee, Energy Lighting Services, Initial State, Reed Public Relations, KGV Studios, and Just Love Coffee.

Menelik Shabazz website Menelik Shabazz is an Award-winning UK film director, producer, and writer – a key pioneer in the development of contemporary black British cinema. Born in St. John, Barbados, he is known for a number of films including Burning An Illusion, Catch A Fire, The Story of Lovers Rock, Looking for Love and many others. He is also founder of Sunra Studios, co-founder of CEDDO film collective; bfmmedia, a groundbreaking black filmmakers magazine and the bfm International Black Film Festival based in the UK Pharaohs Unveiled is currently being screened at venues across the UK. The audience reception has been fantastic. Now, you can buy your own limited edition UK DVD of Pharaohs Unveiled directly from my website. The digital version of Pharaohs Unveiled is available worldwide and you can stream and download my other films and videos from Vimeo. Contact via social media, by email info@menelikshabazz.co.uk or via website

Our film won Best Narrative Feature at Gary.  We start the show with a breakdown of Drake's response to Pusha T.  He stinks. 

Skip sat down with Victoria Rowell and Traci Otey Blunt last year at the International Black Film Festival in Nashville, TN to talk about some of the amazing work being done on the Urban Movie Channel. Check the link below to subscribe to this amazing platform and get great content into your bones! https://umc.tv

This is our first installment of a new Radio Islam segment "Movie Talk with Bubba Murray." Bubba has written for the hit show Desperate Housewives, and is an award winning filmmaker whose Children's Short film "ROBOX" won the Best Children’s Film in the 2017 International Black Film Festival. Bubba serves as the Lead Content and Social Media director for Burma Task Force. Bubba explains how movie streaming services, like Netflix, are changing the game by putting Hollywood "A listers" in their productions, and we close out discussing Will Smith's new (Netflix)movie, BRIGHT. Guest: Bubba Murray Host and Producer: Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer: Abdul Malik Mujahid Music: Lessazo- Tié ba té djigui https://goo.gl/MFq2dR Manuele Atzeni- Cronache https://goo.gl/dvw8Xm Ant The Symbol- Main and Eigth https://goo.gl/6bZEKK

Clement Virgo, MIBFF 2016 Career Achievement Award winner & director, The Book of Negroes on CBC

A conversation with Congolese journalist and filmmaker Sarah M. Kazadi based in New York City. Her work has been featured in the NYTimes, CBS Sports, Newsweek and other news outlets. Sarah has spent the last few years reporting and producing news stories in the United States, Haiti, Italy, Brazil and her homeland of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her first short documentary, "ELIKYA," showed how young women in the Congo use basketball as a ticket to a brighter future. It was an official selection for the International Black Film Festival of Nashville. Her latest short film, "The Renewal", uses dance and poetry to tell a love story. Sarah is currently working on "TELEMA," a documentary on the role the Congo's youth is playing in the country's pivotal 2016 elections. The first installment of the film will premiere at the 2015 Congo In Harlem Festival. Sarah has covered politics, war, culture, sports and other topics. She especially enjoys covering neighborhoods and demographics that are under-served and misrepresented, and telling sports stories that go beyond the final score. Sarah was born in the Congo and grew up in New York City. She still believes that good journalism and film have the power to change the world.

Loretta McNary Live is a live call in radio show created for an empowered active and diverse radio, social media and online listening audience; wanting an impressive menu of meaningful authentic conversations. Our guests today are two phenomenal women, Hazel Joyner Smith and Jewel Tankard. Hazel Joyner-Smith, CEO and founder of the International Black Film Festival of Nashville. A true pioneer in the creation of innovative programs promoting cultural diversity inclusion and awareness. The International Black Film Festival of Nashville, the first festival series in Nashville and the state of Tennessee to highlight the contributions of African-American filmmakers. Before establishing IBFFN, Joyner-Smith served in two consecutive roles as assistant director and program director of the Fisk University Race Relations Institute. The veteran educator co-founded and hosted the first annual Fisk Film Festivals and conducted a community forum on race and race relations, "Lift Every Voice" for middle Tennessee. Jewel Tankard,  Multi-Millionairess, Network Marketing Extraordinaire, is the wife of Gospel Jazz Musician Ben Tankard. Together, they pastor The Destiny Center, a growing, multi-cultural non-denominational Bible-believing Word-based church located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The duo, also with their family, star in “Thicker Than Water: The Tankards”, a positive family reality show on the Bravo network. Jewel leads by example she motivates others to reach their fullest potential. Author of the book, Millionairess Lifestyle, she will be releasing Full Tank Life for Women: Maximizing Your Finances, which will equip women with everything needed to become and stay wealthy. Jewel is widely known for her success as a top income earner with Ardyss International (MLM).