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Subscribe, Rate, & Review on YouTube • Spotify • Apple PodcastsThis week I speak with author, futurist, and strategist Jessica Clark of Dot Connector Studio today. Jessica has honed her skills for decades on a path that's carried her from AAAS to The Library of Congress to The Encyclopedia Britannica to the Center for Media and Social Impact to The New America Foundation to The Association of Independents in Radio and beyond, and now she oversees a refuge for social innovators working at the intersections of philanthropy, media, arts and culture, and futurism. We need dot connectors more than ever if we are to trace the shape of what's emerging, and I look to Jessica as an example of how to weave research, experience design, production, strategy, and culture-building into something like the raft we need to make our way through vast uncertainty to thriving futures just over the horizon. In this episode we discuss the ideas shared in her book with Kamal Sinclair, Making A New Reality: A Toolkit for Inclusive Futures and how to rethink storytelling in new media.Project LinksPitch and planning documentHire me to help you make senseMake tax-deductible donations to Humans On The LoopBrowse the HOTL reading list and support local booksellersJoin the Wisdom x Technology Discord Server + Bluesky List + X CommunityChapters0:00:00 - Teaser0:01:40 - Intro0:07:51 - Who is Jessica Clark?0:10:42 - “New Media” Means New Kinds of “Reality”0:15:18 - Storytelling & Social Power0:25:07 - Overcoming Groupthink / Problems in The Creative Economy0:32:39 - Fairness in New Media0:40:38 - What Do We Measure While Incubating Creativity?0:48:32 - Post-Institutional Credentials0:55:01 - How Do We Support “The Interstitionaries”?1:02:14 - Intergenerational Wisdom & The Value of Conflict to Truth1:08:59 - What Biases Do We Want?1:14:29 - The Future Voice of Fandom1:18:03 - Acknowledgements & Next Guest(Most) MentionsMaking A New Reality's Toolkit for Change ResourcesKamal Sinclair & Jessica Clark discuss Making A New RealityVictor Pickard's “We Need a Media System That Serves People's Needs, Not Corporations'”William Deresiewicz's “The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur”Ward Shelley's Who Invented The Avant Garde Redux, 2020Michael Garfield's “An Oral History of The End of ‘Reality'”Doug RushkoffSep KamvarJulie Ann CrommettStephanie LeppAri KuschnirMaureen FanEugene ChungZebras UniteMetalabel Maureen GiovanniniShannon GilmartinNicole AnandEd CatmullLeslie Fields CruzDavid JayCenter for Humane TechnologyWilliam Irwin Thompson's The American Replacement of NatureC Thi NguyenThomas FrankJennifer BrandelBrian EnoTracy Van SlykeThe Center for Media & Social ImpactMIT Open Documentary LabTrista HarrisPatricia AufderheideInternet ArchiveWikimedia FoundationMalka OlderGlobal VoicesDark Trek This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe

Sydney Skybetter and producer Kamal Sinclair chat about the intersection of the cultural sector, emerging technologies, and the vintage hardware that shaped their childhoods. Are we all complicit in these complex cultural systems? Oh, and also, can we please bring back the Filofax? About Kamal: Kamal Sinclair supports artists, institutions, and communities working at the convergence of art, media, culture, and technology. Currently, she serves as the Senior Director of Digital Innovation at The Music Center in Los Angeles, which is home to TMC Arts, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera, and LA Phil. Additionally, she serves as an advisor or board member to  Peabody Awards interactive Board, For Freedoms, NEW INC.'s  ONX Studio, Civic Signals, For Freedoms, MIT's Center for Advanced Virtuality, Starfish Accelerator, Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, and Eyebeam. Previously, she was the Director of Sundance Institute's New Frontier Labs Program, External Advisor to Ford Foundation's JustFilms and MacArthur Foundation's Journalism & Media Program, Adjunct Professor at USC's Media Arts + Practice program, and Executive Director of the Guild of Future Architects. She is the co-author of Making a New Reality. Sinclair got her start in emerging media as an artist and producer on Question Bridge: Black Males, where she and her collaborators launched a project with an interactive website and curriculum; published a book; exhibited in over sixty museums/festivals. Read the transcript, and find more resources in our archive: https://www.are.na/choreographicinterfaces/dwr-ep-4-fierce-on-the-palm-pilot-a-conversation-with-kamal-sinclair Like, subscribe, and review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dances-with-robots/id1715669152  What We Discuss with Kamal (Timestamps): 0:00:00: Introduction to Kamal Sinclair 0:01:32: Discussion on the influence of Minority Report on technology and body interfaces. 0:04:56: Personal experiences with early mobile devices and anticipation of smartphones. 0:07:10: Exploring the cyclical nature of technology and imagining the future. 0:08:10: The role of a curator in identifying and bridging new forms of art and technology. 0:09:18: The importance of following the artist and supporting their vision. 0:10:38: Balancing the promise and ethics of technology in art. 0:12:29: Exciting emerging art in storytelling, aesthetics, and movement. 0:15:18: The power of imagination and action in shaping the future. 0:17:43: The relationship between bodies and technologies. 0:18:53: The influence of disability and otherly abled experiences on technology. 0:19:41: Dance historical perspectives on the bodies of the future. 0:21:26: The need to consider nature and relationships in future designs. 0:23:25: The negative impact of militarized surveillance technologies on marginalized groups 0:25:39: Discussion on the immersive VR experience of Birdly 0:27:02: Healing and altered states through immersive experiences 0:28:30: Managing complicity and the future of work for artists 0:30:41: Closing with the acknowledgement of not knowing 0:31:19: Show credits & thanks The Dances with Robots Team Host: Sydney Skybetter Co-Host & Executive Producer: Ariane Michaud Archivist and Web Designer: Kate Gow Podcasting Consultant: Megan Hall Accessibility Consultant: Laurel Lawson Music: Kamala Sankaram Audio Production Consultant: Jim Moses Assistant Editor: Andrew Zukoski Student Associate: Rishika Kartik About CRCI The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) explores the braid of choreography, computation and surveillance through an interdisciplinary lens. Find out more at www.choreographicinterfaces.org Brown University's Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies' Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces thanks the Marshall Woods Lectureships Foundation of Fine Arts, the Brown Arts Institute, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their generous support of this project. The Brown Arts Institute and the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies are part of the Perelman Arts District.  

We're joined by Diana Williams, Kamal Sinclair, and Yasmin Elayat of the Peabody Award's new Digitial and Interactive jury to discuss the new category of the prestigious awards ahead of the reveal of the Legacy award winners at the Peabody ceremony on March 24th. This is a major milestone for a wide range of creative projects that until now have fallen outside the Awards mandate.Plus: HeadlinesUpcoming NoPro EventsDIY Publicity 101 (March 21- Zoom, Paid Ticket)AMA: Tara O'Con (March 24 - Discord, Free)Community Forum: Expectations & Advisories (March 31 - Discord, Free)Walkabout Mini Golf VR Tour (April - Free, game/headset required)Book Club: Planning Your Escape (April 12 - Discord Free) Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Farai Chideya talks with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Biden-Harris adviser on Covid-19 and health equity, about where we are in the pandemic. Researcher Dr. Jenn Jackson shares the GenForward survey results that show young people's evolving stance on policing and police reform. Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair of the Guild of Future Architects reimagine public safety. Ten-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family on overcoming obstacles to help him become chess national master. And Farai Chideya, Errin Haines, and Jess Morales Rocketto update us on the voting rights debate in the weekly news roundtable, Sippin' the Political Tea.EPISODE RUNDOWN00:55 Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith is Chair of the Presidential Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force13:10 A look at the GenForward surveys on protests and policing18:49 The Guild of Future Architects takes on public safety reform27:42 Tani Adewumi shares how he became a chess national master32:05 Sippin' the Political Tea: Errin Haines, Jess Morales Rocketto, and Farai Chideya talk about the week's news

Let’s examine what diversity, equity and inclusion look like in emerging media. What does ‘making a new reality’ really mean? And how does this define what diversity means in the VR/XR space for Black artists? Hosts Tunisha and Isha discuss these topics and more with featured guests Kamal Sinclair and Jessica Clark - co-authors of Making a New Reality: A Toolkit for Inclusive Media Future. Music this episode is provided by AlexLee!! Don't forget too check out Mozilla Festival happening right now from March 8-19 showcasing Crux's collaborative projects POV: Points of View Pilot Exhibition and Black Imagination Series. Guest Links: Making a New Reality Toolkit Guild of Future Architects Dot Connector Studio Jessica Clark - Twitter Kamal Sinclair - Twitter

This week we’re recharging and planning ahead. So we’ve curated some of the most interesting conversations Farai Chideya has had with our guests in the last few months. Senator Tammy Duckworth talks about how her service in the military inspires her political leadership, including her advocacy for veterans and people with disabilities. Investor Nathalie Molina Niño explains why it makes business sense to see entrepreneurship by women of color as an investment opportunity. Professor Steven Thrasher explains the ableism that seeps into talk of Covid-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color, and the creation of what he calls a “viral underclass.” Journalist Leezel Tanglao talks about the platform Tayo Help which disseminates useful information to Filipinos, a population heavily impacted by Covid-19 due to the large number of Filpino healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic. MacArthur Fellow Tressie McMillan Cottom shares her personal story of pregnancy and loss to “reanimate” the worrisome statistics about Black maternal mortality. And futurists Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair discuss better ways our country could plan for retirement and work-life balance.EPISODE RUNDOWN3:40 Senator Tammy Duckworth says even though she was injured in combat, serving in the military was the “greatest privilege” of her life.5:37 Senator Duckworth explains why it’s important to tailor policy so veterans can transfer their skills to the civilian workforce.10:02 Senator Duckworth says she would like to see more people with disabilities in government positions in order to inform policy.15:06 Nathalie Molina Niño describes the moment she realized that access to money was the root issue getting in the way of success for women and people of color entrepreneurs.23:02 Dr. Steven Thrasher explains why he says ableism is a “plague” during the Covid-19 pandemic.28:16 Leezel Tanglao talks about her online platform Tayo Help and how it works to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 within the Filipino community.37:44 Tressie McMillan Cottom talks about her hesitancy to write about the death of her newborn daughter, but says she did so to illuminate how a statistic could be someone’s lived experience.44:20 Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair of the Guild of Future Architects discuss what a true work-life balance could look like if society redefined the value of work.

This week, Farai Chideya and her guests dissect political news across the country, from the Senate races in Georgia to the violence in our nation’s capital. And we welcome new contributor and legal analyst Tiffany Jeffers. Impact investor Nathalie Molina Niño takes on the exclusion of women of color in finance. Business reporter Ruth Umoh takes stock of corporations’ promises to invest in racial equity. Former journalist Carla Murphy tells Farai about her mission to understand why other journalists of color leave newsrooms. Plus, the leaders of the Guild of Future Architects on what work will look like decades from now.EPISODE RUNDOWN0:45 Farai Chideya asks supporters of President Trump why they came to DC on January 6th.2:41 Legal analyst Tiffany Jeffers breaks down the different legal and ethical questions behind Trump’s call to Georgia’s Secretary of State. 4:46 Political contributor Errin Haines and Tiffany Jeffers dissect what the insurrection means for democracy in America. 6:16 Jeffers explains how white supremacy is baked into the country’s legal systems.10:00 Haines describes what the group of reluctant Trump supporters will mean for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.13:09 Impact investor Nathalie Molina Niño talks about her background in tech, and her increasing interest in political financing.17:45 Niño explains the importance of investing in women of color, one the most entrepreneurial and innovative groups of businesspeople across the globe.19:37 In order to get more money in the hands of women business owners, we have to invest, loan, and buy from this same community, Niño says.22:27 The Covid update looks at the upward trend of confirmed cases and deaths due to the coronavirus, as well as the implication of the newest variant of the virus.26:11 Our Body Politic contributor and business reporter, Ruth Umoh, looks into corporations’ promises to invest in racial equity.28:07 The mechanism behind diversity initiatives differs from company to company, leaving it up to reporters to hold them accountable, Umoh says.30:17 Umoh suggests that companies should first define what they mean by diversifying their company, before trying to hit unknown targets.32:38 Carla Murphy, a former journalist, has stepped out of the profession and now focuses on why others are leaving the industry.34:56 The reckoning in journalism is being shaped by the social movements of the last few years, Murphy explains, like Occupy Wall Street and #MeToo.36:32 Murphy says it’s very difficult to succeed in the media industry without having independent financial support as an early career journalist.37:24 Organizing for a living wage is imperative in the journalist world, Murphy says. 39:55 The SPEAK platform records callers’ voicemails and gives a prompt for listeners to participate in Our Body Politic.41:46 Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair of The Guild of Future Architects return to examine how we can better understand the role work plays in our lives.45:50 Sinclair suggests society should invest in unlocking human potential by not only valuing people’s work output, but by valuing the creativity and passion within their work.49:30 Chang explains why she thinks the word retirement should be abolished altogether.

You can find more about Resner here. Learn more about the topics we discussed by following some of Resner's suggested links below: People to follow on Twitter: Safyia Noble, Ruha Benjamin, and Kamal Sinclair.Ellen Pao and Project Include.Eli Pariser and New Public by Civic Signals.

You can find more about Resner here. Learn more about the topics we discussed by following some of Resner's suggested links below: People to follow on Twitter: Safyia Noble, Ruha Benjamin, and Kamal Sinclair.Ellen Pao and Project Include.Eli Pariser and New Public by Civic Signals.

This week Farai Chideya speaks with Senator Tammy Duckworth about serving in the military, becoming a mother, and advocating for safe and equitable environments for veterans. Washington insider Stephanie Valencia breaks down the so-called Latino vote, and challenges the major parties to show up beyond an election year. Farai talks to our finance contributor Ruth Umoh about the significance and optics of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris for women of color. And journalist S. Mitra Kalita and Farai get real on the role of journalists in a pandemic.Episode Rundown1:00 Farai gets a feel for post-election celebrations in Washington, DC, and introduces this week’s show.1:52 Tammy Duckworth talks about serving in the military and how she would do it again, even if that meant she’d be injured again.8:46 Duckworth shares her thoughts on the importance of Senator Kamala Harris becoming the Vice President elect.9:38 The Senator balances being career-driven and becoming a mother.13:20 We congratulate our political contributor Errin Haines for receiving the Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence.15:03 Chideya and Haines talk about what the Biden-Harris administration can and should do to materially improve the lives of Black Americans. 17:54 Looking into the Senate race in Haines’ home state, Georgia.20:50 Stephanie Valencia breaks down the “Latino vote” and insists there’s just as much nuance to this voter group as others, but less attention paid to that complexity.24:06 “I would like Democrats to treat Latino voters a little bit more like white swing voters. We are that diverse and that nuanced...” says Stephanie Valencia of EquisLabs.24:58 Our weekly Covid update looks at how communities of color are continually impacted by the pandemic.26:02 Researchers determine that there are not enough people getting the flu shot this season.27:07 Ruth Umoh talks about the Biden Plan for Black America and how it could be accomplished.29:26 Umoh breaks down how we hold politicians accountable by continuing to mobilize and vote. 30:25 Forbes researches the best employers for veterans, and how to ensure veterans succeed in civilian careers.32:18 Imagining a future of liberation for women of color, with Sharon Chang and Kamal Sinclair of The Guild of Future Architects.33:58 Sinclair talks about how and when people feel liberated, and why imagining that liberation can be powerful.36:16 Chang explains why she’s an optimist: “My optimism really rests on our ability to just think outside of all frameworks, all language, all understanding, all mindsets, so we can liberate ourselves in the sense that anything really is possible.”39:25 Call into our SPEAK platform to participate in the collective envisioning of our future!40:21 Ajón Crump decides to make the best of her time in lockdown by fundraising for and sending free sneakers to nurses on the frontline of the pandemic.42:48 Journalist S. Mitra Kalita talks about how her own experience in the pandemic made her aware of the importance of tight-knit communities and taking care of your neighbors.45:28 How Kalita uses her skills as a journalist to help her community survive the effects of the pandemic, and gets the idea for starting a local newsletter, Epicenter-NYC.46:53 Kalita talks about how Epicenter-NYC could be the framework for a new model of community-based, hyperlocal journalism.

Ace Hotel reduces their ad spending in the wake of the pandemic, but hires a new Global Marketing Head with industry experience. https://edge.winmo.com/hubnews/articles/31641 Also, in the wake of launching a new media property, Penske Media pushes up their digital spending and hires a new Chief Marketing Officer. https://edge.winmo.com/hubnews/articles/31640 Bonus video: Kamal Sinclair of the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Program with The Neurodiversity Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2bGdUGXF7U

Kamal Sinclair talks with Jim about fiction & science, the power of storytelling, new media & tech, VR, augmented & mixed reality, and much more… Kamal Sinclair talks with Jim about being an art doula, the role of fiction in science, the power of storytelling, impacts of new media & technology, mind & perception, the Question Bridge project’s … Continue reading EP77 Kamal Sinclair on Science, Storytelling & VR → The post EP77 Kamal Sinclair on Science, Storytelling & VR appeared first on The Jim Rutt Show.

The Ford Foundation’s JustFilms program with supplemental support from the Sundance Institute commissioned Kamal Sinclair to do an intensive research project called “Making a New

Bio for Kamal SinclairKamal Sinclair is Executive Director of the Guild of Future Architects and supports independent artists as a Senior Consultant for Sundance Institute. Kamal makes art through a family creative practice called Sinclair Futures.Episode highlightBorn into the arts, Kamal Sinclair has a goal to create a more equitable and enriched future. Listen in to discover her illustrious journey.LinksEmail: Hello@FutureArchitects.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/KamalSinclair Website: https://futurearchitects.com/ Quotes“Justice is… broccoli... If we design for well-being... it’s not just ‘eat your broccoli’, it’s… a sense of thriving as we design for shared prosperity.” “When you consider the person with the least access to what you’re creating as your primary customer, then everybody benefits.”TakeawaysChildhood incidents:At the age of 12, Kamal had the opportunity to travel with theatre groups. She says she was changed by the “real sense of what it means to engage with a global community of artists.” She had a transformational moment on a rice field in China, thinking back to the violence on her campus back in Los Angeles. She found it futile that there were wars taking place on small matters when “there’s a whole world out here.” Groups you were born into and belonged to:Kamal comes from an arts family. As she puts it, “We had already a great investment in the arts in my family.” Kamal had her first brush with arts leadership at the age of 9 in a youth theatre arts group. She went to a high school for the arts in LA, which gave her her first opportunity to create a play from scratch. A time I became aware that my way of doing things was cultural and specific to my cultural experienceWhen Kamal was working at the Woodruff Arts Center, she found it challenging to convince people of the need for the arts.Kamal once heard a story of gender equality told through the voice of a western feminist woman. That’s when Kamal understood the legacy of inequity in relationships that colonialism left behind, and the blindness of privilege.Advice to an employer to work with meKamal believes that artist residencies should be more inclusive, with intellectual and creative collaboration and consultation. More great insights from our guest!Kamal says that creating a process to mitigate one’s own blind spots in organizational leadership is not easy. She recommends adopting a design for the margins first.

Kamal Sinclair (https://www.futurearchitects.com/#guild) is the Executive Director, Guild of Future Architects (https://www.futurearchitects.com/) and consultant for the Sundance Institute. Kamal spent years working internally at Sundance on the New Frontier Labs program before transitioning into her current role. Last year she spearheaded the Institute's Future of Culture Initiative. She chats about the new innovative programs put forth this year by the institute and its selection of fellows. Hosted by: Jamie Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson. In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick. In this episode, I sit down with the multi-talented Kamal Sinclair, a dancer, percussionist, multi-media producer, and currently the Executive Director of 'Future Architects'. In this conversation we talk about being in 'Stomp', new technology and emerging media, the future of work, meeting Ruhiyyih Khanum, how art generates knowledge and the role beauty plays in the world, the difference between empathy and compassion, and the need to address trauma and abuse in the community. I hope you find this conversation as riveting as I did! To find out more about Kamal Sinclair and some of the things we covered in this podcast, check out the following links: * Learn more about 'Future Architects' here: https://futurearchitects.com/ * Here is Kamal's body of research relating to equality in emerging media: https://makinganewreality.org/ * Here's a link to STOMP, of which Kamal was a performer for six years: https://stomponline.com/ * Here's a Time magazine article about 'Question Bridge': https://time.com/75987/the-question-bridge-project-redefining-black-male-identity/ * Here's the trailer for Question Bridge: Black Males: https://vimeo.com/12010682 * We talk about Virtual Reality and Oculus Rift: https://www.oculus.com/ * We talk about the Sundance Institute: http://www.sundance.org/ * Here's a video interview with Kamal 'Storytellers of Tomorrow - Sundance Institute New Frontier Lab Programs with Kamal Sinclair': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trSieVUB9p0 * Here's a Forbes podcast interview with Kamal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinawallace/2018/02/12/podcast-kamal-sinclair-is-charting-new-frontiers-in-digital-storytelling/#7861d5b23b99 * Here's a video of a talk by Kamal Sinclair about emerging media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64v8yjI-Dw4 * Rainn mentions Oscar DeGruy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_DeGruy * Kamal talks about her meetings with Ruhiyyeh Khanum (https://bit.ly/303laAJ) and Violette Nakhjavani (https://bit.ly/2J12rQu). * We talk about the work of Ruha Benjamin, who was also a guest on this podcast: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2017/09/bahai-blogcast-rainn-wilson-episode-22-ruha-benjamin/ * Kamal talks about the Allied Media Conference: https://www.alliedmedia.org/ * Kamal mentions Bobby Aazami: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2018/05/six-million-dollar-kid-interview-bobby-aazami/ * Kamal shares one of her favourite quotes found in 'The Seven Valleys' by Baha'u'llah: "I say ‘Be,’ and it is, and thou shalt say ‘Be,’ and it shall be." * Learn more about 'The Seven Valleys' here: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2016/09/introduction-seven-valleys/ Be sure to subscribe to the Baha’i Blogcast for more episodes on: *YouTube: http://bit.ly/2JTNmBO * iTunes: http://apple.co/2leHPHL *Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bahaiblogcast *Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2IXRAnb If you would like to find out more about the Baha'i Faith visit BAHAI.ORG, and for more great Baha'i-inspired content check out BAHAIBLOG.NET: http://bahaiblog.net/ Thanks for listening! -Rainn Wilson

Live from the Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces at Brown University, Sarah, Harvey, and Pannill talk about Simone Browne's book Dark Matters, John Fletcher's article on deepfake videos, and the Netflix interactive film Bandersnatch. The co-hosts are joined in the fourth chair by conference participants including Nick Porcino of Facebook Reality Labs and Kamal Sinclair of the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Labs Program.

Kamal Sinclair (@kamalsinclair) is Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Lab Programme and an internationally recognised expert in new storytelling and Emerging Media. In this 2-part interview Kamal reveals how creators are embracing technologies like AI and VR in remarkable new ways to give life to their stories. In a conversation that covers film, arts and technology, we also talk diversity and Kamal eloquently deconstructs some of the pervasive myths and misconceptions around creators and entrepreneurs in technology and media. This is part two of two.

Kamal Sinclair (@kamalsinclair) is Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Lab Programme and an internationally-recognised expert in new storytelling and Emerging Media. In this 2-part interview Kamal reveals how creators are embracing technologies like AI and VR in remarkable new ways to give life to their stories. In a conversation that covers film, arts and technology, we also talk diversity and Kamal eloquently deconstructs some of the pervasive myths and misconceptions around creators and entrepreneurs in technology and media. This is a two part episode.

This is the second half of Dave’s conversation with Kamal Sinclair, Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Labs Program and a consultant to the Ford Foundation's JustFilms program.

Dave's guest is Kamal Sinclair who currently serves as the Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Labs Program, which supports artists working at the convergence of film, art, media and technology – that means things like AR, VR and Data as storytelling mediums. She’s also a consultant to the Ford Foundation's JustFilms program focused on using emerging media as a tool for social justice. She’s been in the art game for a long time wearing many hats – artistic director, writer, producer even dancing in STOMP back in the day. 

You could say that Kamal Sinclair is an art doula. She's the Director of the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Labs Program, a consultant to the Ford Foundation's JustFilms program, and was an artist and producer on the Question Bridge: Black Males transmedia art project. Kamal takes us on her journey from dancing Off-Broadway to fostering interdisciplinary work on a daily basis. She also shares why breaking rules and fumbling forward are both excellent strategies and weighs in on what's going on with VR. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the podcast Kamal Sinclair, Director of the New frontier Labs Program at Sundance Institute joins us. Kamal and I started our careers together on the Broadway stage and she has since gone on to becoming one of the first ever Trans-Media producers. She's helped pioneer technologies such as Occulus Rift and art projects like Question Bridge Black Male. We talk about how the New Frontier Lab at Sundance is ushering in the future of storytelling and creating mediums that go beyond AR, VR, and in to Bio-media and Wired Cities. She is one of my favorite people and her knowledge and expertise is informative, interesting and fun. I hope you enjoy.

Kamal Sinclair serves as the Co-Director of the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Story Lab, offering interdisciplinary support to artists working at the convergence of film, art, and new media technologies. Kamal on Twitter https://twitter.com/kamalsinclair Sundance New Frontier Lab http://www.sundance.org/programs/new-frontier Song in episode is Pirouette by Made In Heights https://soundcloud.com/madeinheights/pirouette I heard Kamal speak at the AWESOME Transforming Hollywood event. I recommend you check it out next year. http://www.transforminghollywood.tft.ucla.edu/conference/th6-world-building-immersive-entertainment-2015/

Directed by celebrated African-American artists Chris Johnson and Hank Willis Thomas, in collaboration with Bayeté Ross Smith and Kamal Sinclair, Question Bridge: Black Males on view January 20 through July 8, 2012 @ the Oakland Museum of CA, is an innovative video installation features dialogue between 150 black men recruited from eleven American cities and towns. The project includes multiple video screens placed in two arcs in the OM's Gallery of California Art that will play videos of black men responding to questions edited in a way so that it appears as if the men were having a conversation. We are delighted to have Chris Johnson and Bayeté Ross Smith on the air for an extended conversation to talk about Question Bridge. We'd planned to open with an interview with Adoubou Traore, director of African Advocacy Network, an organization that provides legal and other services to immigrants in the Bay Area. Sunday, Mar. 4, 2-5 PM, AAN at its offices, is honoring the life of one of its board members, Yvette Hochberg. Instead we play an excerpted interview with Ericka Huggins speaking about the film:The Blackpower Mixtape. We close with artist and Mills College professor Ajuan Mance, about her latest project, 1001 Black Men Online Sketchbook at 8-Rock.com. Music: James Brown: I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing & Black Woman.