Lena Waithe - RISING VOICES

Lena Waithe attends the Tribeca Festival After Party for Rising Voices hosted by Indeed at The Press Lounge on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 in New York City. 

RISING VOICES AFTER PARTY HOSTED BY 

INDEED AT THE PRESS LOUNGE DURING THE 2021 TRIBECA FESTIVAL

Stephanie Allynne, Guest, Tig Notaro, Deondray Gossfield, Quincy LeNear Gossfield attend the Tribeca Festival After Party for Rising Voices hosted by Indeed at The Press Lounge on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 in New York City. 

Actress Leovina Charles attends the Tribeca Festival After Party for Rising Voices hosted by Indeed at The Press Lounge on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 in New York City. Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images

 

WHO: Lena Waithe, Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne, Johnson Cheng, David Fortune, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Deondray & Quincy LeNear Gossfield, Kantú Lentz, Boma Iluma, Gabriela Ortega, Dre Ryan, Elisee Junior St. Preux, Shelly Yo.

 

WHEN: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 @ 7:30 pm

 

WHERE: The Press Lounge |653 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036

 

WHAT: To celebrate the World Premiere of Rising Voices, a film made in partnership with Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, and actor Lena Waithe and her company Hillman Grad Productions. 

 

Rising Voices was created to uncover, invest in and share stories created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers across the US around the meaning of work and the idea that jobs have the power to change us all. 

 

Indeed, Ventureland and PRETTYBIRD filmmakers and program mentors Calmatic, Paul Hunter, and Melina Matsoukas selected the 10 winning screenplays. Rising Voices debuted 10 shorts from 10 Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) filmmaker teams. 

 

Participating filmmakers include Johnson Cheng, David Fortune, Stacy Pascal Gaspard, Deondray & Quincy LeNear Gossfield, Kantú Lentz, Boma Iluma, Gabriela Ortega, Dre Ryan, Elisee Junior St. Preux, Shelly Yo.

 

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