Masculinity Project
The Masculinity Project: Watch Tonight’s Virtual Screening of NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN: Oscar Grant Tribute
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) joined up to present a web-based “virtual screening” series, which showcases some of the latest short documentaries from the Masculinity Project.
Be sure to check out tonight’s virtual screening at 8:00 PM EDT of the film NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN: Oscar Grant Tribute, which looks at the police shooting of Oakland teenager Oscar Grant in early 2009 and two teens who decided to use music to express their frustration. Working with Youth Movement Records, an Oakland-based youth media organization that teaches youth to create hip-hop music, the young producers crafted a song for Grant and showcase their song, its production process and thoughts on the incident. Following the screening, join a live Q&A with the filmmaker.
Launched in November 2008 by NBPC, ITVS and the help of national partners, the Masculinity Project is an interactive multimedia and community engagement initiative. The initiative delves beyond stereotypes to reveal what it means to be a black man in America through an online mix of new and re-released works from emerging and veteran filmmakers, focusing on the areas of community, justice, culture and family.
Watch NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN at 8:00 PM EDT tonight and join the discussion >>
The Masculinity Project: Watch Tonight’s Virtual Screening of REMIX: Outside Looking in
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) recently launched a web-based “virtual screening” series, which showcases some of the latest short documentaries from the Masculinity Project.
Be sure to check out tonight’s virtual screening at 8:00 PM EDT of the film REMIX: Outside Looking in, which looks at filmmaker Phil Bertelsen’s personal exploration into his layered heritage through his own trans-racial adoption. Following the screening, join a live Q&A with the filmmaker.
Launched in November 2008 by NBPC, ITVS and the help of national partners, the Masculinity Project is an interactive multimedia and community engagement initiative. The initiative delves beyond stereotypes to reveal what it means to be a black man in America through an online mix of new and re-released works from emerging and veteran filmmakers, focusing on the areas of community, justice, culture and family.
Watch REMIX: Outside Looking in at 8:00 PM EDT tonight and join the discussion >>
The Masculinity Project: Virtual Screening of KARL CARTER (MY LIFE, MY HUSTLE) by Anthony Marshall
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and ITVS recently launched a web-based “virtual screening” series, which showcases some of the latest short documentaries from the Masculinity Project. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A and give audience members worldwide the opportunity to engage with the filmmaker. Find out what inspired filmmaker Anthony Marshall to make KARL CARTER (MY LIFE, MY HUSTLE), which will have its virtual screening at 8:00 PM EDT tonight.
Filmmaker Anthony Marshall’s interest in making films is driven by his interest in capturing real people do great things. In his short film KARL CARTER (MY LIFE, MY HUSTLE), Marshall looks at the life of Karl Carter, CEO of GTM, Inc., a Los Angeles- and Atlanta-based marketing company responsible for some of the biggest brands in the United States including Sprite, Burger King, Nissan and Current TV. The film looks at how this independent entrepreneur hits successful strides through his determination––presenting an inspiring articulation of drive and a multi-cultural portrait of a man open to new energy.
“My goals were to show African American men in a responsible light. Breaking the stereotypes that exist through today’s media,” he said. “My hope is that people walk away with that experience.”
Karl Carter, the film’s main subject, and Marshall have been long-time friends. Both men thought they knew each other well; however, it wasn’t until filming began that Marshall learned about how hard his friend worked to get to where he is today.
The Masculinity Project: Virtual Screening of REALNESS by David Barclay Moore
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and ITVS recently launched a web-based “virtual screening” series, which showcases some of the latest short documentaries from the Masculinity Project. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A and give audience members worldwide the opportunity to engage with the filmmaker. Filmmaker David Barclay Moore is known for his films about Black male culture and how it interacts with and influences others. Below he discusses his latest film REALNESS, which explores masculinity from a female’s perspective who’s transitioning into a man. The film will have a virtual screening tonight at 8:00 PM EDT.
Shortly after being approached to take part of the Masculinity Project, David Barclay Moore believed it was essential to explore masculinity through a female’s perspective.
“Masculinity is not relegated to the realm of biological men,” Moore said. “Masculinity is a fluid construct, which each of us adapts to our own lives. With modern science, it’s easier nowadays to mold our outward appearance to fit our inner being, but there are still consequences to that and the journey of transformation is not an easy one.”
Filming the subject was no small task. Moore was in charge of nearly everything involved in the film’s production. According to him, the longest and most challenging part of the process was the research phase of pre-production.
The Masculinity Project: Virtual Screening of FEBRUARY ONE by Rebecca Cerese
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and ITVS recently launched a weekly, web-based “virtual screening” series, which showcases some of the latest short documentaries from the Masculinity Project. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A and give audience members worldwide the opportunity to engage with the filmmaker. Find out what inspired filmmaker Rebecca Cerese to make FEBRUARY ONE, which will have a virtual screening at 8:00 PM EDT on Thursday, July 2.
Ever since childhood, filmmaker Rebecca Cerese has been enthralled by the stories of the American Civil Rights Movement.
“The patience and tenacity of the year-long boycott of the Montgomery Bus system, the selfless bravery of Mamie Till showing the world what racism had done to her son Emmitt, the strength and determination of nine brave teenagers as they marched to get an education in Little Rock, the unbelievable courage of the children that stood up against police dogs and fire hoses in Birmingham… These stories still fill me with hope for a better day in America,” she said.
In her short film FEBRUARY ONE, Cerese looks at the Greensboro Four—a group of African American men who began a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina, an event that became one of the pivotal moments in the American Civil Rights Movement.
NBPC and ITVS Launch Virtual Screenings From The Masculinity Project
The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) are launching a weekly, web-based “virtual screening” series, June 25-July 30, which will showcase some of the latest thought-provoking and highly-acclaimed short documentaries from The Masculinity Project. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A to give audience members worldwide the opportunity to engage with the filmmakers.
Launched in November 2008 by NBPC, ITVS and the help of national partners, The Masculinity Project is an interactive multimedia and community engagement initiative. The initiative delves beyond stereotypes to reveal what it means to be a black man in America through an online mix of new and re-released works from emerging and veteran filmmakers, focusing on the areas of community, justice, culture and family.
The first “virtual screening” will be tonight at 8:00 PM EDT and feature the film ANDREW (INVISIBLE MEN), by Angela Tucker, which looks into the lives of two former homeless men in New York City.
Watch ANDREW (INVISIBLE MEN) tonight and join the discussion >>
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