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90’s Black Film Renaissance: From New Jack City to Black Panther

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The Columbus Black International Film Festival will celebrate Black History Month by curating a panel event discussing some of the pivotal films made in the early 90s (‘Crooklyn,’ ‘Inkwell’ and ‘New Jack City,’ etc), paving the way for Black independent cinema through to the 21st Century.

This panel will feature: Keya Crenshaw, Founder + Creator of Black Chick Media; Michael Artis, Actor, Director, Producer and Screenwriter; and Director Chris Bournea.

Moderated by: CBIFF Founder Cristyn A. Steward, M.F.A

The Ohio State University
Psychology Building Room 006
1835 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

Partially co-presented by The Ohio State University and Department Film Studies.

Columbus Native and Filmmaker to Host First Columbus Black International Film Festival

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For Immediate Release: June 13, 2017

 

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Cristyn Steward

columbusbiff@gmail.com

 

Columbus Native and Filmmaker to Host First Columbus Black International Film Festival

Columbus Black International Film Festival will highlight a spectrum of stories told by artists of the African diaspora.

COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus native and filmmaker, Cristyn Steward will host the first Columbus Black International Film Festival (CBIFF) August 4-6 2017 at Columbus’ own Wexner Center for the Arts and Columbus College of Art and Design. The film festival will showcase local, national, and international stories from the African diaspora in the city of Columbus.

CBIFF will premiere at the Wexner Center for the Arts featuring local filmmaker Mark Cummings Sr. as a keynote speaker, with two short films; Dr. Race: Practicing Medicine while Black and Heroes of Color: Harlem Hellfighters; and feature film Holy Hustle followed by a networking reception for filmmakers. The festival will continue the following day at the Columbus College of Art and Design. The day will include film screenings, a workshop about making a good film taught by local sci-fi filmmaker Celia Peters, and a panel discussion featuring various media and representation professionals.

Cristyn Steward is a Columbus native and seasoned filmmaker with many years of experience in the industry. Steward’s expertise and vision gave her the inspiration to host an event for the city of Columbus to get to know artist in her hometown that truly give a meaning to visionary art.

The Columbus Black International Film Festival has received support from well-renowned organizations in the arts community including the Wexner Center for Arts and the Greater Columbus Arts Council as well support from Stonewall Columbus and Equitas Health. There are plans to invite multiple local businesses and organizations to be a part of this event as a way to showcase to attendees all that Columbus has to offer.

The primary objective of the festival is to showcase black filmmakers locally, nationally, and internationally while creating an opportunity to network with various artists in the filmmaking community.

For more information, contact Cristyn Steward at columbusbiff.com.

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