Wanda's Picks Radio Show, Wed., Oct. 17, 2018
This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African
Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film
and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and
those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested
in the political and social ramifications of art on society,
specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers.
It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!
Guests:
1. Enoch Jemmott & Juliane Dressner.
After graduating Brooklyn Generation School, Enoch Jemmott worked as an intern for College Access: Research & Action, helping high school students prepare to work as peer college counselors in their schools. Enoch enrolled in SUNY Cortland in the fall of 2015. He joined the football team but during his Sophomore year, decided to instead run track. He is majoring in Communications.
Juliane Dressner is a director, producer and cinematographer who makes character based films that often focus on young people who are overcoming challenging circumstances. Her films have shed light on economic and racial justice issues in education and the criminal justice system (one example is THE SCARS OF STOP-AND-FRISK, which was published as an Op-Doc by The New York Times). She won the National Magazine Award for video for her short film, AN EDUCATION, which was published by The New York Times magazine. Her other short films have been published by The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, New York magazine, and Buzzfeed. PERSONAL STATEMENT is her first feature-length documentary.
1. Enoch Jemmott & Juliane Dressner.
After graduating Brooklyn Generation School, Enoch Jemmott worked as an intern for College Access: Research & Action, helping high school students prepare to work as peer college counselors in their schools. Enoch enrolled in SUNY Cortland in the fall of 2015. He joined the football team but during his Sophomore year, decided to instead run track. He is majoring in Communications.
Juliane Dressner is a director, producer and cinematographer who makes character based films that often focus on young people who are overcoming challenging circumstances. Her films have shed light on economic and racial justice issues in education and the criminal justice system (one example is THE SCARS OF STOP-AND-FRISK, which was published as an Op-Doc by The New York Times). She won the National Magazine Award for video for her short film, AN EDUCATION, which was published by The New York Times magazine. Her other short films have been published by The New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, New York magazine, and Buzzfeed. PERSONAL STATEMENT is her first feature-length documentary.
The Film:
Personal Statement by Juliane Dressner and Edwin Martinez, follows three inspirational teens in Brooklyn who take it upon themselves to make a difference by becoming peer college counselors in their schools. They are high school seniors who are fighting to defy the odds not only for themselves but for every single one of their classmates. They have decided to become the very resource they don’t have themselves.
In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, Karoline Jimenez, Christine Rodriguez and Enoch Jemmott aspire to become the first generation in their families to attend and graduate college. But, like so many public school students throughout the country, their under-resourced schools don’t have enough college guidance support. That is why Karoline, Christine and Enoch have decided to do their part to close the college guidance gap. Personal Statement is an observational film that follows them through their senior year as they struggle to get themselves and their peers to college. The film’s narrative weaves their individual struggles, family life and their respective college application and admission processes.
2. Jess Curtis/Gravity joins us to talk about Beyond Gravity, his latest showcase of new work with international, local and national artists including Gabriel Christian, who joins us as well to talk about aleph is for annals (World Premiere), performed and created by jose e. abad and Gabriel Christian, featuring Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Beyond Gravity is October 25-27, 2018 at CounterPulse in San Francisco with a Pre-Show Haptic Access Tour and Audio Description by Jess Curtis on October 26 and ASL Interpretation on October 27 Tickets and information: http://counterpulse.org/event/beyond-gravity/ or 415-626-2060 and JessCurtisGravity.org
Personal Statement by Juliane Dressner and Edwin Martinez, follows three inspirational teens in Brooklyn who take it upon themselves to make a difference by becoming peer college counselors in their schools. They are high school seniors who are fighting to defy the odds not only for themselves but for every single one of their classmates. They have decided to become the very resource they don’t have themselves.
In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, Karoline Jimenez, Christine Rodriguez and Enoch Jemmott aspire to become the first generation in their families to attend and graduate college. But, like so many public school students throughout the country, their under-resourced schools don’t have enough college guidance support. That is why Karoline, Christine and Enoch have decided to do their part to close the college guidance gap. Personal Statement is an observational film that follows them through their senior year as they struggle to get themselves and their peers to college. The film’s narrative weaves their individual struggles, family life and their respective college application and admission processes.
2. Jess Curtis/Gravity joins us to talk about Beyond Gravity, his latest showcase of new work with international, local and national artists including Gabriel Christian, who joins us as well to talk about aleph is for annals (World Premiere), performed and created by jose e. abad and Gabriel Christian, featuring Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Beyond Gravity is October 25-27, 2018 at CounterPulse in San Francisco with a Pre-Show Haptic Access Tour and Audio Description by Jess Curtis on October 26 and ASL Interpretation on October 27 Tickets and information: http://counterpulse.org/event/beyond-gravity/ or 415-626-2060 and JessCurtisGravity.org
4. Thomas Simpson, Founder, Artistic Director and Nina Causey, actress, singer, join us to talk about the 24th anniversary season the AfroSolo Arts Festival and its "Black Voices Performance Series: Our Voices, Our Lives," October 18 -21, 2018, at the Buriel Clay Theatre in the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA. General Admission is $20, Seniors (65+) and youth (18 and under) $15. For more information, visit afrosolo.org or call (415) 771-2376. The AfroSolo Theatre Company continues to be a shining beacon of culture in San Francisco’s African American community by presenting the 24th annual performing arts season. Two programs will be presented.
PROGRAM 1: "Courage Under Fire: The Story of
Elroy" is performed by AfroSolo founder and artistic director Thomas
Robert Simpson on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 8 p.m. "Courage Under
Fire" is a story about family, race, politics, and redemption. It explores
the life of Elroy Simpson, AfroSolo founder Thomas Roberts Simpson’s father.
Elroy committed a simple, everyday act that would become revolutionary.
PROGRAM 2: The "Our Stories, Our Lives!"
performances will be presented from October 19 through October 21, 2018. Theme:
"Our Day Has Come." Each performance will include five Bay Area
performers including Nina Causey, Marshall Jarreau, Ayodele Nzinga, Kathryn
Seabron and Thomas Robert Simpson. General Admission is $20; seniors and
students $15.
"Our Stories, Our Lives" Performers
Nina Causey performs Dr. Mona Vaughn's "Horne to
Horn," an enigmatic love story between Lena Horne and genius jazz
composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger Billy Strayhorn, mentored by Duke
Ellington. After Strayhorn declined Lena Horns’ marriage proposal, they became
best friends, sharing unconditional love. The pair traveled throughout the
United States and the world, especially to Paris, sharing their music. They
were also soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement, providing performances, funds
and engaged in strategy sessions with Dr. Martin Luther King. Directed by Sean
Vaughn. Music accompaniment by Max Perkoff.
Causey is an award-winning musician with
numerous awards as a vocalist; she has also performed as a solo pianist. Causey
has won numerous awards locally and nationally, including five BMA Awards. Nina
is a seasoned jazz, blues, and neo-soul vocalist. She has graced the stage in
such memorable roles as Lena Horne in “Horne to Strayhorn," “Cabin in the
Sky,” and “The Cotton Club Revue.” She has also performed as Dorothy Dandridge
in the starring role as “Carmen Jones” and Billie Holiday in the starring role
of “Lady Sings the Blues.”
Thomas Robert Simpson performs "San Francisco, Open Your
Golden Gate, a true story in the day in the life of Simpson. Through drama,
comedy, and media, Simpson weaves a stirring story of a specific day. The day
consists of leading a community health fair, a jazz/rock concert, a walk
through San Francisco, and an unbelievable racial encounter. The day also
includes sailboat racing, a famous comedy team, and a live concert.
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