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ALUMNI
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
ACTIVE ALUMNI MEMBERS
Jessica Johnson (2021)
Sanaa Wilkins (2021)
Marley Noel (2022)
Sydney White (2022)
Camille Satterwhite Rambert (2022)
Ashley Meier (2022)
Khloe Thompson (2022)
Precious Foreman (2022)
Terryn Pinder (2023)
Avery Kelley (2023)
Addison Belhomme (2023)
Lanaa Dantzler (2023)
Hannah Merriweather (2023)
Jaida Cox (2023)
Jaela Ellis (2023)
Taylor Brooks (2023)
Alexandra Bonner (2024)
Alexandria Johnson (2024)
​Emerie Boone (2024)
Milan Armorer (2024)
Daria Strachan (2024)
Marley Jones (2024)
Jayden Dial (2024)
Kyla Holmes (2024)
Caris Pryor (2024)
Azuri Vallatine (2024)
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2024-25 ALUMNI BOARD
UPCOMING ALUMNI SCREENINGS
Black and Brown Femme Film Festival
Film(s): Desquameted
Filmmaker: Terryn Pinder (2023)
Date: July 13, 2024
Location: Chicago, IL
XL Film Festival
Film(s): Game Changers, A Thin Line Btw Black and White, Keep It To Yourself
Filmmaker(s): Caris Pryor (2024), Addison Belhomme (2023), Maya Hooks (2022)
Date: August 17, 2024
Location: Chicago, IL
Red Moon Film Festival
Film(s): As You Are
Filmmaker(s): Daria Strachan (2024)
Date: August 25 - 30, 2024
Location: Online
Make News, Make Noise: Screening Room
Film(s): (Honorable Mentions) The Gift And The Curse, As You Are, Tinted, The Pad Hustle
Filmmaker: Alexandra Bonner (2024), Daria Strachan (2024), Milan Armorer (2024), Kyla Holmes (2024)
Date: September 5 - 8, 2024
Location: TBD
Mill Valley Film Festival
Film(s): Sole Sista
Filmmaker(s): Emerie Boone (2024)
Date: October 3 - 13, 2024
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Black Writers Weekend
Film(s): Tinted, The All Aroundz
Filmmaker(s): Milan Armorer (2024), Avery Kelley (2023)
Date: Aug 2, 2024
Location: Atlanta, GA
New York Independent Film Festival
Film(s): As You Are
Filmmaker(s): Daria Strachan (2024)
Date: August 2024
Location: Online​
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FilmGate Miami
Film(s): The Pad Hustle
Filmmaker(s): Kyla Holmes (2024)
Date: August 28, 2024
Location: Miami, FL
Imagine This Intel Women's Film Festival
Film(s): 2024 Films - Collection
Filmmaker(s): 2024 Cohort
Date: September 19 - 29, 2024
Location: Online/New York, NY
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Micheaux Film Festival
Film(s): As You Are, Sole Sista, The Pad Hustle, Stank Face, Self Belief Symphony
Filmmaker(s): Daria Strachan (2024), Emerie Boone (2024), Kyla Holmes (2024), Marley Jones (2024), Azuri Vallatine (2024)
Date: October 21 - 28, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA
GirlzEmpowered Event
Film(s): The Pad Hustle
Filmmaker(s): Kyla Holmes (2024)
Date: August 11, 2024
Location: Detroit, MI
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Film Independent - Future Filmmakers
Film(s): Tinted
Filmmaker(s): Milan Armorer (2024)
Date: August 24, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Urban Film Festival
Film(s): The Pad Holmes
Filmmaker: Kyla Holmes (2024)
Date: August 30 - September 1, 2024
Location: Miami, FL
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival
Film(s): As You Are
Filmmaker: Daria (2024)
Date: September 25 - 30, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival
Film(s): The Pad Hustle
Filmmaker: Kyla Holmes (2024)
Date: November 8 - 17, 2024
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL