REGGIE & GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD, “GENIUS: MLK/X,” “LAWMEN: BASS REEVES,” NBC’s “FOUND,” ESPN’s “DAY OF PLAY,” DISNEY+ LAUNCHPAD AND MORE AT DAY 4 OF THE URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
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Raphael Jackson, Jr (Showrunner, “Genius: MLK/X”), Stacy Spikes (Urbanworld Founder), Gina Prince-Bythewood (Exec Producer, “Genius: MLK/X”), Reggie Rock Bythewood (Exec Producer, “Genius: MLK/X”), Karen McMullen (Urbanworld Festival Director), and Damione Macedon (Showrunner, “Genius: MLK/X”)attend Saturday Night of the 27th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival at AMC 34th St on 11/4/23 [credit: John Nacion/Getty]
It was a full day of entertainment at the 27th Annual Urbanworld International Film Festival. The fourth day of the festival began with a showcase of shorts by six directors from the Disney+ Launchpad incubator program of diverse filmmakers. Then, ESPN sponsored an afternoon of movement, with activities such as yoga, double-dutch and dance.
Saturday continued with spotlight presentations from “Found” (NBC), Stand Up and Shout: Songs from a Philly High School(HBO), Lawmen: Bass Reeves(Paramount+), “Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games” (ESPN) and “Genius: MLK/X,” which featured a Q&A with Executive Producers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood.
(left) Gina Prince-Bythewood, Stacy Spikes and Reggie Rock Bythewood; (right) Wynn Thomas (Prod. Design, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” Karen McMullen and Damian Marcano (Director, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”)
The team from “Found:” (l-r) Demane Davis (director), Sonay Huffman (Co-Showrunner), Nkechi Okoro Carroll (Co-Showrunner) and Q&A moderator Thatiana DiazBrook Turner, Arthur Musah and Kelly Creedom – “Brief Tender Light”Taylor Lord, Kristal Oliver and Amy Schatz – “Stand Up and Shout: Songs from a Philly High School”Djaka Souare, Zainab Jah, Tim Naylor and Christelle Matou – “Reunion”Ettore “Big E” Ewen, Jonathan Davenport and Andreas Hale – “Bridges”Joel Perez – Writer, “Beautiful, FL”Erica Eng – Director, “The Ghost”Kevin Jihyek Park – Writer, “The Ghost”The team from Bike Vessel, directed by Eric D. Seals (center, yellow)Zoey Martinson and Marchant Davis – “Incomplete”Kimson Albert – “ExpoZure”Adrian Bobb – “The Fore-Men”The “Day of Play” was followed by the “Shorts 8: Playtime” blockKristal Oliver (cast), Amy Schatz (director) and Taylor Lord (cast) discuss their HBO documentary “Stand Up and Shout”Great turnout on a Saturday afternoonLagueria Davis, director of “Black Barbie: A Documentary” shares the personal story behind her film.Disney+ Launchpad directors Erica Eng and Spencer Glover get a moment to enjoy the screenings.The team behind the scenes: shout out to the Urbanworld Staff who made it all happen!
