Before we take our summer break, we’ve got interviews with Ina Norris, Keya Mason and Sam Reetz!

🌟 Ina shares stories from her career putting Black storytellers in the spotlight, founding the Kwanzaa Film Festival (now in its ninth year!) a cultural hub for artistic empowerment. Ina is joined by Keya, the festival’s new director and three-time Emmy-nominated casting executive, director, and producer who also runs Mason Castle Productions.

🚗 Sam takes us down the road of policy and cultural change, with her production company Millennial Ethics and publication Route 24, creating original films and campaigns to spark intergenerational conversations.

📺 Hosts Katie and Janine break down the Tubi and Kickstarter crossover and the big opportunities it could bring to indie filmmakers.

👾 Katie invites us to NYWIFT’s upcoming Summer Soirée: Leveling Up: Girls in Gaming and VR Development (RSVP here)!

Send us an email at communications@nywift.org to be featured next season!

SOCIALS:

Kwanzaa Film Festival: Instagram: @kwanzaafilmfestival / Kwanzaa Film Festival Official Website / Kwanzaa Film Festival Submissions

Ina Norris: Instagram: @inanorris / LinkedIn

Keya Mason: Instagram: @keyadmason / LinkedIn / Keya Mason’s Official Website / Mason Castle Productions Website

Sam Reetz: Instagram: @samreetzcloseup / LinkedIn / Facebook: SamReetzCloseup / IMDB / Bio Site

Millennial Ethics: Instagram: @millennialethics / LinkedIn / Facebook: MillennialEthics – Bio Site

WEBSITES:

News: Tubi and Kickstarter Partnership

Kwanzaa Film Festival Official Website

Kwanzaa Film Festival Submissions

Keya Mason’s Official Website

Mason Castle Productions Website

Route 24 on Substack

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