Congrats to IMA students Samantha Farinella and Zoya Baker! Their films won awards at the CUNY Film Festival :
Best Current Events Film Award – Gentrification Express: Breaking Down the BQX (directed by Samantha Farinella and Amanda Katz)
Month: April 2018
IMA instructor Gary Griffin’s screenings
IMA instructor Gary Griffin will be screening three of his films at HotDocs this year, as part of this year’s Outstanding Achievement Retrospective, for filmmaker Barbara Kopple. The films that he was the Director of Photography on are: “Sharon Jones”, “Dixie Chicks” and “Running From Crazy”.
Prof. Karen Hunter named recipient of the TALKERS 2018 Freedom of Speech Award and Essence magazine Woke 100 list
Prof. Karen Hunter has been named Essence magazine Woke 100 Women list and recipient of the TALKERS 2018 Freedom of Speech Award!
The TALKERS editorial board announced (4/13) that SiriusXM Satellite Radio host Karen Hunter has been named the 2018 recipient of the publication’s prestigious Freedom of Speech Award. Hunter hosts the “Karen Hunter Show” daily between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm on the Urban View channel in which she discusses politics, public policy, and contemporary culture taking listener calls and interviewing guests. The Urban Channel is billed as “African American talk… focusing on politics, race and social justice.” Read More