糖心原创

Originally scheduled for March 2020 on the campus of 糖心原创 (MEC) in Brooklyn, New York, the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC2020) will be virtual this year. The Center for Black Literature (CBL) supports the public health protocols that have emerged because of COVID-19, including social distancing. With that in mind, we have decided to present NBWC 2020 as a series of webinars, online.

The 15th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC): 鈥淎ctivism, Identity, and Race: Playwrights and Screenwriters at the Crossroads,鈥�聽November 11- November 14, 2020,听will continue conversations generated at the 2019 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium. Black playwrights, screenwriters, and filmmakers will聽examine contemporary trends in theater and film and the聽ways聽race, politics, and popular culture shape the plays and films produced.

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SCREENWRITING and PLAYWRITING TALKSHOPS

11:00 AM 鈥� 12:30 PM

Invited Talkshop Leaders:聽CEDRIC HILL聽(screenwriting) 补苍诲听DARREL ALEJANDRO HOLNES听(辫濒补测飞谤颈迟颈苍驳)

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TOWN HALL

鈥淭he Role of the Media, Critics, and Reviewers on Black Plays and Film鈥�

11:00 AM 鈥� 12:30 PM

Presented as a Community Conversation, the Town Hall will examine the role of the media, critics, and reviewers in (1) shaping the writing of playwrights and screenwriters and (2) in bringing the dramatic play to the stage and the screenplay to the screen.

The conversation will include emerging and seasoned panelists whose work is impacted by professional critics and the media-at-large. Audience members will be encouraged to provide their views on the subject and suggest ways for moving forward.

厂辫别补办别谤蝉:听David Greaves,听Pamela Newkirk,听Marcia Pendelton,听Lisa Cort茅s, 补苍诲听Vinson Cunningham聽(invited)

Moderated by聽BRIDGETT M. DAVIS.

Sponsored by聽Our Time Press.

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ROUNDTABLE

鈥淭he Impact of Hip-Hop and Popular Culture on Black Playwriting and Screenwriting鈥�

1:00 PM 鈥� 2:30 PM

Panelists will examine how hip-hop and popular culture have influenced and shaped the plays, films, and television scripts created by Black playwrights, screenwriters, and scriptwriters. They will also look at trends in experimental theater and independent films by Black playwrights and screenwriters.

厂辫别补办别谤蝉:听Dasan Ahanu,听NSangou Njikam,听Carl Hancock Rux,听Sabrina S. Gordon, and Marcus Guillory.

Moderated by聽CR CAPERS聽of Harlem Film House.

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ROUNDTABLE

鈥淭elling Our Stories: Transcending Barriers and Boundaries on Stage and Screen鈥�

3:00 PM 鈥� 4:30 PM

Artists and writers interrogate their interior lives and collective experiences to document their stories in a country where racism, sexual violence, gender discrimination, alienation, miseducation, immigration, and cultural conflicts are very present. The speakers here will explore these issues in theater, film, and television.

厂辫别补办别谤蝉:听Donja R. Love,聽Amina Henry,听Nina Angela Mercer, and

H. 鈥淗erukhuti鈥� Sharif Williams

Moderated by聽DIONNE BENNETT聽(Assistant Professor, New York City College of Technology).

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DRAMATIC PRESENTATION

5:00 PM 鈥� 5:30 PM

Performed by聽ALEXIS ALLEYNE-CAPUTO, interdisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker.

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SHORT FILM SCREENINGS AND TALKBACK

鈥淩ACE CARD: Short Films Exploring Activism, Identity, and Race鈥�

5:45 PM 鈥� 7:00 PM

ImageNation鈥檚 S艒l Cinema Cafe聽is proud to present a discussion:聽RACE CARD: Short Films Exploring Activism, Identity, and Race. These short works delve into these issues with wit, humor, and brutal honesty, in an effort to spark dialogue and effect change.

Featured works* include聽Paris Blues in Harlem, a dramatic look at gentrification in this historic Black community;聽Harriet Returns, a satire that ponders what Harriet Tubman would say to today鈥檚 youth;聽Burden, an exploration of the Black man鈥檚 burden in America; 补苍诲听Little Apple, an award-winning web series featuring a nine-year-old superhero who defends her community. The film discussion will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A session. RACE CARD offers a taste of what the new, Harlem-based S艒l Cinema Cafe offers. More at聽.

NOTE:聽Conference attendees will have access to the films before the Conference.

Moderated by聽MOIKGANTSI KGAMA.

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NBWC SUMMIT KEYNOTE

Friday, November 13, 2020

7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM

The Summit Keynote of the National Black Writers Conference will feature a robust conversation with聽WOODIE KING JR, STANLEY NELSON, VOZA RIVERS,听补苍诲听NGOZI ANYANWU聽on the themes of activism, race, and identity in the plays and films of Black writers. The speakers will share their experiences, as well as their perspectives and analyses of past, current, and emerging trends in the plays and films produced.

There will be time for a Q&A session with the audience.

Moderated by聽NINA ANGELA MERCER.

贬辞蝉迟:听LURIE DANIEL-FAVORS

 

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TALKSHOPS聽(Talkshops Run Concurrently)

• FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13聽(11:00 AM 鈥� 12:30 PM)听鈥撀�Playwriting & Screenwriting
• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14聽(11:00 AM 鈥� 12:30 PM)听鈥撀�Playwriting, Fiction, Poetry, or Publishing

狈翱罢贰:听Attendees may register for one session each day. Each session is $30.

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