New Ark Fellowship, a 14 day intensive youth empowerment program
focused on the arts and African Awareness,Year 2
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2016
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Screened "The National Anthem" at the City Without Walls Gallery, Newark NJ.
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Partnered with Growing4ward to bring 30+ Newark teenagers to Howard University and The Congressional Black Caucus in Washington DC.
Conceived and executed The New Ark Fellowship
in conjunction with community leaders
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& Essex County College's Africana Institute.
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The program focuses on empowering the youth with training &
tools in mobile device cinematography and theory, architecture,
finance, community development,mental health &
African culture.
Nominated for Harvard Loeb Fellowship.
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Commissioned by Urban League of Essex County to create promotional film for their upcycling social enterprise,Thrift Works.
Block Hack 3. Constructed several outdoor multi medium and performance installations of art for sale with family across from the Whitney Museum NYC over the course of several weeks in the Summer. Artist David Hammons and Caroline Biden attend.
2014
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Produced and Co-Directed "Cyber Sex: The Play" at the Clemente Soto Velez Center NYC.
Participated in the group exhibition "Collective Repercussion" in NYC. Part of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Uptown Art stroll.
Self Published "The 300" Avant Garde Photo book and Collection
Conceptualized "Corporate Bonds: A month long celebration of employee creativity" at Oppenheimer and Co. 85 Broad Street, NYC
Created and Executed "Black Hack 1 & 2" . A well planned and permitted public arts exhibition in
Washington Heights NYC. Artist Saul Williams attends.
Film Editor and Poster Design for "W8" starring Michael Kenneth Williams. A Cannes Film Festival official Selection.
2011
Nominated for Harvard Loeb Fellowship
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Developed and implemented Producer, Editor, Director curriculum for Hearthstone Alzheimer Care.
Trained staff on site in Woburn, Ma.
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Exhibition "Benedict Hadley + KIKROX" In Jersey City, NJ. Part of city wide "JC Fridays"
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Screened "The National Anthem" as part of the Tribeca Grand Hotel "Grand Life Series" during New York
fashion Week.
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2008
Private screening of film "The National Anthem" to Canal + at the Cannes Film Festival
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2006
Directed and Edited the Film "Rocawear: Marcy to Mountain Top" Featuring JAY Z and Naomi Campbell.
Premieres at New York Fashion Week.
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2004
Directed, Produced, Wrote and Edited
"The National Anthem" a 25 minute silent film scored by
Interpol band member Carlos Dengler.
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2001
Created commercial art work for Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope and Zoetrope
All-story Magazine.
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1999
Graduate The High School of Art & Design, NYC.
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1993
Internship at Walter Foster Publishing, Readers Digest inc. Westport, CT.
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1981
Born
Brooklyn New York.
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