Creative Alliance set to host Second Annual Maryland Minority Film Festival

Second Annual Maryland Minority Film Festival to be held August 19 in Baltimore.  Festival showcases films genres from animation to comedy.

Minority filmmakers from across Maryland will be in the spotlight during the second annual Maryland Minority Film Festival. The event will take place Wednesday, August 19, at 7 pm at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore.

“Filmmaking is the medium of the moment,” said Sharin Nelson, Founder and Director of REEL Independent Women, an organization devoted to showcasing films by women and minority filmmakers. “The Minority Film Festival is a great opportunity for emerging filmmakers of color to show their work to all audiences.”

Among the highlighted filmmakers are: Phoenix Tremayne, a former Baltimore City fire fighter turned writer, producer, and photographer; feature film producer Ashleigh Coffelt, founder of Miss Ash Productions, Jasmine Jones, director of Living Natural, a documentary about Jenise Wamble’s natural hair story and her role as president of Towson University’s natural hair club, the Naturalistas; and James Bowman’s short animated movie Kassi.

Implied Warranty, a 30-minute, futuristic film written by Lorrie Smith and directed by Robert G. Christie features an ensemble Baltimore cast. The film was nominated for several awards at the Hotmedia Film Fest.

For information about the Maryland Minority Film Festival or to arrange interviews with filmmakers contact Sharin Nelson (410) 961-6076 snelson761@mac.com.  Also, be sure to check out REEL Independent Women on Vimeo.

(Banner photo – “Arri Alexa camera” by Sean P. Anderson from Dallas, TX, USA – Arri Alexa. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)