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SUMMARY:Director's Cut
DESCRIPTION:Director's Cut\n\nMay 10\, 2025\, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.\n\nLight 
 Refreshments\n\nDurham County Main Library Auditorium - 300 N. Roxboro 
 St\n\nJoin us for an intimate conversation with Haitian filmmaker Vanessa 
 Beletic\, in dialogue with Kenia Thompson\, host of Black Issues Forum. 
 Together\, they’ll explore the triumphs and challenges Vanessa has faced 
 as a woman in the filmmaking industry\, as well as her vision for the 
 future of Haitian cinema. This inspiring discussion will offer a 
 behind-the-scenes look at resilience\, creativity\, and the power of 
 storytelling.\n\nWith Award-Winning Director\n\nVANESSA 
 BELETIC\n\n\n\nModerated by\n\nKENIA THOMPSON\n\nHost of Black Issues 
 Forum\n\nIn collaboration with NC Haitian Women's Society\n\nSponsored by 
 the Durham Library Foundation\n\n \n\nBIO:\n\n\n\nVanessa Beletic is a 
 director and writer from Port-Au-Prince\, Haiti. Her first narrative short 
 Catching Spirits won the Jury Award Live action Short in 2022\, and has 
 screened worldwide at 23  Academy & BAFTA qualifying fests and genre 
 favorites Telluride Horror and Brooklyn Horror.  She was recently named a 
 2024 fellow of the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women \, where 
 she wrote and directed her second short\, the supernatural thriller\, 
 Evil\, I. She is 1 of 7 filmmakers selected this year for the Sony Pictures 
 TV Director Program. \n\n\n\nMoving to the U.S. with her family at 13 years 
 old\, Vanessa studied dance and education at New York City's Hunter College 
 and launched herself into an esteemed career as a professional dancer. It 
 was in Los Angeles working with commercial and music video directors that 
 Vanessa decided to pursue her life-long passion for 
 filmmaking.\n\n\n\nVanessa is an acclaimed commercial and music video 
 director herself now. She is repped by Radical Media. Her music video for 
 Run The Jewels "Ooh-La-La" was nominated for the 2020 MVPA\, UKMVA and the 
 2021 Libera awards and her commercials have crossed platforms from 
 television to digital spaces\, being featured during the Emmy’s and 
 outlets like Conde Nast Entertainment\, Fast Company Magazine\, Rolling 
 Stone and Complex - with ads for Levi’s\, Walmart\, Estee Lauder\, Nikon 
 and a multi-year campaign starring Regina King for 
 Vaseline.\n\nBio:\n\n\n\nAs a 20-year veteran in her industry\, Kenia 
 Thompson aids professionals and leaders in discovering their authentic 
 selves and identifying their most effective communication style. These 
 methods include the art of storytelling\, public speaking & media coaching 
 as well as workshop training for large groups. \n\nKenia is the owner of 
 WordCrumbs\, founded in 2015. She has authored the book ‘Conversations 
 Beyond the Screen’\, a quick read designed to re-educate readers on how 
 to reignite conversations outside of a chat or social media posts. \n\nYou 
 can watch Kenia on PBS NC every Friday evening as the host of Black Issues 
 Forum. The show is designed to push Black led stories about people and 
 issues shaping the lives of Blacks in North Carolina. Her mission is to 
 provide content that is relevant\, uplifting\, informative and 
 instructive\, engaging diverse audiences and communities toward these 
 efforts in collaboration.\n\n
LOCATION:Main Auditorium\, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
ORGANIZER;CN="Celeste Holtzmann":MAILTO:choltzmann@dconc.gov
CATEGORIES:Durham Library Foundation, Humanities, Movie
CONTACT;CN="Celeste Holtzmann":MAILTO:choltzmann@dconc.gov
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/13081661
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