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Reel Writers, Reel Films
By Delores Edwards
Now more than ever, films directed and written by African American and Latino
filmmakers are hitting the big screen. But for every “Scary Movie,”
“Shaft,” or “The Klumps” there are many artists of color still
struggling to get their work noticed by film industry executives.
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Sheryl Ellison wants to change that.
In God’s Hands or IGH Multimedia LLC is an entertainment marketing company created by
Ellison. The Brooklyn-based entrepreneur began her media company as a way to help artists
of color gain exposure for their film or script. After having successful careers in both
engineering and banking, Ellison’s passion for the arts fueled her desire to start
IGH.
Armed with a Master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate
School of Management, Ellison uses her business and marketing experience to assist
independent filmmakers and screenwriters market their work through the Reel Alternative
Film Salon and the Reel Writers Workshop. For a nominal fee ($10), new and established
filmmakers can submit their work for consideration to the monthly film salon sponsored by
IGH. If selected, the film is given a date for its debut at a movie theatre in downtown
Brooklyn - marquee included. By the end of its first year, IGH brought 25 film shorts and
full-length features to the public.
The Reel Writers Workshop is a co-production between IGH and the Theatre of the Riverside
Church in Manhattan. Here, fledging screenwriters have a chance to hear their script read
aloud before a live audience. The workshop also gives the screenwriter the opportunity to
receive comments, fine tune their work and network with industry executives.
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Reel Alternative
Film Salon
Fall 2000 Schedule
Sept. 28th - Bigger's
Dilemma
Oct. 26th - Boo!
Nov. 30th - It's a
Family Affair
All Films at Brooklyn
Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street, Bklyn, NY
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Both venues attract award-winning filmmakers and writers
as well as finalists from competitions such as the Sundance and the Gordon Parks Film
Festivals.
September 28th kicks off a new season of the Reel Alternative Film Salon with
“Bigger’s Dilemma” at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema.
To enter the film salon, the writers workshop or how your can see emerging work, contact
IGH multimedia at 718/670-3616 or logon to their website at www. ighmultimedia.com.
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