- Year Three of Queen Collective Debuts As Part of Tribeca
Festival’s Juneteenth Program on June 17, 2021
- New to Tribeca for Juneteenth, 8:46 FILMS Premiers on June 18,
2021
- Queen Collective Films to air Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 9pm ET
on BET Her and BET
Procter & Gamble once again comes together with Tribeca
Studios and its partners to give a platform to Black creators at
Tribeca Festival as part of its Juneteenth program. This year, the
festival will debut eight original films from Black creatives and
filmmakers. These films are the latest demonstration of P&G’s
commitment to Widen the Screen, intended to improve the portrayal
of Black life on screen and expand inclusion efforts for Black
creators behind the camera in order to challenge expectations and
remove limiting stereotypes.
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The debut of 8:46 Films
Premiering at Tribeca Festival on Friday June 18th, 8:46 Films
is a collaboration with SATURDAY MORNING, a collective of Black
creative executives, Tribeca Studios and Procter & Gamble. The
four films are influenced by the length of time it took for George
Floyd’s life to change the world. Filmmakers Zoey Martinson, Camrus
Johnson, Gibrey Allen and Marshall Tyler were inspired to take 8
minutes and 46 seconds to tell stories of joy, love, and
resilience, fuel the creativity that has always upheld the Black
community in the darkest times, and build a legacy of hope.
The return of Queen Collective
Queen Collective, P&G’s signature multicultural talent
development initiative in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor
Unit Entertainment, and Tribeca Studios, continues to accelerate
gender and racial equality behind the camera, by opening doors to
the next generation of up-and-coming Black women directors, as it
returns to the Tribeca Festival for a third year.
The mentoring and talent development program is designed to give
women filmmakers of color a platform to share important stories
from their unique perspective with the aim of expanding the
creative pipeline for Black female creators. Created by four
diverse young female directors including Arielle Knight, Tina
Charles, Cai Thomas, Haimy Assefa, and premiering at Tribeca on
Thursday June 17th, these unique documentaries shine a light on
important issues directly impacting the black community such as
health care, bias and discrimination.
“Less than 6 percent of writers, directors and producers of US
films are Black and less than 10 percent of commercials and movies
are created by women leading to a lack of diversity and accurate
representation of Black people and women of color. Through programs
like the Queen Collective and 8:46 we are using our convening power
to address the need to increase diversity in the creative
pipeline,” said Marc Pritchard, P&G Chief Brand Officer. “For
years we have used our voice as a leading advertiser to highlight
bias and shine a light on systemic issues of inequality. We will
continue using our voice as a force for good and force for growth
to provide empathy and action to drive lasting change."
“BET is committed to moving the racial and gender equity mission
forward by shifting perceptions through content, so we couldn’t be
more proud to be the home of the Queen Collective films, and to be
forging new connections with female filmmakers of color,” said
Tavia Pitts, Head of BET HER, Vice President of Ad Sales. “The
future of the media industry is predicated on our ability to
minimize the barriers for entry for diverse creatives, and that has
never been more important than now.”
“Queen Collective is a crucial program supporting diverse voices
in film and empowering women filmmakers of color to tell stories
that evoke change and unite and heal communities, whilst 8:46 Films
are an opportunity to celebrate positive, uplifting affirmative
stories that show the richness and beauty of Black life,” said
Paula Weinstein, Tribeca Studio’s Chief Content Officer. “We are so
proud to share the work of these amazing filmmakers as part of
Tribeca’s Juneteenth Programming. These powerful stories stand
shoulder to shoulder in a fight against discrimination, injustices,
and bias--they needed to be told, they needed to be told now and
they needed to be told by Black creators. I hope that we all learn,
share and grow from them.”
Tune into BET and BET Her on Saturday, June 19, 2021 to watch
the full Queen Collective program at 9:00 pm ET/PT, with an encore
on Sunday, June 20 at 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm ET/PT on BET Her. For
more information go to BET.com/queencollectivefilms.
For a look behind the scenes at Tribeca Festival and to join the
social media conversation about Widen the Screen, Queen Collective
and 8:46 follow @ProcterGamble, @QueenLatifah, @Tribeca, @BET and
the hashtags #WidenTheScreen, #QueenCollective, #8:46Films on
Twitter, Instagram.
For more information visit:
- Widen the Screen: pg.com/widenthescreen
- Queen Collective: https://us.pg.com/queen-collective/
- 8:46: https://us.pg.com/eight-forty-six
QUEEN COLLECTIVE
- Game Changer, directed and produced by Tina Charles,
produced Veronique Bernard. (United States) – World Premiere. Tanya
DePass, a lifelong Chicagoan and African-American gamer, is
determined to make the gaming industry more inclusive for everyone,
including people like her.
- Change the Name, directed and produced by Cai Thomas,
produced by Donald Conley. (United States) – World Premiere.
Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy
campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to
abolitionists Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass in Chicago's North
Lawndale neighborhood.
- Black Birth, directed by Haimy Assefa, produced by
Dominique Turner. (United States) – World Premiere. Three expectant
mothers, including the director, navigate the joys, fears, and
complexity of Black motherhood in America.
- A Song of Grace, directed by Arielle Knight, produced by
Jamil McGinnis and Jessica Ann Peavy. (United States) – World
Premiere. A Song of Grace tells a poetic story about a black mother
raising an exceptional young artist.
8:46
- Cupids, directed by Zoey Martinson, produced by Korey
Jackson. (United States) – World Premiere. In this playful comedy,
three kids worry that their beloved school bus driver will be
lonely this summer without them. They set out to find her a partner
and imagine the perfect matches. With Melanie Nicholls-King, Toryn
Isabella Coote, Scarlett London Diviney, Julius Sampson.
- She Dreams at Sunrise, directed by Camrus
Johnson, produced by Moon Jelly Pictures and Double Plus
Productions. (United States) – World Premiere. In this heartwarming
animated film, a 70-year-old woman with meningitis lives between
her dream world and reality while her great nephew and caretaker
helps mend the past.
- Pearl and Henry, directed by Gibrey Allen, produced by
Greta Hagen-Richardson, Kenneth Reynolds, and Weenta Girmay.
(United States) – World Premiere. Pearl and Henry enjoy the simple
pleasures of their daily routine. Despite the changing world around
them, they find comfort and peace in a connection built on decades
of joy, vulnerability, and trust. With Rhonda Johnson Dents and
Lance E. Nichols.
- Slow Pulse, directed by Marshall Tyler, produced by
Moira Griffin, Efuru Flowers and Jeremy Hartman. (United States) –
World Premiere. In this moving story of love and dedication,
Bernard Brash heals and finds hope by learning how to dance. With
Jimmie Fails.
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ABOUT BET
BET, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC), is
the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news
and public affairs television programming for the African American
audience. The primary BET channel is in 125 million households and
can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United
Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant
African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business
extensions including BET+, the preeminent streaming service for the
Black audience; BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black
entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour
entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET
Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home
Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around
the globe.
ABOUT TRIBECA FESTIVAL:
The Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, brings artists and
diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its
forms, including film, TV, VR, gaming, music, and online work. With
strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is a platform for
creative expression and immersive entertainment. Tribeca champions
emerging and established voices; discovers award-winning filmmakers
and creators; curates innovative experiences; and introduces new
technology and ideas through premieres, exhibitions, talks, and
live performances.
The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and
Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural
revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the
World Trade Center. Tribeca will celebrate its 20th year June 9 –
20, 2021. www.tribecafilm.com/festival
In 2019, James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, a private investment
company with locations in New York and Mumbai, bought a majority
stake in Tribeca Enterprises, bringing together Rosenthal, De Niro,
and Murdoch to grow the enterprise.
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jgray@tribecafilm.com BET: Chloe Duverge, Chloe.Duverge@bet.net
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