Emerald City Arts

02/11/2020

Today is the last day to vote for Haiti Speaks in the Paris Lift-Off Global Network film festival competition. We're in the top 3 of 30 films, and the top 2 advance to the next round. Help us win it!

Friends, today is the last day to vote for Haiti Speaks Film at the Paris Lift- Off 2020 Competition.

We are currently in third place. Haiti Speaks has had 190 playthroughs of films have come from 11 different countries across the world!

This is the final stretch! Here is how you can vote:

1. Watch Haiti Speak between today and 2 November 2020.
https://checkout.liftoff.network/doc-features-paris-lift-off-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3tmdh8d9_UtebU3jq3_sNmKCBh976r5veQKPfzrrt4nLa8O__FggyiCHg
Liftoff’s $10USD fee gives you access to stream all of the documentary features selected.

2. Vote for 2 of your favorites, but make sure to vote for Haiti Speaks!

3. Post photos and video from your viewing experience on social media and tag us on Facebook and IG using the hashtags

4. Share this post
The voting will end 10pm (BST) Monday 2nd November. You can grab tickets at the link in bio.

The top 2 voted "audience choice" films, plus 2 jury selections will go through to the Network Round.
The overall winning films will receive a physical screening at next year's Paris Lift-Off, and free membership to the Lift-Off Network. Membership entitles the production team to festival fee waivers, showcases on FilmFreeway, along with production support applications to the Lift-Off Production Support package worth nearly $75,000, Career Road-Mapping Consultations, and lots more...!
Thanks so much for your continued support. We can’t win this without you 😉

31/10/2020

Thanks for the overwhelming support so far. We are still in the running for this competition, but we need your votes to pull through!

Friends, if you missed the Watch Party this past Wednesday and voting for Haiti Speaks Film on its premiere at the Paris Lift- Off, fear not. You still have until November 2 to help Haiti Speaks to win the online Paris Lift-Off Film Festival 2020 Competition
Here’s how:
1. Watch Haiti Speak between today and 2 November 2020. https://checkout.liftoff.network/doc-features-paris-lift.../
Liftoff’s $10USD fee gives you access to stream all of the documentary features selected.

2. Vote for 2 of your favorites, but make sure to vote for Haiti Speaks!

3. Post photos and video from your viewing experience on social media and tag us on Facebook and IG using the hashtags

4. Share this post
The voting will end 10pm (BST) Monday 2nd November. You can grab tickets at the link in bio.

The top 2 voted "audience choice" films, plus 2 jury selections will go through to the Network Round.
The overall winning films will receive a physical screening at next year's Paris Lift-Off, and free membership to the Lift-Off Network. Membership entitles the production team to festival fee waivers, showcases on FilmFreeway, along with production support applications to the Lift-Off Production Support package worth nearly $75,000, Career Road-Mapping Consultations, and lots more...!
Thanks so much for your continued support. We can’t win this without you 😉

26/10/2020

Wonderful news for Haiti Speaks !

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND CLICK THE BELL FOR REGULAR FILM INDUSTRY GUIDANCE. WATCH PARIS LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL RIGHT NOW: https://liftoff.network/paris-lift-off-...

02/10/2020

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22/09/2020

With Haiti Speaks 's third selection into Social Change International Film Festival, we get to bring attention to the incredible work and legacy of The Gift of Sight and Friends of the Children of Lascahobas, Haiti (FCLH)

www.supportgiftofsight.org

Haiti Speaks will be screened at the upcoming Social Change International Film Festival. Changefest, as it is commonly known, is an international celebration of our common humanity through film, music, art, and fashion.

Changefest is a national nonprofit committed to amplifying community voices by disrupting systemic injustice through storytelling, organizing, direct action, and policy advocacy.

Haiti Speaks will be screened from September 26 - October 24
Location: ONLINE
Visit https://changefest2020.eventive.org/films/5f4873e5c4bc7a0052b4cf8f for information on how to get tickets.

17/09/2020

The wonderful news continues for Haiti Speaks. Announcing our 2nd festival selection: Montreal Black Film Festival

features a really exciting program of some of the standout films of the year with black narratives and by black creators around the globe.

A festival is a partnership, and we are thrilled to be in partnership with a festival such as this one, which shares our values and a commitment to pushing the boundaries to tell important, necessary, new, and surprising stories.

Follow our page or theirs for more updates on the festival, and get your all access pass today!

Haiti Speaks will be screened at the upcoming Montreal Black Film Festival. The MIBFF is a dynamic, innovative, and audacious festival whose ambition is to promote the development of the independent film industry and to showcase more films on the realities of Blacks from around the world. It wants to take a fresh, new look at black cinema from the four corners of the globe!

The Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF) was created in 2005 by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, a not-for-profit, professional arts organization dedicated to education in the arts and to support the creation, promotion, and showcase of Canadian and international cinema, art and culture.

Haiti Speaks will be screened from Sept. 23 - Oct. 4, 2020
Location: ONLINE
Visit http://montrealblackfilm.com/en/movie/haiti-speaks-2/ for information on how to get tickets.

10/09/2020

We're excited for our premiere at this Saturday!

Haiti Speaks will have its world premiere this weekend at the trinidad+tobago film festival on the 12th of September 2020.
For more information visit our website: https://haitispeaksfilm.com/

The trinidad+tobago film festival celebrates its 15th year at the 2020 festival. The festival runs from the 9th to the 15th of September 2020. supports the Caribbean film industry and world cinema through an annual festival, year-round screenings, and a wide-ranging industry program.

09/09/2020

Hear from our long time collaborator, DP Jon Salmon, on his experience shooting our film Haiti Speaks.

06/09/2020

Looking forward to our next collaboration with Porcha Evans, a talented writer and inspirational voice in film!

We appreciate you Porcha!! With Love, AAWIC
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Programs such as the AAWIC Media Series are so important to highlight the visions of African American women who may not otherwise have the opportunity to showcase their works via other platforms. It's imperative that these types of programs be supported to continue to share our work with the masses. I would like to encourage any African American women in cinema, whether they are behind or in front of the camera or on the page reading this with an idea to study their craft and go for it. Be true to yourself and tell the stories you want to see. We need your voice and vision.

Keep going,
Porcha Evans

06/09/2020

This Saturday we premiere Haiti Speaks at Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival !

Los Angeles based film and media production company Emerald City Arts is pleased to announce the debut of our latest film, Haiti Speaks. The documentary film, set in Haiti shortly after the 2010 earthquake, will have its world premiere at the upcoming trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff). ttff celeb...

01/09/2020

Montreal Black Film Festival is announcing their line-up tomorrow, and the secret is out, our film is in it!

More details to come on MIBFF20 and how you can engage with during the festival.

À VOS AGENDAS! DÉVOILEMENT DE LA PROGRAMMATION LE 2 SEPT.

Le 16e Festival International du Film Black de Montréal (FIFBM) se tiendra EN LIGNE du 23 septembre au 4 octobre 2020 – présenté par Québecor en collaboration avec Desjardins.

Ne manquez pas le dévoilement de la programmation du 16e FIFBM, le mercredi 2 septembre à 14h.

L’attente est presque finie! A vos agendas !!!

www.MontrealBlackFilm.com

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SAVE THE DATE! 16th MIBFF UNVEILS PROGRAM ON SEPT 2ND!

The 16th annual Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF) will be held ONLINE from September 23 to October 4, 2020 - Presented by Quebecor in collaboration with Desjardins.

Do not miss the unveiling of the 16th MIBFF’s program on Wednesday, September 2nd, at 2pm.

The wait is almost over! Save the Date!!!

www.MontrealBlackFilm.com

31/08/2020

today is the last day to rent Fixed: A Short Film for a good cause! details and link below. African American Women In Cinema International Film Festival

See the film "Fixed" at the AAWIC Online Media Series!
https://aawic-series.digitalkarmadesign.com/

Synopsis: At a young man's repass, his loved ones are left to piece together the reasons for his sudden death.

31/08/2020

thanks for the love African American Women In Cinema International Film Festival !

AAWIC Online Media Series!
https://aawic-series.digitalkarmadesign.com/

Series Filmmaker: Ashley Ellis

Ashley Ellis is a writer and filmmaker who tells stories to inspire empathy and agency for a global audience. In 2010, Ashley founded Emerald City Arts, a visual media studio where like-minded artists create thought provoking original content.

Ashley has directed and produced several documentaries and short films, and her work has screened at film festivals and programming throughout the world. She previously worked at the LA based storytelling company Wondros, where she co-created short films for some of the world’s most progressive institutions such as TED, XPrize, The American Heart Association, The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and more.

Ashley attended the University of Southern California, where she obtained a B.A. in Creative Writing and a master's degree in Professional Writing (Screenwriting). She’s currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Film Studies and Education at The University of Cape Town in South Africa.

23/08/2020

World Premiere of Haiti Speaks at Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival !

Haiti Speaks will have its world premiere at the upcoming Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival. ttff celebrates its 15th year at the 2020 festival September 9-15. supports the Caribbean film industry and world cinema through an annual festival, year-round screenings, and a wide-ranging industry program.

2020 also marks the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. We are happy to know that while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many film festivals to postpone or shutdown, ttff endures, and Haiti Speaks will begin screening in the Caribbean where the project began.

The film premieres online, all day on Saturday, September 12th so check it out at the link below!

https://ttfilmfestival.com/film/haiti-speaks

18/08/2020

From today until August 31st, you can screen Fixed: A Short Film and other beautiful films by African American women. Your donation will support families in need across Harlem during this difficult time.

is a story about the importance of empathy. It takes place at a young man’s repass, where his loved ones are left to piece together the reasons for his sudden death.

Rent at the link below and share this film series for a great cause!

African American Women In Cinema International Film Festival's August online media series is part of HARLEM WEEK Inc. in conjunction with Soul City Network.

https://digitalkarmadesign.com/aawic-series/august-2020/

Celebrating the upcoming 22nd AAWIC Film Festival, the AAWIC Online Media Series highlights the works of African American Women In Cinema A-list members by featuring shorts, webisodes, and feature films. It is a unique program that enables our viewing audience to support women of color filmmakers th...

17/08/2020

Have a look behind the scenes at our latest documentary film Haiti Speaks with in the first of a series of clips featuring the production team.

Haiti Speaks Producer-Director Ashley Ellis reflects on arriving in Haiti 100 days after the 2010 earthquake. www.haitispeaksfilm.com

16/08/2020

We're pleased to announce that our film Fixed: A Short Film written by Porcha Jaelyn and directed by Ashley Ellis has been invited to participate in African American Women In Cinema International Film Festival 's month-long online media series, which launched today!

Screen our film for a $10 donation, and 20% of your donation will go to support the independent filmmakers involved while the other 80% will go to the Harlem Community Relief Fund - which supports needy families and the homeless with food and other necessities.

Thanks and HARLEM WEEK Inc.for a great event and for your dedication to supporting our communities and our artists through the most difficult of times!

August, AAWIC Online Media Series special Harlem Week Edition!

Beginning August 16th!

We are pleased to inform you that the AAWIC Online Media Series will execute a special edition in Honor of Harlem Week and the Harlem Music Festival! This special edition will not only provide grants to the participating filmmakers, but to the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce program, the Harlem Community Relief Fund aimed at supporting needy families with food and the homeless. During this special Harlem Week Edition of the AAWIC Online Series, the donation support to watch the films will be $10.00.

We look forward to seeing you on the 16th!!

11/08/2020

More announcements about our film Haiti Speaks are coming up in a few days!

A documentary that traverses the ruins after the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 and excavates layer after layer of history and culture to find the…

11/08/2020

new website, who dis? http://emeraldcity-arts.com

thanks Altivex for the new look.

04/07/2020

we have long been a supporter of Kiva and we're thrilled to have just made our most recent loan!

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Support women, entrepreneurs, students and refugees around the world with as little as $25 on Kiva. 100% of your loans go to support borrowers.

30/06/2020

Haiti Speaks

While following The Gift of Sight doctors through Haiti just after the earthquake, filmmaker Ashley Ellis discovered there was more to the country than international media was reporting. Haiti Speaks is the uncensored story.

26/06/2020

we're thrilled that our film Haiti Speaks will contribute to the representation of Haiti and Haitians on screen. the country's time is long overdue.

In 2017, the Miami Film Festival shone a light on Haiti, with five documentary films that highlighted the country’s music, environment and healthcare. Unfortunately, not much has changed since 2017, and we’re proud to help keep the world’s attention on Haiti with our upcoming documentary, Haiti Speaks.

16/01/2020

On the 10 year anniversary of the in , we launched a campaign for our latest film, Haiti Speaks

We're thrilled to bring this important film about the history and future of the beautiful nation of Haiti to a global audience.

Like the page or follow us on IG for updates on the film and where to see it and an ongoing conversation about development, international relations, aid, and disaster recovery!

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the Event that shook Haiti and its people. The earthquake claimed the lives of an approximated 300,000 people and leaving another approximated 1,5 million displaced.

Since the earthquake, many efforts have been undertaken in order to rebuild the nation.

What efforts do you know that have been particularly successful? What more can be done?

01/03/2019

Calling all African artists! !

The Cape Journo and Ashley Ellis the team behind the forthcoming virtual reality film Madiba Ascended, which sent a picture of Nelson Mandela to space with a 360 camera, are calling all African Artists to submit content for the project!

See the details and submit your art now! :D

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/nelson-mandelas-ascension-madibas-picture-sent-to-space-lands-in-ceres-20190124

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlRjH20kx6o&t=158s

25/02/2019

now more than ever is the time for us to tell our story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYa_-0OTprk

A week after demonstrations began demanding Jovenel Moise's resignation, the Haitian president has refused to quit. At least eight people have been killed in...

24/01/2019

Our own Ashley Ellis produced this film by Munashe Nash Makado this past December in and the news has spread throughout and even today to !

Here's hoping that some young filmmakers in Africa and beyond are inspired to start experimenting with and just to try new, bold ideas.

The Late South African president & African Legend Nelson Mandela has been sent to space by a group of University of Cape Town students. Zimbabwean-born filmm...

24/10/2018

Joburg!

You're invited to the Joburg Fringe preview screening of the VideoART! program, tomorrow! Our own is part of the line-up

20/10/2018

Our Ashley Ellis was on last week. Check out her interview:

https://iono.fm/e/616134 #

This week on the show Dr Audrey Verhaeghe (pronounced “Fir-Ha-Ghe”), the Chairperson of the SA Innovation Summit…. Explains to us exactly what the Fourth Industrial Revolution is and how is changing how we live, work, and communicate. Melissa Mbazo, the Anzisha Prize Program Manager talks to u...

11/10/2018

Joburg City Dwellers,

Our short film starring Shannon Chappell Kangaju and Von Ali Wright is included in this year's Joburg Fringe Videoart! program. The event runs from October 25th - November 4th. Come and check it out!