South by Southwest has added a boatload of names to their 2019 conference lineup including Jessica Brillhart, founder of independent studio Vrai Pictures, as Film Keynote. The SXSW Conference and Festival takes place in Austin, Tex. March 8-17 2019.
In addition to Brillhart, SXSW announced a new wave of Featured Speakers from film, TV, media, music, and tech including Emmy-winning Handmaid’s Tale actress Elisabeth Moss, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, comedian-actor Kevin Hart, legendary puppeteer Frank Oz, former ‘Nsync member Lance Bass, Busy Tonight host Busy Philipps, and more.
Brillhart is an immersive director, writer, and theorist who founded Vrai Pictures. She was the Principal Filmmaker for Vr at Google where she worked with engineers to develop Google Jump, a virtual reality live-action capture ecosystem. Brillhart joins previously announced Keynotes Joseph Lubin (Interactive), Shirley Manson and Lauren Mayberry (Music), Marti Noxon (Film), and Kevin Systrom with Josh Constine (Interactive).
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In addition to Brillhart, SXSW announced a new wave of Featured Speakers from film, TV, media, music, and tech including Emmy-winning Handmaid’s Tale actress Elisabeth Moss, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, comedian-actor Kevin Hart, legendary puppeteer Frank Oz, former ‘Nsync member Lance Bass, Busy Tonight host Busy Philipps, and more.
Brillhart is an immersive director, writer, and theorist who founded Vrai Pictures. She was the Principal Filmmaker for Vr at Google where she worked with engineers to develop Google Jump, a virtual reality live-action capture ecosystem. Brillhart joins previously announced Keynotes Joseph Lubin (Interactive), Shirley Manson and Lauren Mayberry (Music), Marti Noxon (Film), and Kevin Systrom with Josh Constine (Interactive).
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- 11/27/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS NewsHour premeries That Moment When, an interview show that tells behind-the-scenes stories of successful people, Oct. 2 on Facebook Watch.
Hosted by Steve Goldbloom, That Moment When will offer revealing insights into the critical moments that alter the course of a successful person’s career or shapes who they become.
Forthcoming episodes will include interviews with SoulCycle and FlyWheel co-founder Ruth Zukerman, Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant, American ultramarathon runner and author Robin Arzon and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson.
“Because we’re trying to drill down on a pivotal moment in this person’s life it’s a lean-in conversation you’ll want to listen to,” said PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just, in an interview with Deadline. “This is an opportunity to hear about them as a person.”
The series is a part of a Facebook initiative announced earlier this year, to fund news shows for...
Hosted by Steve Goldbloom, That Moment When will offer revealing insights into the critical moments that alter the course of a successful person’s career or shapes who they become.
Forthcoming episodes will include interviews with SoulCycle and FlyWheel co-founder Ruth Zukerman, Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant, American ultramarathon runner and author Robin Arzon and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson.
“Because we’re trying to drill down on a pivotal moment in this person’s life it’s a lean-in conversation you’ll want to listen to,” said PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just, in an interview with Deadline. “This is an opportunity to hear about them as a person.”
The series is a part of a Facebook initiative announced earlier this year, to fund news shows for...
- 9/28/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Several notable celebrities, community leaders and entertainers descended on the city of New Orleans once again to attend the 15th Annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards, held today at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans.
Kimberly Bryant; Monique Vann-Brown; Sheryl Lee Ralph; Tishauna Wilson; Symone Sanders
They were joined by attendees from across that nation who converged to recognize this year’s recipients of the distinguished awards, including popular Political Commentator Symone Sanders, renown actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, Black Girls Code CEO Kimberly Bryant and next generation McDonald’s Owner/Operator Monique Vann-Brown. Additionally, college philanthropist Tishauna Wilson was recognized alongside this lineup to receive a $10,000 McDonald’s Hbcu Forward Scholarship, facilitated by Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
McDonald’s 365Black Awards take place annually to honor outstanding individuals who are committed to making positive contributions that strengthen the African-American community. The program launched in 2003 as an extension of the company’s 365Black platform,...
Kimberly Bryant; Monique Vann-Brown; Sheryl Lee Ralph; Tishauna Wilson; Symone Sanders
They were joined by attendees from across that nation who converged to recognize this year’s recipients of the distinguished awards, including popular Political Commentator Symone Sanders, renown actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, Black Girls Code CEO Kimberly Bryant and next generation McDonald’s Owner/Operator Monique Vann-Brown. Additionally, college philanthropist Tishauna Wilson was recognized alongside this lineup to receive a $10,000 McDonald’s Hbcu Forward Scholarship, facilitated by Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
McDonald’s 365Black Awards take place annually to honor outstanding individuals who are committed to making positive contributions that strengthen the African-American community. The program launched in 2003 as an extension of the company’s 365Black platform,...
- 7/10/2018
- Look to the Stars
It’s taken almost a year, but as I said with the first episode (Here), I dare not to be moved by this new episode for the inspirational web series Black Girls Code.Directed by Shanice Malakai Johnson, the series focuses on the Black Girls Code movement created by Kimberly Bryant, which is an organization with the mission to “push forth the notion that, yes, little girls of color can code too. They can invent, build and create. They can move a nation and they can change the world. Through workshops on coding, science and app building, Black Girls Code is creating a new set of pioneers."The web series will concentrate on the lack of women (and men, too) of color in Stem...
- 3/12/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
I absolutely dare anyone… and I mean Anyone… to not be moved and inspired by this trailer for Shanice Johnson’s new short film Black Girls Code. The film tells of the movement, created by San Francisco-based computer programming pioneer Kimberly Bryant, to expose young black girls to the world of computer programming and all the possibilities that they can achieve. As Ms. Bryant says, Black Girls Code’s mission is to “introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders, coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures.” Ms. Johnson says her film is intended “to push forth the notion that yes, little girls of color can code...
- 4/27/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
If you would've told me last year this time that I would be writing a review of something related to the Real Housewives franchise, I would've laughed in your face and told you to go to hell afterwards. Well, man, how a year can change you. Why do I say that? Because I am now a bona fide, proud addict of all things Housewives and my addiction kind of knows no boundaries; like salivating over the tell-all book "The Real Housewives Get Personal" when Bravo Producer Andy Cohen introduced it on his Bravo talk show 'Watch What Happens!' When I finally got the book this weekend, I ate it up in two and half days (four hours technically) and wanted more in every sense of the word.
"The Real Housewives Get Personal" looks at the first four series in the franchise (Orange County, New York, Atlanta, and New Jersey...
"The Real Housewives Get Personal" looks at the first four series in the franchise (Orange County, New York, Atlanta, and New Jersey...
- 7/10/2010
- by Mark O. Estes
- TVovermind.com
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