Actresses, Karmia Berry (left) and Sofia Rodriguez of Julien Renner’s film, The Three Way, are pictured during the Bahamas-sponsored reception.
The Bahamas Film and Television Commission got acquainted with emerging filmmakers in the northeastern United States recently, when it hosted an evening reception at the Fourth Annual Urban Suburban Film Festival. The African American Museum in downtown Philadelphia was the site of the film networking event, which was attended by new and emerging filmmakers from northeastern states, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Massachusetts.
The festival’s screenings included shorts, documentaries and narratives on contemporary themes. “Cofounders George Blackmon and Andrew Harmon have established a network of Black professionals in the film industry, who have devoted considerable time to making the Urban Suburban Film Festival a success,” said Craig Woods, Bahamas Film and Television Commissioner. “The festival seeks to bring together filmmakers of all ethnicities, to expose them to the challenges they all face at home, throughout the diaspora as they attempt to tell their stories on the world cinematic stage.”
