Daily News | Meet the Philadelphia filmmakers whose films are showing at BlackStar this year
, we reached out to Philly-based filmmakers set to premiere their projects at the fest. We asked them about the ways BlackStar has impacted their careers and the importance of the festival for creators of color.What film will you be premiering at the festival?It tells the story of Myanmar’s first and only countrywide environmental movement, where Indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors defend a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam through protest, prayer, and karaoke music videos.
and every single person that has built the organization has done will reverberate for years. Being chosen to show a film at BlackStar stays with people, and the reach that BlackStar has makes the impact exponential.Connection to Philly: I have lived in Philadelphia for seven years, worked at BlackStar Projects since 2020, and previously worked with the South Asian American Digital Archive.This is the first time I’ve had a film play at BlackStar, but not my first time attending. At BlackStar, I met so many amazing filmmakers of color and I wanted to be a part of a larger community devoted not only to genre-defying film but to art that might change the world.
To see how the stories of people of color are portrayed and visualized, from the gorgeous mundane encounters to otherworldly stories, I’m constantly motivated. And there’s also a community of folks the festival brings together that creates such a supportive and beautiful space.
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