Cultural Authenticity: The Hows and Whys around the Types of Black Stories that are Made in Contemporary Cinema

Date: 

Monday, September 25, 2017, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

Bowie Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

 

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Canada Program Seminars presents "Cultural Authenticity: The Hows and Whys around the Types of Black Stories that are Made in Contemporary Cinema," featuring Jennifer Holness and Sudz Sutherland.

Jennifer Holness is an award-winning writer and producer of scripted and factual TV and films. Jen’s feature producing credits include Home Again which she co-wrote with director Sudz Sutherland. The film won the prestigious PAFF–BAFTA Festival Choice Award and was also nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards and a Director's Guild of Canada nod for Best Directing.

Sudz Sutherland works as a freelance writer and director for TV dramas, feature films and new media. Sudz’s latest feature film, Home Again, won the prestigious PAFF/BAFTA Festival Choice Award in Los Angeles and was recently nominated for Best Direction from the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC).

ORGANIZER(S): The Canada Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
EVENT WEBSITE: https://programs.wcfia.harvard.edu/canada_program