“We are thrilled to launch the Gotham Week Expo as a way to champion our partners and collaborators during one of The Gotham’s most important events of the year,” The Gotham deputy director Kia Brooks said.
Partner organizations leading the sessions include Black Film Space, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Film Fatales, Islamic Scholarship Fund, New Orleans Film Society, Film Shop, ReelAbilities Film Festival, The Black TV & Film Collective and Undocumented Filmmakers Collective. This year’s Gotham Week will also host the inaugural Gotham Week Expo, including sessions allowing filmmakers and industry members to have transparent conversations on critical issues in the industry, including identity and career sustainability. “We’re excited to return to Brooklyn, proud to continue highlighting the artists who’ve persisted in creating original, new work over the last year and honored to empower our community of emerging creators during Gotham Week.”
“The 2022 Conference reflects not only the movements and trends that have surfaced in our field since we were last together in person, in 2019, but also the evergreen challenges that many independent artists confront as they pursue their place in film and media,“ The Gotham membership and marketing manager Tobi Phang-Lyn said in a statement. The Conference will also feature conversations about incorporating sustainable practices into filmmaking in partnership with The Green Shot, developing a film festival strategy and pitching to investors and collaborators. Amandla Stenberg Defends Calling Out NYT Critic Over 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' Cleavage Comment, Calls Exchange "Hilarious"