Public Programming
ARRAY TWEET-A-THON
ARRAY enlists our filmmaker friends to takeover Twitter for a day by Tweeting with us and answering questions from fans for 15 minutes each using a specified hashtag in the name of inclusive cinema. Our 2020 Film Fellowship Tweet-A-Thon connected over 60 filmmakers with film lovers around the world. A wide spectrum of filmmakers participated including Guillermo del Toro, Jon M. Chu, Mira Nira, Julie Dash, Patty Jenkins and of course Ava DuVernay which provided much needed connection to film during the challenging period of COVID, quarantine, and the absence of occupying theaters.
Event Recap
FILMMAKER |
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FILM CREDITS |
| Akin Omotoso | @PunchNCream | VAYA |
| Alma Har’el | @Almaharel, @FREETHEWORK | HONEY BOY |
| Amanda Marsalis | @amandamarsalis | ECHO PARK; “Queen Sugar” |
| Anna Rose Holmer | @barfh | THE FITS |
| Aurora Guerrero | @aurog24 | MOSQUITA Y MARI |
| Ava DuVernay | @AVA | A WRINKLE IN TIME; SELMA |
| Bassam Tariq | @curry_crayola | MOGUL MOWGLI; THESE BIRDS WALK |
| Bill Duke | @RealBillDuke | DEEP COVER; SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT |
| Blitz Bazawule | @BlitzAmbassador | THE BURIAL OF KOJO |
| C. Fitz | @CFitz_ | JEWEL’S CATCH ONE; “Queen Sugar” |
| Cathy Yan | @CathyYan | BIRDS OF PREY |
| Cherien Dabis | @cheriendabis | MAY IN THE SUMMER; AMREEKA |
| Chris Eyre | @chriskeyre | SMOKE SIGNALS |
| Christine Swanson | @cswanson44 | Lifetimes’s THE CLARK SISTERS; ALL ABOUT YOU |
| Damani Baker | @damanibaker | THE HOUSE ON COCO ROAD; STILL BILL |
| DeMane Davis | @DeManeDavis | “Self Made”; “Queen Sugar”; LIFT |
| Diane Paragas | @dianeparagas | YELLOW ROSE |
| Ernest Dickerson | @Cinemaniac625 | JUICE; DO THE RIGHT THING (DP) |
| George Tillman | @George_Tillman | THE HATE U GIVE; SOUL FOOD |
| Gina Prince-Bythewood | @GPBmadeit | LOVE & BASKETBALL; BEYOND THE LIGHTS |
| Guillermo del Toro | @RealGDT | THE SHAPE OF WATER; PAN’S LABYRINTH |
| Hanelle Culpepper | @hillview798 | WITHIN |
| Heidi Saman | @Heidi_Saman | NAMOUR; “Queen Sugar” |
| Isabel Sandoval | @Isabelvsandoval | LINGUA FRANCA |
| J.D. Dillard | @JGDillard | SWEETHEART; SLEIGHT |
| Jill Soloway | @topple | “Transparent”; VALENCIA |
| Jon M. Chu | @jonmchu | CRAZY RICH ASIANS; IN THE HEIGHTS |
| Julie Dash | @JulieDash | DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST |
| Justin Simien | @JSim07 | DEAR WHITE PEOPLE; BAD HAIR |
| Kat Candler | @katcandler | HELLION; “Queen Sugar” |
| Lee Daniels | @leedanielsent | Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER, PRECIOUS |
| Lisa France | @LisaFrance | ROLL WITH ME |
| Liz Garbus | @lizgarbus | WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?; GIRLHOOD |
| Lulu Wang | @thumbelulu | THE FAREWELL |
| Malcolm D. Lee | @malcolmdlee | GIRLS TRIP; THE BEST MAN |
| Matthew A. Cherry | @MatthewACherry | HAIR LOVE; 9 RIDES |
| Michael Schultz | @msinsm | COOLEY HIGH; THE LAST DRAGON |
| Mira Nair | @MiraPagliNair | MONSOON WEDDING; QUEEN OF KATWE |
| Neema Barnette | @neemrick | WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED; CIVIL BRAND |
| Nia DaCosta | @NiaDaCosta | CANDYMAN; LITTLE WOODS |
| Nicole Kassell | @nkassell | “Watchmen”; A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN |
| Nijla Mu’min | @Nijla1 | JINN; “Queen Sugar” |
| Nisha Ganatra | @NishaGanatra | LATE NIGHT |
| Numa Perrier | @missnuma | JEZEBEL |
| Patricia Cardoso | @PatCardosoFilm | REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES |
| Patty Jenkins | @pattyjenks | WONDER WOMAN; MONSTER |
| Peter Ramsey | @pramsey342 | SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE |
| Phillip Youmans | @PhillipYoumans | BURNING CANE |
| PJ Raval | @pjraval | CALL HER GANDA; BEFORE YOU KNOW IT |
| Prentice Penny | @The_A_Prentice | UNCORKED; “Insecure” |
| Radha Blank | @RadhaMUSprime | THE 40-YEAR OLD VERSION |
| Robert Townsend | @Robert_Townsend | THE FIVE HEARTBEATS; HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE |
| Roger Ross Williams | @RogerRossWill | LIFE, ANIMATED; “The Innocence Files” |
| Sally El Hosaini | @sallyelh | MY BROTHER THE DEVIL |
| Sarah Polley | @realsarahpolley | THE STORIES WE TELL; TAKE THIS WALTZ |
| Sonia Lowman | @SoniaLowman | TEACH US ALL |
| Stephanie Turner | @stephanieturner | JUSTINE |
| Steven Caple Jr. | @stevencapleJR | CREED II |
| Takeshi Fukunaga | @FukunagaTakeshi | OUT OF MY HAND |
| Tayarisha Poe | @tayarisha | SELAH AND THE SPADES |
| Terence Nance | @terencenance | OMNIBOAT: A FAST BOAT FANTASIA; AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY |
| Victoria Mahoney | @VictoriaMahoney | STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, YELLING TO THE SKY |
| Warrington Hudlin | @dvRepublic | BOOMERANG & HOUSE PARTY (Producer) |
| Yance Ford | @yford | STRONG ISLAND |