In honor of his 75th birthday, Metrograph pays tribute to St. Clair Bourne, Harlem-born and Brooklyn-bred filmmaker, writer, activist, teacher, and organizer. Screenings include selections from a career dedicated to […]
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Small Talk with Mark S. Lee with Guest Don Perry
On Sunday January 14, my Executive Producer/writer of Family Pictures USA, Don Perry joined the weekly CBS Radio podcast, “Small Talk with Mark S. Lee” along with other guests: Kurt Rankin, […]
Yale Hosts DDFR-themed Exhibit: “Turning Strangers into Family”
The opening reception of Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition was held at the Gallery at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University last Monday. This exhibition is designed to encourage people […]
DDFR Heads Everyday Archives Workshop
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) held the first afternoon workshop of the year “Everyday Archives: Building Your Personal Photography Archives“ at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The […]
Everyday Archives Workshop at Schomburg Center
Have an old family album or archives that you would like to organize? Or an amazing story to tell about a family photo? Join us this Saturday 9/24 for a […]
Changing the Narrative on Race in America Through Advertising
– Don Perry, CEO, Digital Diaspora Family Reunion One day after President Obama gave the keynote address at SXSW Interactive, a brave team at Mullen Lowe US, led by Erin […]
Manhattan Borough President Hosts Black History Month Reception with Through A Lens Darkly!
It is gratifying to see our film Through A Lens Darkly continuing the work of Deborah Willis and Reflections in Black – inspiring the appreciation of African-American photographers in our […]
Through A Lens Darkly’s Last Week at Film Forum
“It’s an incredibly important film for representation of who we are, what we are. ” – Andrew Jackson, Executive Director of Langston Hughes Library in Corona, Queens. Through A […]
Through A Lens Darkly Opening Week at Film Forum
Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People had its theatrical premiere at Film Forum on Wednesday August 27th, making opening night weekend a box office […]
Salute to Deborah Willis at Film Forum NYC
Curator and Producer Deborah Willis, chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, joined us for a Q&A after […]