Shukree Tilghman
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Reminder! MORE THAN A MONTH Airs on PBS TONIGHT!
More Than a Month is a feature documentary that follows African American filmmaker, Shukree Hassan Tilghman, on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through a challenging, complex, and often comedic journey, More than a Month explores what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in “post-racial” America.More Than A Month is scheduled to air tonight on PBS' Independent Lens. Check local listings. Tilghman participates in the Firelight Media Producers' Lab.
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Live Screening Event for "More Than A Month" - January 28
MORE THAN A MONTHJoin Us for a Special Screening of this Provocative New Film!
Saturday, January 28 @ 4 PM
Schomburg Center: Harlem, USA
with Producer/Director Shukree Hassan Tilghman and other special guests!
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A Word of Thanks from Stanley Nelson
Click here to check out this note of gratitude from our Executive Director, Stanley Nelson. It includes a 2011 Year-in-Review for Firelight.Posted in: New News Category NameComments: No commentsTags: Byron Hurt, Carol Bash, Christine Turner, Elinysia Moisha, Jason DaSilva, Jenni Monet, Keoni Alvarez, Laurens Grant, Lisa Collins, Lisa Schwartz, Melissa Montero, Mike Brown, Pete Nicks, Producers' Lab, Risa Morimoto, Shukree Tilghman, Yoruba Richen
Updates from the Producers' Lab
The Producers’ Lab has been busy! The Producers' Lab is Firelight Media's mentorship program for talented and diverse producers. Last week's FilmFeast for Firelight Labsters featured editors and producers discussing the most effective ways to work with an editor to save time and money. Participants raved about the session afterwards, calling it "productive", "insightful", "encouraging", and "super helpful".Read more
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Congrats to Filmmaker Shukree Tilghman!
Congrats to filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman! Tilghman's film More Than A Month was acquired for broadcast by the PBS series Independent Lens and will air in February 2012. More Than A Month will also be part of the ITVS Community Cinema program, an outreach initiative that promotes Independent Lens films through free public screenings in over 100 cities prior to broadcast.Read more