Director's Workshop
How To Direct Your First Feature
Friday, August 13th at 6:00pm
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Tina Mabry
A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, Tina Mabry graduated from the University of Southern California, School of Cinema-Television, with an MFA in Film Production in 2005.
While participating in Film Independent’s (FIND) Project: Involve, Tina finished developing and writing her short film, Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan, which she wrote and went on to direct. The film has been screened in more than fifty film festivals worldwide and has won multiple Jury and Audience Awards as well as a Best Director award. Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan aired on Showtime, BET J, and was voted the #1 film on the season finale of LOGO’s The Click List 2: Best in Short Film.
Shortly after graduating from USC, Tina co-wrote a feature screenplay entitled Itty Bitty Titty Committee, directed by Jamie Babbit (But I’m a Cheerleader, Nip/Tuck, Ugly Betty). The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival (2007) and won Best Feature Narrative at the South by Southwest Film & Music Festival (2007).
In 2008, Tina participated in the FIND Directors Lab with her feature film, Mississippi Damned, and was later awarded the Kodak Film Grant. While playing on the festival circuit, Mississippi Damned has garnered an impressive eleven awards from participation in thirteen film festivals including the award for Best Screenplay at the Chicago International Film Festival (2009).
Tina was named among the
25 New Faces of Independent Film in Filmmaker Magazine in July of 2009 and was recognized by Out
Magazine as one of the most
inspirational and outstanding people of 2009. Tina will also be featured in the Advocate magazine as part of their upcoming Top Forty
Under 40 issue, which features the top 40 individuals who are raising the bar
in their respective fields.
Workshop Description:
This workshop is designed for any Filmmaker who is setting out
to make their first feature film. Those who attend this workshop will
have the opportunity to discover the
importance of picking the right script; how to set a realistic budget;
to learn
what is expected of a director in pre-production; how to select and
collaborate
with your crew; the secrets of getting a good performance from an actor,
and
much more.
Location
Oakland Pride Headquarters
495 Embarcadero West (Jack London Square)
Oakland, CA 94607
Networking
6:00pm-6:30pm
(Light Refreshments)
Workshop
6:30pm-7:30pm
