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Brother Sun Sister Moon: We Made a Movie!
My Winnie Play made the Washington Post
I wrote an article: Rita Dove in ArtsATL!
I wrote my first professional article. It was so fun to use my sense of detail and story, writing in a form I was unaccustomed to. And the best part having my phone ring and have Rita Dove be on the other end! Love speaking with her, she is as brilliant and charming as her writing. Check it the article HERE.
Rodin Ritual
I’ve gotten into the habit of transforming life moments with rituals. Then the other day a friend asked the other day why I do this. Why would I not?#*$&?!!! Another friend pointed out they always, go sideways . . . which is true. Here’s the latest! Much love, Alex
Videos of projects in Guinea, Kenya, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Last summer, I headed off to West Africa with a team and documented the work that colleagues of mine had done over the past five years. The shoot was grueling, lots of mishaps (including brawls, drunk subjects, and at one point our camera man getting detained for not having the right permits). And then the editing over months! But the final product is beautiful.
You can watch the videos here
The Cry Of Winnie Mandela – an Interview with director Momo Matsunyane
So excited to share an interview with the brilliant director of my play, Momo Matsunyane.
Momo is the current Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre and was recently interviewed on The Full Circle on SAfm.
DIE TESTAMENT 2: DROPS MARCH 7TH!
The trailer for my new TV show just dropped!
It was my absolute joy to head write this show working with the inimitable Gerard Mostert and the most creative and joyous writing team of Nonzi Bogatsu, Abena Ayivor, Jacqueline Trimble, Ferdie van Zyl, and George Reyes.
The cast includes legends: Sandra Prinsloo, Rolanda Marias, Andre Roothman, Stephanus Erasmus and other. Check it out!
I made a radio drama: The Case of the Missing Cards
My first radio drama. It was fun, grueling, experimental.
Thanks to all my helpers and collaborators: couldn’t have done this without you: Cinqué Hicks, Lauren Ludwig, Jarvis Turner, Jackie Trimble, Mauryne Less, M. Aviña, Jen Scott, Ramya Krishnaswamy, Stephone Watson, Amanda Diaz and my four-year-old nephew Ziv Bernstein. The power of art is in community for me.
My First Podcast: Art and Survival
Here it is, at long last. A series of talks that my partner in crime, Carolyn Cooke, and I organized in the Spring at the start of COVID at the California Institute of Integral Studies. The talks now immortalized into a series of podcasts: Art and Survival. Enjoy!
IFC Sustainability Virtual Exchange Wrap-Up
Just go through the wrap up from our IFC Virtual Exchange 2020. I was one of the executive producers and we shared lessons learned with colleagues.
Creating the event was a thrilling experience: pulling together 80 speaks, over 100 video segments, production teams on three continents. The response has been overwhelming: 6,000 + participant viewers from 140 countries, 35M social media impression. Here’s the recap video and our core team with a Tik Tok flower gag.
