Weekend Highlights

Hosted by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, featuring screenings of Eve's Bayou, Daughters, and Earth Mama, plus masterclasses in acting, directing, and writing. Literary spotlights include Imani Perry, Victoria Christopher Murray, Erin Crosby Eckstine, t'ai freedom ford, and Addie E. Citchens.

Venues span the Bennie G. Thompson Auditorium, campus classrooms, the Library, Warren Hall, and the Chapel.

Screenings & Workshops

Bennie G. Thompson Auditorium — Screenings

• 9:30 AM — All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (1h 32m)
  Dir. Raven Jackson
• 11:30 AM — Celestine (22m)
  Dir. Allison Janae Hamilton
• 12:00 PM — Earth Mama (1h 41m)
  Dir. Savanah Leaf • Actress: Tia Nomore
• 2:00 PM — Eugene (8m)
  Dir. Lishan AZ
• 2:30 PM — Filmmaker Talk Back
  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with Raven Jackson & Lishan AZ

Bennie G. Thompson, Classroom 209 — Master Your Craft

• 10:00 AM — Television Writing with Lisa Michelle Payton
• 11:30 AM — Acting with Ebony Obsidian
• 1:00 PM — Acting (Virtual) with Sanaa Lathan
• 2:30 PM — Directing with Kasi Lemmons

🎭 Convocation Lab — Bennie G. Thompson Auditorium

• 4:00 PM — Any Other Name But My Own
  Performed by Mikayla Bartholomew • Talk Back + THE SHED preview
• 6:00 PM — Eve's Bayou — Director's Cut (1h 48m)
  Dir. Kasi Lemmons • Followed by Talk Back
• 8:30 PM — THE SHED — Experiential Performance Warren Hall
  All-woman jam session

Documentaries & Literary Voices

Bennie G. Thompson Auditorium — Documentaries

• 12:00 PM — The Makings of Curtis Mayfield (1h 37m)
  Directed by H.E.R.
• 1:45 PM — Megan Thee Stallion (1h 52m)
  Dir. Nneka Onuorah • Q&A with director

📚 Library — Literary Voices Showcase

Moderator: Ebony O. Lumumba, Ph.D.

• 11:00 AM — D. Danyelle Thomas & Ambre Dromgoole, Ph.D.
• 12:30 PM — Victoria Christopher Murray & Erin Crosby Eckstine
• 2:00 PM — t'ai freedom ford & Addie E. Citchens
• 3:30 PM — Imani Perry — Author's Spotlight

⛪ The Chapel — Closing Celebration

• 5:00 PM — Thank You & Closing Remarks
  With Sidra Smith, Sinetra Bowdry, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
• 6:30 PM — Quartet Concert
  Celebrating Black Women Musicians