Mixed Remixed Movie Meet-up: Dear White People
Join us for the 1st ever Mixed Remixed Movie Meet-Up on October 18, 2014 in NY and LA to see Dear White People. We’re excited to see this film and want to make sure that we support it. SAVE THE DATE! More information to come. —Heidi Durrow
Who Should be the Next Storyteller’s Prize Recipient?
This year’s Storyteller’s Prize winners were just amazing and we can’t wait to share some video with you soon from that wonderful award show. In the meantime, we’re asking you: who deserves a Storyteller’s Prize for 2015? Let us know who you think we should pick! Share your ideas here.-Heidi Durrow
Mixed Remixed Donor Dinner #2
We couldn’t have had a better time with Festival supporter Lenora Drew and her family and friends. Thank you for your support of the Festival! It means the world to us. –Heidi Durrow
P.S. Have you donated to the Festival yet? Do it now!
New Play about Mixed Family Tours UK
I hope I’ll have a chance to check out this new play touring the UK, My Name Is . . . about a mixed-race girl. The play is inspired by a real story from 2006.
According to the Independent: “In August 2006, 12-year-old Molly Campbell, a mixed-race schoolgirl “disappeared” from Stornaway, in the Outer Hebrides. Her father, British-Pakistani Sajad Rana, who was divorced from her mother, Louise Campbell, had moved back to Pakistan with his older children and wanted Molly to join them. Louise was terrified she would lose her remaining child. When her daughter didn’t come back home, she feared Rana had abducted her and called the police. Louise’s mother publicly said Rana was plotting to marry off the child, adding further piquancy to the rising public outrage about Asian “barbarism”. And then came the startling/shocking finale. At a press conference in Lahore, Molly, dressed in a bright shalwar khameez, cheerfully told journalists that she had left Scotland of her own free will and wanted to live with her dad. She was no longer Molly Campbell, but “Misbah Rana”, a Pakistani Muslim. Long court battles ensued, politicians got involved, and in the end Louise gave up the fight. Most Britons found it hard to understand why the pre-teen gave up her Western freedoms and chose a severely proscribed life. She is now back in the UK and living with her mother.”
It sounds fascinating! —Heidi Durrow
Book & Mixed Remixed Festival T-shirt Giveaway
Want to win a copy of the awesome book Forbidden Love: The Hidden History of Mixed-Race America by Gary B. Nash. The Festival is featured in this latest edition and we are lucky to have copies to giveaway to 3 lucky winners. Enter to win by answering this Mixed experience history question. Winners will be chosen at random from all correct answers.–Heidi Durrow
Congrats Nicole Gomez Fisher: Best Director Sleeping with the Fishes
We are so excited to report that Festival Fave Nicole Gomez Fisher, director of Sleeping With the Fishes which we screened on June 14 to raves, took home the award for Best Director for Sleeping with the Fishes at Friday night’s Imagen Awards!The show will air on PBS September 27th. We’ll keep you posted on the exact time once we have more details.
Huge congratulations Nicole! We are so thrilled for you; it’s so well-deserved.-Heidi Durrow
Spotlight on Festival Fave Mari Naomi & Her New Book of Graphic Vignettes
We were so lucky to have artist Mari Naomi participate in the inaugural Mixed Remixed Festival. And now we’re excited to tell you about her new book of graphic vignettes which will be out in September.
Dragon’s Breath is an exciting new work you don’t want to miss. In Dragon’s Breath, “MariNaomi explores a wide spectrum of topics including youthful rebellion, mortality, disillusionment, and compassion. These poignant stories, some filled with hope, others tinged with remorse, are sure to appeal to even the most discerning reader.”
LA-based folks! You can catch Mari at Skylight Books (the Festival’s official bookseller) September 26, 2014(Friday), 7:30 p.m. for her book release party and reading. Free admission. See you there! Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles.
Mari will be appearing at a number of venues. Check here to see if she’s coming your way!–Heidi Durrow
More Festival Photos!
We’ve got more festival photos to share with you all. We have such great memories of the Mixed Remixed Festival. And we’re still feeling all the love!–Heidi Durrow NOTE: Give the slideshow just a moment to load below OR refresh the page.
Kim Wayans: A Festival Fave is on CBS’s Reckless
Today, we want to put the spotlight on the beautiful and talented Kim Wayans. Kim and her husband Kevin Knotts are generous donors and supporters of the Mixed Remixed Festival. In addition to her support of the Festival, she has done her fair share of shedding light on multicultural issues.
One way she has shed light on biracial issues is by teaming up with her husband to write a book series titled Amy Hodgepodge. The book series features a multiracial girl and the obstacles she must face growing up being Asian, Caucasian, and African American. The series starts out when Amy starts fourth grade after being home-schooled for years. If you want to read more information on the series or purchase a copy of the book for yourself, click here.
You can catch Kim in action on Reckless airing on CBS. Reckless is a dramatic series filled with crime. Kim’s character is probably not what you would expect from the roles she has played in the past, but fans will definitely not be disappointed in her performance. Kim plays Vi Briggs a strong-willed paralegal with a great sense of humor. Kim Wayans recently did an interview regarding her character, Vi Briggs, and the show with ABC News. You can read the whole interview here. You can catch the latest episode of Reckless on Sundays at 10/9 central on CBS.
If you want more information about what Kim Wayans has been up to, check out her website: here.
You can also follow her on Twitter.
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