Maori Karmael Holmes is an American filmmaker, curator, cultural worker, and the chief executive and artistic officer of BlackStar Projects,[3] which produces the annual BlackStar Film Festival. Holmes founded the festival in 2012.[4]
Maori Karmael Holmes | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.[1] |
| Alma mater | American University (BA), Temple University (MFA)[2] |
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Holmes is the director of the 2005 feature documentary Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip-Hop.[5] She has curated several group shows and exhibitions,[6] including, Terence Nance: Swarm, which opened in March 2023 at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[7]
Holmes hosts the podcast Many Lumens,[8] and her writing has appeared in Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance, and Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media Within Communities Across Disciplines and Algorithms. She holds a BA in history from American University and an MFA in Film from Temple University.
In 2023, Holmes received United States Artists' Berresford Prize[9] and in 2022 received an inaugural Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures Fellowship.[10]
References
edit- ^ Harden, Brandon. "BlackStar Festival's Maori Karmael Holmes talks Seen, a new magazine about filmmaking and visual culture". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Veronica. "Alumna lands executive role at ARRAY Alliance". The Temple News. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Tillet, Salamishah. "At the BlackStar Film Festival, a Revelatory Understanding of Cinema". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Okla. "Maori Karmael Holmes On The BlackStar Film Festival's Growth And Cultural Impact". Essence. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Scene Not Heard". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Storz, Emily. "Assemblage: An Exhibition on Collective Creativity Opens in Drexel's Pearlstein Gallery". Drexel News. Drexel University. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Pintro, Cassandra. "At the ICA Philadelphia, "Terence Nance: Swarm" Invites Guests to Settle In". Vogue. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Savage, Henry. "45 Philly Podcasts to Listen to Right Now". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Maori Karmael Holmes". United States Artists. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "More Than $1 Million in Fellowships Awarded to 12 BIPOC Artists Through Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures Program". Pew Trusts. Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Retrieved October 24, 2024.