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TORRENTS: "Who's Behind Black Art" Screening and Panel

Join us for the screening and panel discussion of Who's Behind Black Art.

Join us for the screening of Who's Behind Black Art, followed by a discussion with award-winning director and writer John Campbell, executive producers Thomas E. Moore III and Jenée Daria Strand, artists Mario Joyce and Jewel Ham and special contributors Larry Ossei-Mensah. Moderated by Phil Collins, Founder of Good Black Art.

Schedule: 

2:00-3:30 PM (screening)

3:30-4:15 PM (panel)

Who’s Behind Black Art is a documentary series written and directed by multi award winner John Campbell, exploring the lives of five young Black Emerging Artists from Good Black Art. The series gives the audience a first look into the "REAL" on the highs and lows, their journey, and the opportunity for you to appreciate WHO is behind these incredible art creations. Conversations expand with a group of special guest celebrity contributors and professionals from the Art World, all leading to a star-studded opening night exhibit of all five artists’ work at the World Trade Center.

John Campbell
Born in Paddington, London, England, John’s career first started in the music industry. With significant opportunities to work with some of music’s most prolific artists in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Elton John, George Michael, Boy George, Jon Secada, Zucchero, Nu Colors, Brand New Heavies, and Eurythmics, and contracts signed with Warner Bros. and A&M records. He went on and moved his career into the financial industry, with 17 years of experience, working in many global divisions, including Citi Private Bank, and then landing an opportunity as Chief of Staff for Citigroup’s Global Digital Strategy.

Utilizing management and creative skills, John left the financial industry and went on to become the founder of JCINTIME, LLC, a creative management & production company with significant productions, including directing and writing the new 2023 docu-series Who’s Behind Black Art - a groundbreaking story of five emerging Black Artists from GOOD BLACK ART with many of the artworld’s celebrity guests, also, John directed and wrote the new documentary feature COLOR, traveling to many countries around the world with renowned multi-disciplinary artist Alteronce Gumby, exploring the concept of COLOR. Additional projects include the 2022 film ‘5150’, where John Campbell is co-executive producer along with Critic’s Choice and SAG Award-winning actor & executive producer David Oyelowo, directed by Denzel Whitaker, and stars Jovan Adepo. John is the lead producer on the FIPRESCI Award-winning 2022 feature film ‘The Sleeping Negro’. John is also a producer on award-winning films and upcoming television dramas and documentary releases, including the recent feature film, ‘A Boy, A Girl, A Dream’ on Amazon Prime Video, and producer of the 6-time Film Festival Award-winning feature ‘Destined’. John Campbell is writer and executive producer of the HBO Max and 5-time film festival award-winning documentary ‘The Infamous Future’ highlighting the prolific and inspiring Eagle Academy Black and Brown boys, the Eagle Academy Foundation, and its educators, including the Chancellor for the Department of Education Mr. David C. Banks. also starring the Mayor of New York City, Eric L Adams. John was the producer of the 2018 March on Washington Film Festival in Washington, D.C.

Associations: Board of director for Youth Inc., Advisory Board member at Kaatsbaan – Former voting member, and three-time award winner of the Grammys Academy contributions to Arts & Science – Former Chair of Ailey Ambassadors Committee – Three-time Gold Award recipient of President Barack Obama volunteers Award. Former Board of Director - Shaker Museum, NY.

TORRENTS is a DC-based, interdisciplinary event series that gathers artists, collectors, professors, and community stakeholders to participate in a week filed with engaging experiences. TORRENTS examines critical questions about the development of Black futures across the African diaspora by featuring innovators across industries. Through expert panels, film screenings, live music, artistic performances, and demonstrations of advancements in technology, we aim to create opportunities to build community and inspire collaboration.

TORRENTS is not a conference. This expansive series deconstructs the “traditional” academic setting, which can be inaccessible and uninviting to marginalized communities. Through inviting community stakeholders, TORRENTS creates an inclusive space intended to further the conversation on Black future-building. TORRENTS promotes Washington, DC, as a global destination for artistic and cultural innovation.

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This program is being presented by CulturalDC in partnership with the People's Archive at DC Public Library. 

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