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RENAISSANCE: THE OFFICIAL SOUND SESSION FINE ART AND FILM SHOWCASE

On Monday July 6th, from 5PM to 8PM join RezaRitesRi.com, the Providence Black Repertory Company, Dorm Room Entertainment, NENX.com, the STUArt Network and Ultimate Events for “Renaissance: The Official Sound Session Fine Are and Film Showcase.” This event will be held at the Black Rep’s Xxodus Café, 276 Westminster Street in Providence, RI. It will be hosted by me, Reza Rites (Reza C. Clifton of www.RezaRitesRI.com) and it is free and open to the public.

From 5 to 5:30PM, guests will be invited to network in an atmosphere beautified by the fine art of distinguished regional artists, Sydney Tillet and Anna Koon, followed by the screenings. Film selections have been made with the help of Donald King, the Black Rep’s Artistic/Executive Director, and Michelle Le Brun of Harken Productions. The short films to be aired come from six up and coming film makers:

- Daphne Valerius
- Sammie Amachee
- Fatai Ajakaiye
- Nuala Cabral
- Dr. Silas Pinto
- Charles Officer

For more information about Renaissance, email DormRoomEntertainment@gmail.com. For more information about Sound Session, visit www.ProvidenceSoundSession.com.

For more on Daphne Valerius and Nuala Cabral, scroll down or click here to link to a podcast with Valerius and here to see a music video produced by Cabral.

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Music, Video & Voter Advocacy in Rhode Island
September 29, 2008

The video was produced and directed by RI filmmaker, Nuala Cabral

Check out this youtube video. It features RI Young Professionals 2007 and 2008 President, Raymond Watson - and his group, Big Dude Crew - and it is done by RI director and filmmaker Nuala Cabral. It’s a debate and reminder about voting, and it features young, men of color. She and many of her friends, says Cabral, have “joined thousands of inspired, creative young people from across the country in a grassroots effort to encourage young people to get out and VOTE on Nov 4.”

Cabral also recently filmed a video recently in Brooklyn, NY. It was for an artist named Honey Rochelle, and it was for a tune called “Obama Song.”

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Soul Searching with Daphne S. Valerius
A conversation with the filmmaker behind the documentary, “The Souls of Black Girls”
February 26, 2008

Interviewed by RezaRitesRi.com Guest Correspondent, Camila Crews. Music by Zawadi, Iyeoka, and Riders Against the Storm. Produced by Reza Corinne Clifton.

(From left to right, Filmmaker Daphne Valerius finds a moment to smile during a February 24 post-screening discussion with special guest, Chuck D (from seminal hip hop group, Public Enemy); Valerius poses with Chuck D. after presenting him with a special gift of framed stills from the movie. Click on the photo or here to listen to an audio podcast of Valerius talking about her documentary. )

PROVIDENCE, RI - The Souls of Black Girls is a provocative news documentary that raises the question of whether or not women of color may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty celebrated in images of the mass media. The documentary features candid interviews with young women discussing their self-image and social commentary from Rapper Chuck D, Actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith, Washington Week Moderator (PBS) Gwen Ifill and Cultural Critic Michaela Angela Davis, among others.

Busy booking and screening showings nationally and internationally, Varlerius stopped back in one place that she calls home, Rhode Island, for screenings at the Providence Black Repertory Company and the University of Rhode Island. She also made time for dinner at the Providence restaurant, Cuban Revolution, and a word with RezaRitesRi.com guest correspondent, Camila Crews. As informative, intelligent, and stimulating as the Byron Hurts documentary, “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” is, Valerius’s movie is a must-see. Click on the photo above or here to hear what the scholar, filmmaker, and beautiful aspiring actress had to say about intra-racial color tensions, working with celebrities, and redefining beauty.

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