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Michèle Stephenson is a Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney. Career. With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson founded the Rada Film Group. While raising a family in Brooklyn, New York, they directed and produced documentary and fiction films.
Nov 1, 2023 · In directing the episode “Revolution Remix,” from CBC’s docuseries, Black Life: Untold Stories, filmmaker Michèle Stephenson found herself on the front lines in a battle of narratives.
Michèle Stephenson is a Haitian and Panamanian American filmmaker who explores the Black diaspora in the Americas. She has produced and directed documentaries, shorts, VR and video games, such as Stateless, American Promise and Going to Mars.
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May 28, 2020 · The director of Hot Docs’ Special Jury Prize winner discusses her film about anti-Black racism and citizenship in the Dominican Republic. She explores the stories of three characters: an activist, a victim and a nationalist.
Oct 18, 2022 · Michèle Stephenson is a filmmaker who, with her husband Joe Brewster, documented the education journey of their son Idris and his friend Seun for 13 years. American Promise, the resulting documentary, exposed the racism and inequity in the U.S. school system and won the Sundance Special Jury Award in 2013.
Nov 7, 2023 · Michèle Stephenson, a filmmaker and partner of Joe Brewster, talks about their documentary project on poet Nikki Giovanni, who explores the future of Black women through space travel. She reveals how they convinced Giovanni to join the film, how they dealt with her memory loss, and how they created a unique form of storytelling.
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Nov 8, 2023 · Michéle Stephenson co-directs and co-produces "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project", a film that explores the life and legacy of the poet Nikki Giovanni. She shares how she met Joe Brewster, how they convinced Nikki to join the project, and how they overcame the challenges of funding and production.
