Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 5 pm in the Bijou as we welcome artist Thais Francis for a film screening and conversation.
When you are vulnerable, there is nothing to hide behind, and when you have the courage to be seen, power is taken back. This is the strength that comes from authenticity. The two films that will be screened, Late Expectations and Belonging, explore identity, sexuality, and radical self acceptance, as the filmmaker Thais Francis reconciles with her place in the world. After the screening, Thais will discuss her art, process and the importance of authenticity for creativity and success followed by an audience Q+A.
This event is hosted by The Black Arts Collective at CalArts with sponsorship from The Patty Disney Center for Life and Work at CalArts.
Filmmaker Bio:
Thais Francis is a multi passionate artist and entrepreneur from Trinidad and Tobago. Her original work as a playwright and director has been produced internationally, Off-Off-Broadway, and adopted in classroom curriculums across the US. She has worked on projects with Amazon Studios, BET Networks, Issa Rae and Lena Waithe to name a few. She has received the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Discovery Award, for her short film Late Expectations, she is currently working on a feature film and tv series. Thais is also the founder of Soca Yoga, a unique practice that blends the mellowness of yoga with the movement of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora.
About the Films:
Belonging is an experimental bio-narrative that navigates identity, self acceptance and healing.
Late Expectations follows a closeted queer teen who must come out to her boyfriend, but an unexpected discovery puts a wrench in her plans.
This event is hosted by The Black Arts Collective at CalArts with sponsorship from The Patty Disney Center for Life and Work at CalArts.
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