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🏆 Thank you Black Actors and Film Guild Canada for this incredible honour of being named Best Executive Producer at the CBS awards! To receive this award, at a time like this, that shines a light on the work, from my community that has always and will always love up on love, is deeply, deeply gratifying.

I conceptualized and wrote @nowwhat.2025 as a staged play to screen opportunity for @thislizsaunders and I to finally kick it up in the sandbox together. The film also stars the incredible @conradcoates and Broadway actor, Cliff Saunders.

Thank you Madrid Film Festival for the Best Short Screenplay honour.

Special shout outs to @oyablackarts @nsicanada @eave_producers @blackscreenoffice @cmf.fmc @wift.toronto @aqfarrell @tiff_net and @floyd_thecitizen whose support has been unparalleled throughout the years!

Congrats to all the other honourees many of whom I consider friend. Thank you @bafgcanada

Director: @kevineade
Writer: @workitware
DoP: @ericoh_csc
Editor: @wasagas_surf
Gaffer: @bradwaller
1st AC: @moviemakermitch
2nd AC: @c.tabuu
Focus Puller: @unclebenjen
Sound Supervisor: @bobchartersmusic @astral_wake_productions
Sound Mixer: @michaelgcurtis
Line Producer: @allan.levine.1812
@unclebenjen
Set Decoration: @d_wiiknd Dami Ayodeji
Head of Make Up: @boy__beauty
Assistant Make Up: @makeupbygagu
Background Reenactment: @hannahklamann, @kunmi_king @nickiwhitely and Maleah Tappenden
Colour Correction: @ruskaycolour
Producers Assistant:
@ajay.kumar33
Music: @royalt416 “Eclipxze” (on Spotify)
PA: @nicoletappenden
Assistant: @bubaker35
Script Supervisor: Carys Watson
Cryptographer: Toby Boch
Visual Artist: @stephaniemclean_art
Story Consultant: Beverley Parkinson
Original Music: @royalt416
Still Photography; @alexozerovmeyer
#CBSawards2025 #BlackCreatives #CanadianEntertainment #BAFGC #CelebratingExcellence #doechii #lanetteware
#FilmProduction #AwardWinner #Grateful #BlackHistoryMonth #CommunitySupport #bestshortfilm #cliffsaunders @awwbproduction #awardwinning #grateful #CreativeJourney #change #ShortFilm 🏆

Working on “Brilliant Minds” @nbc (@city_tv in Canada) was a remarkable experience! Playing the daughter of Broadway legend @andre_deshields is a career highlight and deep honour. Getting to dance around the sun with @getenesh again to whom I’ve played both mother and auntie was a treat. Special shout out to the amazing @tamberlaperry for your beautiful post that touched my soul. I appreciate you sis and wish you @zacharyquinto and the rest of the amazing cast all the blessings on your continued success this season! I’ll forever cherish the honour it was to skip in the sandbox with you all! Special thanks to @jmdknight @alicia.jeffery and the entire production team for your trust!

New episodes of Brilliant Minds premiere on Monday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC and are available to stream the next day on Peacock.

#brilliantminds #nbc #citytv #aintmisbehavin #tunein @griffymcgrifferson #legendary @peacock -#andredeshields

Working on “Brilliant Minds” @nbc (@city_tv in Canada) was a remarkable experience! Playing the daughter of Broadway legend @andre_deshields is a career highlight and deep honour. Getting to dance around the sun with @getenesh again to whom I’ve played both mother and auntie was a treat. Special shout out to the amazing @tamberlaperry for your beautiful post that touched my soul. I appreciate you sis and wish you @zacharyquinto and the rest of the amazing cast all the blessings on your continued success this season! I’ll forever cherish the honour it was to skip in the sandbox with you all! Special thanks to @jmdknight @alicia.jeffery and the entire production team for your trust!

New episodes of Brilliant Minds premiere on Monday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC and are available to stream the next day on Peacock.

#brilliantminds #nbc #citytv #aintmisbehavin #tunein @griffymcgrifferson #legendary @peacock -#andredeshields

Working on “Brilliant Minds” @nbc (@city_tv in Canada) was a remarkable experience! Playing the daughter of Broadway legend @andre_deshields is a career highlight and deep honour. Getting to dance around the sun with @getenesh again to whom I’ve played both mother and auntie was a treat. Special shout out to the amazing @tamberlaperry for your beautiful post that touched my soul. I appreciate you sis and wish you @zacharyquinto and the rest of the amazing cast all the blessings on your continued success this season! I’ll forever cherish the honour it was to skip in the sandbox with you all! Special thanks to @jmdknight @alicia.jeffery and the entire production team for your trust!

New episodes of Brilliant Minds premiere on Monday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC and are available to stream the next day on Peacock.

#brilliantminds #nbc #citytv #aintmisbehavin #tunein @griffymcgrifferson #legendary @peacock -#andredeshields

Working on “Brilliant Minds” @nbc (@city_tv in Canada) was a remarkable experience! Playing the daughter of Broadway legend @andre_deshields is a career highlight and deep honour. Getting to dance around the sun with @getenesh again to whom I’ve played both mother and auntie was a treat. Special shout out to the amazing @tamberlaperry for your beautiful post that touched my soul. I appreciate you sis and wish you @zacharyquinto and the rest of the amazing cast all the blessings on your continued success this season! I’ll forever cherish the honour it was to skip in the sandbox with you all! Special thanks to @jmdknight @alicia.jeffery and the entire production team for your trust!

New episodes of Brilliant Minds premiere on Monday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC and are available to stream the next day on Peacock.

#brilliantminds #nbc #citytv #aintmisbehavin #tunein @griffymcgrifferson #legendary @peacock -#andredeshields

February 15, 2025 - In good company at the CBS Awards@bafgcanada!
Capture: @vraho_o
Trailblazer Achievement Award:
@olunikeadeliyi - Olunike Adeliyi
Visionary Achievement Award:
@fabienne_colas - Fabienne Colas
Best Executive Producer Award: @workitware - Lanette Ware-Bushfield
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#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackexcellence #film #blackculture #melanin #blackwomen #blackexcellence #blackpeople #bafgc #entrepreneur #actors#producers #redcarpet #blackunity #melaninpoppin #awards

I may have missed my group jury photo due to intense Toronto Blue Jays traffic, but I was thrilled to rewatchall the selections we chose and catch up with @asis.sethi @tonjharichardson and be introduced to the lovely @shwayta_s !

We had the toughest time selecting final films as the bar is continually raised each year, so deep congrats to all the selected and award winning filmmakers this year.

Congrats to Karen Bruce, @heyjanuska, Laurie Januska and Jody Anderson @wift.toronto for their remarkable curation! Bravo ladies! Bravo! More female filmmaking and celebration please! Such a wonderfulnight of theatre!
#womeninfilm #toronto #filmmaking

I may have missed my group jury photo due to intense Toronto Blue Jays traffic, but I was thrilled to rewatchall the selections we chose and catch up with @asis.sethi @tonjharichardson and be introduced to the lovely @shwayta_s !

We had the toughest time selecting final films as the bar is continually raised each year, so deep congrats to all the selected and award winning filmmakers this year.

Congrats to Karen Bruce, @heyjanuska, Laurie Januska and Jody Anderson @wift.toronto for their remarkable curation! Bravo ladies! Bravo! More female filmmaking and celebration please! Such a wonderfulnight of theatre!
#womeninfilm #toronto #filmmaking

I may have missed my group jury photo due to intense Toronto Blue Jays traffic, but I was thrilled to rewatchall the selections we chose and catch up with @asis.sethi @tonjharichardson and be introduced to the lovely @shwayta_s !

We had the toughest time selecting final films as the bar is continually raised each year, so deep congrats to all the selected and award winning filmmakers this year.

Congrats to Karen Bruce, @heyjanuska, Laurie Januska and Jody Anderson @wift.toronto for their remarkable curation! Bravo ladies! Bravo! More female filmmaking and celebration please! Such a wonderfulnight of theatre!
#womeninfilm #toronto #filmmaking

I may have missed my group jury photo due to intense Toronto Blue Jays traffic, but I was thrilled to rewatchall the selections we chose and catch up with @asis.sethi @tonjharichardson and be introduced to the lovely @shwayta_s !

We had the toughest time selecting final films as the bar is continually raised each year, so deep congrats to all the selected and award winning filmmakers this year.

Congrats to Karen Bruce, @heyjanuska, Laurie Januska and Jody Anderson @wift.toronto for their remarkable curation! Bravo ladies! Bravo! More female filmmaking and celebration please! Such a wonderfulnight of theatre!
#womeninfilm #toronto #filmmaking

I may have missed my group jury photo due to intense Toronto Blue Jays traffic, but I was thrilled to rewatchall the selections we chose and catch up with @asis.sethi @tonjharichardson and be introduced to the lovely @shwayta_s !

We had the toughest time selecting final films as the bar is continually raised each year, so deep congrats to all the selected and award winning filmmakers this year.

Congrats to Karen Bruce, @heyjanuska, Laurie Januska and Jody Anderson @wift.toronto for their remarkable curation! Bravo ladies! Bravo! More female filmmaking and celebration please! Such a wonderfulnight of theatre!
#womeninfilm #toronto #filmmaking

THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER: The second feature film from the one and only @markobrienforeal - His debut you ask? I had to watch twice because I couldn’t get over his filmmaking prowess right out of the gate as Lead Actor, Writer and Director!

TVOOM, starring @sheilacmccarthy and several other powerhouses you’ll recognize, is coming to @shudder and Canadian audiences on June 19! #horror #feature #thevoicesofourmother

Dear Stephanie: @stephfx

Well my angel. What can I say? What a thrill to share time, projects, laughter, make up tips and just this past week, some big ‘ole, beautiful tears with you over these few recent months.

How lucky are we for our chats and our trust! The magic of an artist’s touch is in the patience and precision both of which you have in droves and how wonderful to know that when I sit with you, our conversations will undoubtedly surpass the glam, and land us right into the grit! Love ya girl! Go get ‘em this week!

Thanks to you and Anastasiia @an_parfenon for everything with special hugs and high fives to @sarahseguin13 for all the love!!
Stunning make up robe courtesy: @kendahoggan @perfecttookpractice

Love,
Lanette

#behindthescenes #makeupartist #backstage #onset

Dear Stephanie: @stephfx

Well my angel. What can I say? What a thrill to share time, projects, laughter, make up tips and just this past week, some big ‘ole, beautiful tears with you over these few recent months.

How lucky are we for our chats and our trust! The magic of an artist’s touch is in the patience and precision both of which you have in droves and how wonderful to know that when I sit with you, our conversations will undoubtedly surpass the glam, and land us right into the grit! Love ya girl! Go get ‘em this week!

Thanks to you and Anastasiia @an_parfenon for everything with special hugs and high fives to @sarahseguin13 for all the love!!
Stunning make up robe courtesy: @kendahoggan @perfecttookpractice

Love,
Lanette

#behindthescenes #makeupartist #backstage #onset

Dear Stephanie: @stephfx

Well my angel. What can I say? What a thrill to share time, projects, laughter, make up tips and just this past week, some big ‘ole, beautiful tears with you over these few recent months.

How lucky are we for our chats and our trust! The magic of an artist’s touch is in the patience and precision both of which you have in droves and how wonderful to know that when I sit with you, our conversations will undoubtedly surpass the glam, and land us right into the grit! Love ya girl! Go get ‘em this week!

Thanks to you and Anastasiia @an_parfenon for everything with special hugs and high fives to @sarahseguin13 for all the love!!
Stunning make up robe courtesy: @kendahoggan @perfecttookpractice

Love,
Lanette

#behindthescenes #makeupartist #backstage #onset

Dear Stephanie: @stephfx

Well my angel. What can I say? What a thrill to share time, projects, laughter, make up tips and just this past week, some big ‘ole, beautiful tears with you over these few recent months.

How lucky are we for our chats and our trust! The magic of an artist’s touch is in the patience and precision both of which you have in droves and how wonderful to know that when I sit with you, our conversations will undoubtedly surpass the glam, and land us right into the grit! Love ya girl! Go get ‘em this week!

Thanks to you and Anastasiia @an_parfenon for everything with special hugs and high fives to @sarahseguin13 for all the love!!
Stunning make up robe courtesy: @kendahoggan @perfecttookpractice

Love,
Lanette

#behindthescenes #makeupartist #backstage #onset

Dear Stephanie: @stephfx

Well my angel. What can I say? What a thrill to share time, projects, laughter, make up tips and just this past week, some big ‘ole, beautiful tears with you over these few recent months.

How lucky are we for our chats and our trust! The magic of an artist’s touch is in the patience and precision both of which you have in droves and how wonderful to know that when I sit with you, our conversations will undoubtedly surpass the glam, and land us right into the grit! Love ya girl! Go get ‘em this week!

Thanks to you and Anastasiia @an_parfenon for everything with special hugs and high fives to @sarahseguin13 for all the love!!
Stunning make up robe courtesy: @kendahoggan @perfecttookpractice

Love,
Lanette

#behindthescenes #makeupartist #backstage #onset

APRIL 21: A very happy birthday to the deal, for real, @jamesmcavoyrealdeal
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“California Schemin”, directed by James McAvoy from by Canal, sets its Fall release with Magenta Light Studios!

A lady meets The Lady!

Dearest Gentle Reader! There are no words for the beauty, brilliance, wisdom, class and grace of @adjoa.andoh - Thank you Adjoa for your generosity and global history lesson that pierced our souls! You brought us from the 1800s to date with your wise, poignant and powerful stories and words and we are forever changed for knowing you! Spending time has already made me a much better human! See you on the next go round!

“When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” (Macbeth)

Our private chat backstage about family and history will stay with me for a lifetime! Onwards and upwards my friend, with our dreams and hearts to the sky!

#bsosymposium #lanetteware #adjoaandoh #behindthescenes #backstage

There are no words for the experience that is @akashi.film - What @immyyoume @nachsays and their team produced is nothing short of cinematic genius! Thank you to @canfilmfest for your curation and bringing it to Toronto audiences. Mayumi, where do I begin my friend? From the moment I screened your short in which your feature was drawn all those years ago, I was an immediate fan and couldn’t STOP telling you what a brilliant story you had! I cried like a baby then and even harder now. You’ve executed a brilliant portrayal of family, love and loss across time, generations, continents, in black, white, colour and dual languages! You provoked emotions in us with great care - we laughed, we cheered, we sighed and cried - have I mentioned how we all cried? There was not one unsnotty nose in my row which spanned generations, cultures and genders because you told a powerful story about the memory of love and how it never ends. What’s more? We could all see ourselves in your story deeply rooted in belonging! Sheesh!

So look, I am serious beautiful people - whatever you do when this film comes to your local screens, RUN and catch Akashi! #filmmaking #akashi #film

I love you Mayumi! Congratulations! As I said through our hug after the Q&A, you are a star so keep shining my friend!Enjoy this well earned ride! You and Nach did that sheesh! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Heres a toast to what you both birth next!! We are waiting with bated breathe!

Oh and how awesome to also reconnect with @jenniferpodemski and her beautiful family and hear her voice on the big screen in place of land acknowledgement as an opening to thescreenings, encouraging us to check out her website www.shinenetwork.ca and take a PACT of true indigenous allyship! What a night! What a Fng night for the big books and the soul! @shinenetworkinc #featuredebut #femaledirector

There are no words for the experience that is @akashi.film - What @immyyoume @nachsays and their team produced is nothing short of cinematic genius! Thank you to @canfilmfest for your curation and bringing it to Toronto audiences. Mayumi, where do I begin my friend? From the moment I screened your short in which your feature was drawn all those years ago, I was an immediate fan and couldn’t STOP telling you what a brilliant story you had! I cried like a baby then and even harder now. You’ve executed a brilliant portrayal of family, love and loss across time, generations, continents, in black, white, colour and dual languages! You provoked emotions in us with great care - we laughed, we cheered, we sighed and cried - have I mentioned how we all cried? There was not one unsnotty nose in my row which spanned generations, cultures and genders because you told a powerful story about the memory of love and how it never ends. What’s more? We could all see ourselves in your story deeply rooted in belonging! Sheesh!

So look, I am serious beautiful people - whatever you do when this film comes to your local screens, RUN and catch Akashi! #filmmaking #akashi #film

I love you Mayumi! Congratulations! As I said through our hug after the Q&A, you are a star so keep shining my friend!Enjoy this well earned ride! You and Nach did that sheesh! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Heres a toast to what you both birth next!! We are waiting with bated breathe!

Oh and how awesome to also reconnect with @jenniferpodemski and her beautiful family and hear her voice on the big screen in place of land acknowledgement as an opening to thescreenings, encouraging us to check out her website www.shinenetwork.ca and take a PACT of true indigenous allyship! What a night! What a Fng night for the big books and the soul! @shinenetworkinc #featuredebut #femaledirector

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
.
Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
.
Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
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Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
.
Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
.
Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

2026 / 1968 / 1866 / 1619 - “No matter the tide, the ripple or rough ride, still we rise”
.
Closing out the last day of Black History Month with a full heart and a dedication post to the young BIPOC filmmakers I’ve been blessed to lead @awwbproduction behind the lens @silverstars.2026 and to the brilliant BIPOC crew and powerhouse women directors like @directormaeday I’ve been led by in front of it— @aquietmorningfilm brought to you by @oyablackarts is one of the reasons 2026 and the work has already unfolded into one of the more sacred in these first few months. I thank each and every one of you for your gifts!!! Watching you slay dragons on set has been the dream!

Gone are the days of looking around and wondering why there were no black or brown people holding a camera, a clapper, or cable! Gone are the days of tiptoeing around the obvious when asked why equity matters.

The next generation is why it matters and their beautiful smiling faces is why we continue to fight. Just look at all that joy! Watching you all In your element has been a treat and I am so blessed to witness it up close. You all deserve the world because you’re damn good at what you do and it’s your time!

So Iets keep going fam.
Let’s keep defining our own!
Happy Black History 365.
The love will never end, and we will never stop!!!

A Few Photographed Beauties
(tag a beauty whose name belongs within):
@stormclarke_
@andreckelly
@rayt_visual
@prod.by.luther.m
@directormaeday
@j4kenzie
@carel.media
@nyashadzaishe_

#BlackHistory365 #BIPOCFilmmakers #WeAreTheStory #CreatingLegacy #weloveus

FEBRUARY 7, 2026 - NEW YORK CITY - FULL CIRCLE, BIG APPLE, HOME TOWN SCREENING! I became an Actors Studio Member, NY NY, with an audition piece I wrote (which everyone warned against) back in the early 2000s - so to have my @awwbproduction NOW WHAT? grace the halls and walls of the studio I trained and polished my craft is the dream!

NOW WHAT? stars @thislizsaunders @conradcoates Cliff Saunders and I, and is directed by @kevineade with original music by @royalt416 and #eclipxze
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#newyorkactor
#proudmomma
#writerproducer
#theactorsstudio
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Director: @kevineade
Writer: @workitware
DoP: @ericoh_csc
Editor: @wasagas_surf
Gaffer: @bradwaller
1st AC: @moviemakermitch
2nd AC: @c.tabuu
Focus Puller: @unclebenjen
Sound Supervisor: @bobchartersmusic @astral_wake_productions
Sound Mixer: @michaelgcurtis
Line Producer: @allan.levine.1812
@unclebenjen
Set Decoration: @d_wiiknd Dami Ayodeji
Head of Make Up: @boy__beauty
Assistant Make Up: @makeupbygagu
Background Reenactment: @hannahklamann, @kunmi_king @nickiwhitely and Maleah Tappenden
Colour Correction: @ruskaycolour
Producers Assistant:
@ajay.kumar33
Original Music: @royalt416 @Eclipxze
PA: @nicoletappenden
Assistant: @bubaker35
Script Supervisor: Carys Watson
Cryptographer: Toby Boch
Visual Artist: @stephaniemclean_art
Story Consultant: Beverley Parkinson
2nd Unit: @workitware

🌿 December 2, 2025 🌿

My heart is filled with joy for @thesharonlewis and @jenkinsonjoan , two extraordinary women honored yesterday at the Women in Film @wift.toronto Crystal Awards held @fairmonthotels

From sharing the screen in a few movies with Sharon and later being directed by her in a feature to exploring life and opportunity as a producer with Joan from Cannes to South Africa, I’ve been blessed to witness their artistry, talents, and brilliance up close and I even got to meet Sharon’s stunning mother and mom-in-law yesterday! No one deserves the recognition they received more and I couldn’t be more honoured to call them friends.

Congratulations, Sharon and Joan, you inspire me endlessly.

In Slide 1 with Sharon and Joan: @edwardsmars and THE @floyd_thecitizen
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#womeninfilm #trailblazers #happiness @blackscreenoffice @wift.toronto
#crystalawards #fairmonthotel

🌿 December 2, 2025 🌿

My heart is filled with joy for @thesharonlewis and @jenkinsonjoan , two extraordinary women honored yesterday at the Women in Film @wift.toronto Crystal Awards held @fairmonthotels

From sharing the screen in a few movies with Sharon and later being directed by her in a feature to exploring life and opportunity as a producer with Joan from Cannes to South Africa, I’ve been blessed to witness their artistry, talents, and brilliance up close and I even got to meet Sharon’s stunning mother and mom-in-law yesterday! No one deserves the recognition they received more and I couldn’t be more honoured to call them friends.

Congratulations, Sharon and Joan, you inspire me endlessly.

In Slide 1 with Sharon and Joan: @edwardsmars and THE @floyd_thecitizen
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#womeninfilm #trailblazers #happiness @blackscreenoffice @wift.toronto
#crystalawards #fairmonthotel

🌿 December 2, 2025 🌿

My heart is filled with joy for @thesharonlewis and @jenkinsonjoan , two extraordinary women honored yesterday at the Women in Film @wift.toronto Crystal Awards held @fairmonthotels

From sharing the screen in a few movies with Sharon and later being directed by her in a feature to exploring life and opportunity as a producer with Joan from Cannes to South Africa, I’ve been blessed to witness their artistry, talents, and brilliance up close and I even got to meet Sharon’s stunning mother and mom-in-law yesterday! No one deserves the recognition they received more and I couldn’t be more honoured to call them friends.

Congratulations, Sharon and Joan, you inspire me endlessly.

In Slide 1 with Sharon and Joan: @edwardsmars and THE @floyd_thecitizen
.
#womeninfilm #trailblazers #happiness @blackscreenoffice @wift.toronto
#crystalawards #fairmonthotel

🌿 December 2, 2025 🌿

My heart is filled with joy for @thesharonlewis and @jenkinsonjoan , two extraordinary women honored yesterday at the Women in Film @wift.toronto Crystal Awards held @fairmonthotels

From sharing the screen in a few movies with Sharon and later being directed by her in a feature to exploring life and opportunity as a producer with Joan from Cannes to South Africa, I’ve been blessed to witness their artistry, talents, and brilliance up close and I even got to meet Sharon’s stunning mother and mom-in-law yesterday! No one deserves the recognition they received more and I couldn’t be more honoured to call them friends.

Congratulations, Sharon and Joan, you inspire me endlessly.

In Slide 1 with Sharon and Joan: @edwardsmars and THE @floyd_thecitizen
.
#womeninfilm #trailblazers #happiness @blackscreenoffice @wift.toronto
#crystalawards #fairmonthotel