Celebrating Black Excellence, Featuring Prolific Film and TV Director Christine Swanson
A visionary filmmaker from Detroit, Michigan, Christine Swanson directed the record-breaking, smash-hit film The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, which was 2020's Best TV Movie award recipient from the African American Film Critics Association and nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Movie Made for Television as well as five NAACP Image Award Nominations including Outstanding Directing. Her other celebrated and award winning movie credits include All About You, All About Us, The Miki Howard Story,and For the Love of Ruth, (for which she also earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Television Motion Picture). Christine is currently on path to produce and direct, Sunflower: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story written by and starring Aunjanue Ellis. Christine received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and her Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame. She lives in Los Angeles with her studio executive husband, Michael Swanson and their four amazing children.
Event Info:
- February 17th at 7:00PM PST
- Meeting ID: 847 4035 8735
- Event Zoom Link
Event Moderated by FEA Lecturer Tasha Hunter
