caribBEING had a successful first annual cocktail benefit on May 7th at New York Foundation for the Arts in Dumbo on May 7th. The event was hosted by Cheryl Wills of NY1 who spoke passionately of the need for more representation of people of color on the silver screen. She reminded guests of the importance [...]
We’re excited for our first annual cocktail party benefit tomorrow at New York Foundation for the Arts in DUMBO, Brooklyn. The benefit will be hosted by Cheryl Wills of NY1 and will feature live performances, silent auctions and a curated raffle with unique items donated by local Brooklyn businesses. Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres and desserts will [...]
Shelley Worrell has been invited to speak in Connecticut today at an event for the Acumen Fund, a microfinancing organization that invests in emerging leaders and social enterprises as a way to alleviate poverty. During the event, Shelley will discuss her career as a cultural entrepreneur with caribBEING and her recent crowdfunding campaign with Seed [...]
Brooklyn Players, a dynamic performing arts group in Park Slope for children and adults, has two performances of the Caribbean-based musical Once On This Island this Saturday at the Brooklyn Musical School Playhouse (on 126 Saint Felix Street around the corner from BAM): The story, based on “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy tells the [...]
Tribeca Film Festival and IFP Forum are hosting a two-day symposium, “Growing Your Festival Brand” and have invited caribBEING’s Founder Shelley V. Worrell to participate in Friday morning’s panel which will address distribution models and brand growth for film festivals. Find the full symposium’s information below: Tribeca Film Festival and IFP Festival Forum invite you [...]
caribBeing founder Shelley V. Worrell is honored to serve as a juror for the 10th Annual Pan-African Film Festival in Cannes, France. In addition, caribBeing will also present a pop-up film series of the following Caribbean films: Trafik d’Info by Janluk Stanislas (Guadeloupe ) Making History by Caecilia Tripp (United States, France & Martinique) West [...]
As caribBEING prepares to launch our collaborative crowd-funding campaign with premiere platform Seed&Spark, Shelley will appear as a guest blogger on their Bright Ideas blog. Seed&Spark’s Bright Ideas is where “community members and industry leaders share lessons they have learned and hopes for where independent cinema can go.” In the article Shelley shares “I started [...]
Today caribBEING has launched a crowd-funding campaign with leading platform Seed&Spark. As a collective effort to ensure the growth of Caribbean cinema in NYC and beyond the campaign will run for 60 days until June 10, 2013. caribBEING aims to raise $40,000 which will simultaneously support caribBEING’s wish list for the festival including much needed equipment [...]
On Wednesday April 17th, the Caribbean Studies Department at Brooklyn College will host a day long conference commemorating the Caribbean’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. The event will feature esteemed guest lecturers, Brooklyn College faculty and students in provocative panels that look back at Caribbean history and forward towards its future at once. The role of [...]
This past Sunday, Caecilia Tripp took a crew of Brooklyn College students to visit the Schwinn club on their stomping grounds in Brooklyn, for the first round of interviews. The interviews will accompany the Music for (Prepared) Bicycles short film to provide more information on the cultural and historical background of the music score. On [...]