Cinema should reflect the world around us. That means more kinds of films by more kinds of filmmakers. We are @AFFRM. pic.twitter.com/hrjk4gN5DV
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) May 26, 2015
The Internet might be a cesspool, but it also offers profound and unprecedented ways for creators to connect with audiences and each other. Selma director Ava DuVernay is currently hosting a 12-hour Twitter Rebel-A-Thon that will bring together 42 black filmmakers in support of the AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement) campaign, a distribution collective founded by DuVernay in 2011.
A press release (via Indiewire) explains,
For the second consecutive year, African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) will unite 40+ black feature filmmakers to interact with film lovers and raise awareness for AFFRM’s 2015 Rebel membership drive. Utilizing the #ARRAY hashtag, filmmakers will tweet in a 12-hour long conversation to further and foster varied voices and visions in cinema.
To learn more about some of the participating filmmakers and get a look at some of the 8 features AFFRM has distributed, check out this video from arrayaction.com:
AFFRM’s membership drive will continue from now through June 5th; the collective’s goal is to sign up 1,000 new members. But why wait until June to get involved when so many incredible filmmakers are sharing their knowledge online right now?
If you like how this feels, this community around films of color? Help us build it. Stand with @AFFRM at http://t.co/ECDfaKIpBw. #ARRAY
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) May 27, 2015
Folks we have only just begun! Join the convo all day via #Array + join our movement to champion all film voices: http://t.co/8DOvagFeNF
— AFFRM (@AFFRM) May 27, 2015
What’s happening in here right now with all of these amazing black filmmakers is tremendous. How dare Hollywood say they don’t exist! #ARRAY
— DanielleMoodie-Mills (@DeeTwoCents) May 27, 2015
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