something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor. this year is the 20th anniversary of the storm and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at @MoMAFilm taking a look at new orleans before, during, & after. learn more:

RT @MoMAFilm: Tony Scott's Déjà Vu was the first film to shoot in New Orleans post-Katrina, and you can see this time-crossing, near-mystic….

RT @tnyfrontrow: One of the greatest films, Shirley Clarke's Portrait of Jason—an interrogation,a celebration, a revelation, a devastation—….

RT @WendellPierce: Treme: Do You Know What It Means [TV pilot episode]. 2010. Directed by Agnieszka Holland | MoMA

this wednesday at 8 pm:.“when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives” debuts at @MoMAFilm with a sculpture garden screening of les blank’s cinematic heirloom “always for pleasure” (1978). intro by me + co-curator k. austin collins

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RT @MoMAFilm: When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives.opens next week!. Organized by @mayascade and K. Austin Collins, this p….

RT @IFCCenter: Shirley Clarke turns her unflinching camera eye on cabaret singer Jason Holliday in her 1967 doc PORTRAIT OF JASON, offering….

RT @MoMAFilm: When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives.Aug 27–Sep 21. Full schedule now online:.

RT @mayascade: something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor. this year is the 20th anniversary of the st….

RT @am_cinematheque: Special ‘Sunday Print Edition’ in celebration of Milestone Films’ 35th anniversary!. @MilestoneFilms incoming presiden….

some highlights from the series:. ⭐️ BOTH of spike lee’s katrina docs .⭐️ the pilot of “treme” + a conversation with wendell pierce, david simon, and me. ⭐️ “deja vu” (2006), the first film to be shot in new orleans post storm.⭐️ mae west, marlon riggs, les blank, and more.

RT @mayascade: are you in los angeles? have you seen “naked acts” (1996)? 👀. on friday 6/20 at 7:30 pm @bridgettmdavis + i will be at vidio….

tomorrow, on juneteenth, @bridgettmdavis and i will have an intimate conversation on writing as freedom and the ways black writers— like davis — use the form to express the intricacies of our truth. at philosophical research society, 7 pm! 💐.

are you in los angeles? have you seen “naked acts” (1996)? 👀. on friday 6/20 at 7:30 pm @bridgettmdavis + i will be at vidiots where we will have our first convo about the film since it was announced i’ll be the distro. every ticket comes with a DVD.

RT @urbanmw: 5 Black Pride Films to Urgently Watch on Black Film Archive , by @mayascade

RT @NewYorker: Charles Burnett found the ultimate principle of moviemaking, which is the creation of drama, in the mundane. “He wanted to p….

RT @MilestoneFilms: "But Doros and Heller aren’t typical businesspeople. They decided to give their company away." @mayascade https://t.co/….

RT @TheFilmStage: Charles Burnett's restored 'Killer of Sheep' is now on @Criterion 4K UHD and leads our recommended discs of the week: htt….

it also is a great honor to soon be the distributor of “killer of sheep” (1978) and many other charles burnett works via my soon to be presidency of @MilestoneFilms. thank you all for your kind words and care.