The WonderRoot Podcast Series WonderRoot

Filmmakers James Martin ("The New Orleans Sazerac") and Babacar Ndiaye ("More Than Music: Senegal") discuss their short films which won the Audience Award and WonderRoot Film Award, respectively, at WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series screening in April. Martin delves into the historical background of the sazurac cocktail and why there's so much local interest in the beverage, while Ndaiye gives some insight into the differences in hip-hop culture in Senegal relative to the United States. Both filmmakers end the podcast by shedding some light on some of their best decisions in the past year. What an awesome conversation!

To learn more about James Martin and his work, visit:

http://iamjamesmartin.com

https://www.facebook.com/sazeracdoc

To learn more about Babacar Ndiaye and his work, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/babthafilmaker

http://morethanmusicthemovie.com


To learn more about WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series and upcoming screenings, visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/WonderRootFilm

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 
 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 

 

http://instagram.com/wonderroot

Filmmaker Brit Wigintton discusses her short film "Violet", which won the Jury Award at WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series screening in April. Wigintton talks about the process of getting her film made as a student film, some of her favorite storytellers, and gives some hints on the future of her career as she prepares to move forward after graduation.

To learn more about Brit, visit her website:

http://www.brit-wigintton.com/

To learn more about WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Film Series and upcoming screenings, visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/WonderRootFilm


WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 
 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 

 

http://instagram.com/wonderroot

Mimi Valdes talks about her love for hip-hop, transitioning from the magazine industry to filmmaking and producing the critically recognized movie Dope (2015). A former editor-in-chief at Vibe and Latina magazines, Valdes highlights how she got her start in journalism and what she’s learned as she continues to navigate her career in her current position as Chief Content Officer for i am OTHER. Lastly, Valdes gives some perspective on mentorship and discusses which rappers would be included in her list of Top 5 Dope MCs.

Valdes visited WonderRoot as part Sundance Film Forward, a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness.

To learn more about Dope, visit:

http://youaredope.com

To learn more about Sundance Film Forward, visit:

http://www2.sundance.org/filmforward/

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 


http://instagram.com/wonderroot

Prashant Nair and Swati Shetty talk about their journey to becoming filmmakers and some of the important decisions they made along the way in producing their first project, Umrika, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Nair and Shetty visited WonderRoot as part Sundance Film Forward, a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness.

To learn more about Umrika, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/Umrika

To learn more about Sundance Film Forward, visit:

http://www2.sundance.org/filmforward/

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 


http://instagram.com/wonderroot

Multidisciplinary artist Michaela Pilar Brown discusses her in-process work, "The Mother Wound", ahead of her Black Box presentation at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, how her parents' health challenges have influenced her, and how she has evolved to use her body in her artistic practice. Brown also gives some insight into how her art relates to the trauma suffered by Black female bodies and the notion of bodies as vessels for cultural memory.

To learn more about Michaela Pilar Brown and the Spelman Museum of Fine Art, visit:

http://museum.spelman.edu/events/black-box-michaela-pilar-brown/
http://michaelapilarbrown.com

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 


http://instagram.com/wonderroot

Singer/Songwriter Sammy Rosenbaum discusses how he blends jazz, funk and ska influences with writings inspired by ancient Hebrew text to create his distinctive musical approach. Rosenbaum also gives some perspective on what has shaped his journey as an independent artist thus far, and what he's learned along the way.

To learn more about Sammy Rosenbaum, visit http://sammyrosenbaum.com

WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:

http://wonderroot.org 


http://facebook.com/wonderpage 
 

http://twitter.com/wonderroot 


http://instagram.com/wonderroot