Collaborations to Sustain Black Culture
Festival Director, Darice Jones and KweliTV Founder DeShuna Spencer teamed up to bring the vision of having Bijou Film Festival hosted on a Black-Owned platform to life. Their mutual commitment to elevating the voices of Black beings globally made the partnership successful.
Kweli means “Truth” in Swahili.
KweliTV’s mission is to curate and create content that is a true reflection of the global black experience versus what we may sometimes see in mainstream media.
Festival Creative Director, Khalil Anthony reached out to long-time connection Lauren Ruffin, co-CEO at Fractured Atlas to secure fiscal sponsorship for the festival. Khalil’s vision to connect with a Black-woman lead organization that supports artists came to life and thanks to that clarity, Bijou Film Festival can receive your donations.
Sistah Scifi is the first Black owned bookstore focused on Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Sistah Scifi founder Isis Asare provided Festival Director, Darice Jones with connections to find quality films for this inaugural year.