I recently received the official news from LA Web Fest founder/director, Michael Ajakwe that my web series, Every Corner won an award for Outstanding Documentary/News Series Award at the LA Web Fest that was held over the weekend. I am so happy about it. I was not able to attend the LA Web Fest because [...]
Ya’ll already know when I was informed that I was the 2010 Emerging Filmmaker, I was excited. But then, when Can She Be Saved? won the Best Documentary award at the NC Black Film Festival…. well you could have pushed me over with a feather. I’m floating on air right now. I had to leave [...]
President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Its quite an honor and deserving of the peace that he’s inspired throughout the world. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says U.S. President Barack Obama won for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
Here’s a excerpt of the his Inauguration speech:
“Today I [...]
My debut film, Can She Be Saved? won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit in the short documentary category by The Indie Fest. The Indie Fest recognizes filmmakers and honors outstanding achievement. If you would like me to visit your town for a Can She Be Saved? screening, email me–yshiraz at yasminshiraz.net. Copies of the [...]
