Trenton Public Schools: Stand For Peace Week
I am so proud of Trenton Public Schools for their upcoming Stand for Peace Week which starts next Monday, May 24th. I’ll be there for two days. On May 26th we’re having a screening for Can She Be Saved? which will be sponsored by The Center for Family, Community, & Social Justice, Inc, Howard University [...]
Tags: Black Butterly Innovations, Building Our Youth's Development, Can She Be Saved?, Howard University Alumni Association, NAACP, New Jersey Museum, Retaliation: A Novel, stand for peace week, trenton public schools
Lifestyle Change: Day 11 of 70 – Just Hold On, Tomorrow’s Coming
Day 10 had kicked me in the teeth, but after surviving it, I realized that I must just hold on. Day 10 made me feel that I couldn’t stay on this path that would uplift my life in a hundred different ways and just as I was down in the dumps, I received notice that [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, day 11, giving up, hanging on for dear life, holding on, Lifestyle Change
Female Shorts: Film & Video Showcase Selected Can She Be Saved?
When it rains it pours, and so today I got two pieces of Good News. The first piece was that the San Francisco Black Film Festival selected Can She Be Saved? and then shortly after receiving that notification, Female Shorts: Film & Video Showcase notified me that they selected Can She Be Saved? as well! [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, female shorts: film & video showcase, film festivals
San Francisco Black Film Festival: Can She Be Saved? Is An Official Selection!
Can She Be Saved? is an official selection for the 2010 San Francisco Black Film Festival. This will give me an opportunity to see all my fam in the Bay area! Thanks SF Black Film Festival for selecting Can She Be Saved? I plan to represent to the fullest. The trailer is below:
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Arizona Black Film Showcase Selects Can She Be Saved?
I hope you all aren’t tired of reading about Can She Be Saved? and the success that its having as its being screened at film festivals throughout the country. For independent filmmakers, film festivals are you’re first outlet to see if you can connect with film watchers. The people who produce film festivals love films [...]
Tags: arizona black film, arizona black film showcase, Can She Be Saved?, Yasmin Shiraz
Yasmin at San Diego Black Film Festival (Photos)
Hey peoples! My film, Can She Be Saved? is screening tomorrow at 1pm at Regal Cinemas in downtown San Diego and also on Sunday at 11am in the same location! I’m excited. It’s a big milestone. Someone told me yesterday that thousands of films submitted for this festival but only 100 made it. So there’s [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, danny glover, kenneth gamble, michael melvin, regal cinemas, san diego black film festival, victor willis, village people
Can She Be Saved? Gets In To The 2010 Women’s Intl Film and Arts Festival
I was recently notified that my debut film, Can She Be Saved? has been selected to screen at the 5th Annual Women’s International Film and Arts Festival in Miami which is being held March 26 – April 3, 2010. I look forward to meeting my fellow women filmmakers. And for the people who indulge me [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, director, girl fighting, womens international film and arts festival, Yasmin Shiraz
Can She Be Saved? Gets Selected for the Texas Black Film Festival
I affectionately refer to my film, Can She Be Saved? as the little film that could. Last night when I was on the way home from the airport, I received an email that alerted me that Can She Be Saved? is an official selection of the 2010 Texas Black Film Festival. I’m thankful and honored! [...]
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Yasmin Shiraz to Present at National Girls Bullying Conference
I will be in the house at the 4th Annual National Girl Bullying Conference presenting a session that will feature my film, Can She Be Saved? and my book Retaliation. As most of you know, working with young women has been a passion of mine for many years, so I’m overjoyed that this opportunity has [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, national girl bullying conference, retaliation
San Diego Black Film Festival Selects Can She Be Saved?
Yesterday, I received word that the San Diego Black Film Festival has selected my film, Can She Be Saved? to be screened at their film festival in 2010. The film festival is January 28 – 31. I plan to be in the house with bells and whistles. There are a lot of people that supported [...]
Tags: Can She Be Saved?, girl documentary, girl fight film, girl fights, teen documentary
Teen Girl Attacked in Chicago: Fight Stems from Sister’s Romantic Relationship
I was doing some research today on girl fights and came across a teen girl who was attacked TODAY! According to news reports out of Chicago, Andrea Thomas, 16 was attacked while sitting in her sister’s car. The reason for the attack? A dispute stemming from her SISTER’S previous romantic relationship. Andrea was apparently an [...]
Tags: Andrea Thomas, Can She Be Saved?, teen girl fights, teen girls fighting
You’re Invited: DC Film Screening for Can She Be Saved? – Film on teen girl fights
My film, Can She Be Saved? will be screening this Saturday, November 21, 2009 as a part of the DC Hip Hop Shorts Festival at the DC Historical Society, 801 K St, NW, Washington, DC. It starts at 1pm, but my film will be shown around 2pm. I will be meeting with members of the [...]
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