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Maori Karmael Holmes (born 1978)[1] is a curator, filmmaker, and writer. She is most known for founding the BlackStar Film Festival.[2] Currently, she serves as the Chief Executive & Artistic Officer of BlackStar Projects[3] which produces the annual film festival along with Seen, a biannual print and digital journal and Many Lumens, an interview podcast.[4]Holmes is the 2023 recipient of United States Artists' Berresford Prize.[5]

Early life and education

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Maori Karmael Holmes was born in Los Angeles and grew up in both Atlanta and Los Angeles.[1][6] Her mother is a playwright and painter.[6]

Holmes is a 2005 graduate of Temple University where she obtained an MFA in film and media arts. She also studied costume design at the California Institute of the Arts and holds a BA in history from American University (Class of 1999).[7]

Career

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Holmes' filmography includes Scene Not Heard (2006)[8], a 45-minute documentary about women in hip hop, and producer credits for films The Destiny of Lesser Animals (2011), Big Three (2022), and By Water (2023).[9]

As a writer, Holmes began her career working for publications like Philadelphia Weekly and Washington City Paper.[1] In 2013, it was announced that she and Jeff Chang were working with Black Thought to write his memoir.[10][11]

Holmes has held leadership roles in various arts organizations, including the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia and Leeway Foundation.[12] In 2018, Ava DuVernay welcomed Holmes as the executive director of ARRAY Alliance.[13] Holmes has also independently curated arts programming including, the film program for the 2019 Whitney Biennial[14] and events at The Underground Museum, Anthology Film Archives, and other institutions.[7] In 2023, she curated Terence Nance's debut solo exhibition, Terence Nance: Swarm, for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[15]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Harden, Brandon T. "BlackStar Festival's Maori Karmael Holmes talks Seen, a new magazine about filmmaking and visual culture". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ Tillet, Salamishah (2022-08-03). "At the BlackStar Film Festival, a Revelatory Understanding of Cinema". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ "Maori Karmael Holmes". BlackStar Projects. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  4. ^ "Cultural representations in films". Penn Today. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. ^ a b Mattei, Shanti Escalante-De (2023-05-31). "Artist Award Roundup: Tuan Andrew Nguyen Wins Joan Miró Prize, South Arts Names Fellows, and More". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  6. ^ a b "How one woman expanded a Philadelphia-based black film festival to the international stage". WHYY. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ^ a b "Maori Karmael Holmes". www.asc.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  8. ^ Cooper, Brittney C.; Morris, Susana M.; Boylorn, Robin M. (2016-12-19). The Crunk Feminist Collection. The Feminist Press at CUNY. ISBN 978-1-55861-948-7.
  9. ^ "Maori Karmael Holmes". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  10. ^ Daly, Rhian (2023-05-09). "Black Thought To Share His Life Story In 'The Upcycled Self' Memoir". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  11. ^ Battan, Carrie (2013-02-27). "?uestlove to Publish Memoir, Black Thought Working on Solo Album With Jim James, TVOTR's Tunde". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  12. ^ "Maori Karmael Holmes". www.asc.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  13. ^ Patten, Dominic (2018-02-16). "Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Hires New Exec Director; Ups Tilane Jones To VP". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  14. ^ "Whitney Biennial 2019 Film Screenings and Performances". whitney.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  15. ^ Mohsen, Ali (2022-02-28). "Terence Nance: Swarm - ICA Philadelphia". Institute of Contemporary Art - Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ^ "The 2019 Woke 100". Essence. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ^ "2019 Soros Equality Fellows". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  18. ^ "Maori Holmes | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  19. ^ "The 100 Most Influential Philadelphians Right Now". Philadelphia Magazine. 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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