PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY
2022 Golden Globe Awards: "Maori Karmael Holmes on the BlackStar Film Festival"
2022 Realscreen: "“One Take Grace,” “Quarantine Kids” among winners at BlackStar Film Festival"
2022 Variety : "BlackStar Film Festival Announces 2022 Winners; ‘Clean-Up Crew’ Casting Announcement"
2022 WHYY: "Story of poverty activism in Las Vegas premieres at Philly's BlackStar Festival"
2022 The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Shedding Light on Health Access, Equity"
2022 Philadelphia Magazine: "The 11th Annual BlackStar Film Festival Kicks Off This Week"
2022 Harper's Bazaar: "Why Don't You: The Month in Culture and Style"
2022 Visit Philadelphia: "Six Must-See Films at Philly's BlackStar Film Festival This August"
2022 Axios Philadelphia: "7 biggest events in Philadelphia in 2022"
2022 The Philadelphia Inquirer: "cineSPEAK Happenings"
2022 FOX29 News at 5: "African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates "Black History Month"
2022 Golden Globe Awards: "BlackStar Film Festival Seeks to Open Doors"
2022 International Documentary Association: "A Kind of Time Travel: BlackStar Film Festival at 10"
2022 Al DÍA: "With submissions open for the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival, BlackStar expands its staff"
2022 Philadelphia Magazine: "Inside “The Promise”: Moving 100,000 People out of Poverty by 2025"
2021 The Guardian: "Eyimofe wins Best Feature Narrative at BlackStar Film Festival"
2021 IndieWire: "As It Turns 10, the BlackStar Film Festival Continues to Be More Than Just ‘the Black Sundance’"
2021 The Philadelphia Tribune: "Black voices from around the world set to shine at BlackStar Film Festival"
2021 VICE: "Little Steps Lead to Big Business"
2020 NBC10 Philadelphia: “Wawa Welcome America Presents a Historic Adventure, Music Play Patrol, Esports Tourney”
2020 FOX Soul TV / The Q: “Jaden Smith and Jeff Bradshaw”
2020 Sisters From AARP: "Bookmark These Black Film Festivals for a Reel Good Time This Summer"
2020 RollingOut: “Meet BlackStar Film Festival CEO Maori Karmael Holmes”
2019 FOX29 Good Day Philadelphia: “Terminator: Dark Fate mural design”
2019 KYW Newsradio: “BlackStar Film Festival draws big names to Philadelphia”
2019 The Root: “Tarana Burke’s #MeTooHBCU Tour Is Creating a Safe Space for Students to Speak Out”
2019 WHYY: “Movers & Makers: Changing Seasons”
2019 WHYY: “Movers & Makers: Flashback”
2019 WHYY: “How one woman expanded a Philadelphia-based film festival to the international stage”
2018 Okayafrica: “The OkayAfrica Guide to Getting Your Movie Into Film Festivals”
2018 Liquor.com: “How Cheyenne Haggard Celebrated Winning The Naked Grouse Competition”
2018 HBO.com: “Terence Nance Comes Home”
2018 British Council: “Activism with soul at the BlackStar Film Festival”
2018 No Film School: “4 Takeaways from Bradford Young on the Daily Grind of Being a Cinematographer”
2018 No Film School: “How Filmmakers Choose Different Venues and Spaces For Their Work”
2018 BroadStreetReview.com: “BlackStar Film Festival celebrates seven years”
2017 Essence Magazine: “The 50 Founders To Watch”
2017 The Source.com: “Check Out Coverage of this Year’s BlackStar Film Festival”
2017 Blavity / Shadow And Act: “Why Ava DuVernay thinks Philadelphia is a black film mecca & how the BlackStar Film Festival proves it”
2017 No Film School: “Ava DuVernay on the ‘Cheapest Film School You Can Do”
2017 BroadStreetReview.com: “Celebrating black films with Ava DuVernay”
2015 The Philadelphia Inquirer: “The New Voices of Philly Jazz” / Philly.com, “Fresh Jazz from a New Generation of Philly Chantenuses”
2015 The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Hezekiah Davis III: Soul of indie Philly Hip-Hop”
COMMERCIALS & ADVERTISEMENTS
2022 BlackStar Film Festival August 3-7, 2022 (Bus Stop Shelter Ad)
2019 Sixers Youth Foundation: Strong youth. Strong communities. Promising futures. (Television and social media)
2017 Reading Terminal Market: Foodie Heaven (Print)
2019 Sixers Youth Foundation: Strong youth. Strong communities. Promising futures. (Television and social media)
2017 Reading Terminal Market: Foodie Heaven (Print)
WEBSERIES
2021 Black Canvas - Philadelphia: Mz Icar | BET | (Director & Editor)
2020 Share My Ride | iOne Digital / A Space For Creators | (Director & Editor)
2021 Black Canvas - Philadelphia: Mz Icar | BET | (Director & Editor)
2020 Share My Ride | iOne Digital / A Space For Creators | (Director & Editor)
FILM FESTIVALS
2015 BlackStar Film Festival | Dreams Don’t Chase Themselves, United States Premiere | (Co-director & Co-editor)
2015 2nd Annual Webseries Festival | Dreams Don't Chase Themselves | (Co-director & Co-editor)
RESIDENCIES
2015 2nd Annual Webseries Festival | Dreams Don't Chase Themselves | (Co-director & Co-editor)
RESIDENCIES
2017-18 SPACES – Artist in Residence | Village of Arts and Humanities Project: “Home Court”
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021-22 BlackStar Projects, Philadelphia Terminal A-East
2019 Amplifying Civic Power in North Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia PA |
Curator, SPACES: Artist in Residence Program at The Village of Arts & Humanities
2016 OFF WHITE | MoCADA Museum, Brooklyn NYC | Curator, Akintola Hanif
2019 Amplifying Civic Power in North Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia PA |
Curator, SPACES: Artist in Residence Program at The Village of Arts & Humanities
2016 OFF WHITE | MoCADA Museum, Brooklyn NYC | Curator, Akintola Hanif
PRESS & SOCIAL CAMPAIGNS
2021 One Year, One File | Dropbox
2021 "Forced FOMO" | MostlyMax...and other things
2021 "Little Steps Lead to Big Business" | Vice
2021 Minters Week | Intuit
2020 Artist Career Success Interview With Daniel Jackson | Roger Lee
2019 “LLHH interviews famed media connoisseur Daniel Jackson” | LadiesLuvHipHop Podcast
2017 The Night Drive with Nobi DeLon Episode 01 | Newark.FM
2021 "Forced FOMO" | MostlyMax...and other things
2021 "Little Steps Lead to Big Business" | Vice
2021 Minters Week | Intuit
2020 Artist Career Success Interview With Daniel Jackson | Roger Lee
2019 “LLHH interviews famed media connoisseur Daniel Jackson” | LadiesLuvHipHop Podcast
2017 The Night Drive with Nobi DeLon Episode 01 | Newark.FM