Mosaic.IWES

09/13/2022

IWES is in need of background actors of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Please contact [email protected] for additional information.

09/12/2022

Today we're celebrating actor, director, and writer Roger E. Mosley, who we've seen in films such as Leadbelly, The Mack, and The Greatest, as well as portraying Theodore “T.C.” Calvin in the TV show Magnum, P.I. Featuring pieces of interviews from Mosley, this article shows how he was able to craft his character as Theodore “T.C.” Calvin Magnum, P.I. to be a character that he wanted to see on television.

08/26/2022

Guess who got into the New Orleans Film Festival this year? WE DID! Thanks for standing behind female and minority-directed art from the , we’re so happy to share our stories. Stay tuned for more details about the screening!

08/17/2022

We are hosting auditions for paid roles in two short films being shot in New Orleans this September. Please contact Cassi Rumping at [email protected] for additional information.

07/29/2022

We’re throwing it all the way back to our first Facebook post back in 2016. Did you know this account was originally just for our film “Back Story,” IWES' first feature length documentary? After the Trayvon Martin verdict we decided to create Back Story to change the distorted perception of young Black men in America, and do so through a compassionate lens. We created a documentary following five Black men (ages 15-19) from varying backgrounds in the Greater New Orleans area over six months. Tracing their early experiences to their future goals and aspirations, Back Story was created to show the true experiences of Black males through their own eyes. You can learn more and view the film at www.mosaic-iwes.com/back-story.

Since the days of just Back Story, we also had a page for our first narrative feature film, Woke (https://www.mosaic-iwes.com/woke), then we combined it all to create Mosaic, our hub for EVERYTHING FILM & MEDIA at IWES. We're taking this trip down memory lane right now because after six great years of sharing projects like this one, media resources, behind the scenes moments, sneak peeks and trailers of new projects, and more, we’ve decided to stop posting on Facebook and only post on our Mosaic Instagram account (instagram.com/mosaic.iwes). So make sure you're following us on IG so you can keep up with our announcements, film opportunities, fellowships, funds, and MORE! And if Facebook's your thing, no problem, we still have our "Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies" page (www.facebook.com/IWES.NOLA) for all of the new things happening here at IWES. Thank you for following along here & we hope to see you there!

07/28/2022

Calling all filmmakers! Submissions are now open for Chromatic Black's 2nd annual Ida B. Wells Disrupting the Master Narrative Fund. Five applicants will be selected to receive investments of $15,000 each to go towards the production of an original new short film running between 9 and 18 minutes.

The Fund honors the legacy of Ida B. Wells, a trailblazing American investigative journalist who not only chronicled the horrific violence of lynching against African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries but debunked the narratives that fueled the violence.

Applications are due SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/3OfyQkJ

07/28/2022

Any fans of In Living Color, The Bernie Mac Show, The PJs, or Insecure?? If so, whether you’ve known it or not, you’ve been enjoying work written, produced or acted in by Larry Wilmore! Visit the article linked below to read an interview where Wilmore spills the 🍵 about working in comedy TV, and always having his mission in mind of putting Black creators in control of Black TV. More at

He’s kept the golden age of Black TV comedy alive for three decades. He’ll make any network eat its words.

07/27/2022

JENNIFER HUDSON IS THE SECOND BLACK WOMAN IN HISTORY TO GET AN EGOT! 🏆🎶🎬🎭 All caps because we are so happy to see it! She completed her EGOT status when she won a Tony for her role in A Strange Loop. Do you know the other awards she won to get her EGOT? Visit this link to learn more

With her Tony win for ‘A Strange Loop,’ she joins an incredibly exclusive club.

07/26/2022

This is a VERY helpful resource for anyone looking to get into TV. 📽 📺 John Wells (showrunner of shows such as ER, The West Wing, Shameless and more) has created a guide on his website to share information with up-and-coming writers on the basics they need to successfully make the transition to showrunners. Want to learn more? Visit this link

The existing system for training showrunners can’t keep up with the demand, and John Wells has stepped in to help. The seasoned showrunner of shows such as ER, The West Wing and Shameless and…

07/21/2022

What is the compelling story you most want to tell?

Bloomberg Green docs’ inaugural competition is open to all eligible filmmakers who would like to compete to win a $25,000 grand prize for a short climate documentary. They want to explore the climate future in the here and now, with documentaries that reveal the world we are making today with ecosystems being restored alongside the formation of tomorrow’s zero-carbon communities, and at the same time, how extremes in our habitats warn of cascading climate consequences.

Submissions will be accepted through September 16. Visit https://bit.ly/3I6lPbR to learn more and to apply!

07/12/2022

On Saturday, June 11th, IWES participated in Prospect New Orleans’s first-ever Young Artist Exchange (YAE) at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. YAE brought together artists, creatives, designers, and makers ages 16-21 for a day of art-making, mentorship, and professional development. Outside of IWES, other facilitators at the event included Teen Art Salon and a team of New Orleans-based, practicing contemporary artists who served as artist mentors. IWES was brought in to explore the intersections between art and mental health, so our Collective for Healthy Communities staff members Mary, Daisy, and Jemila led a Healing Is the Revolution workshop on art, mental health, and healing. Through drawing, painting, and movement, artists creatively explored the prompt: “What does healing mean to you?” Together, they engaged in mindfulness, reflected on the meaning of healing, and received resources and information about mental health support available to young people in the New Orleans community. Check out some highlights from the day here.

07/12/2022

Do you know about the ⭐amazing⭐ s*x ed resource, AMAZE.org? Created by Advocates for Youth, AMAZE.org provides animated s*x ed videos for free online and is used by parents and in schools across the country. They're currently looking for young people ages 10-16 to advise them on video content and serve as peer-to-peer health educators! If that's you, your child, or could be someone you know, tell them to sign up for an upcoming information session THIS Tuesday or Wednesday, July 12th or 13th. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/3ayt1RS

AMAZE takes the awkward out of s*x ed. Real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know.