SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS & EDUCATION The 4th Annual Hampton University Film Festival Schedule
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. REGISTRATION Lobby of Student Center Movie Theater
ALL SCREENINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN HAMPTON UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT CENTER MOVIE THEATER
9:50 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 4TH ANNUAL HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL(HUFF) 2019
WELCOME: Eleanor Earl, Founding Director of the Hampton University Film Festival Assistant Professor of English & Film Studies, Hampton University Director of the Film Studies Program, Hampton University
10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. MASTERCLASS- How to Secure "A Seat at the Table” in Hollywood
Have you ever wanted to know what definitive steps you should take to make your dreams of working in the entertainment industry come true? If so, you don’t want to miss this masterclass.
Presenter: Keyera Williams- Producer at Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment Keyera Williams is a writer, producer, and multi-creative born in Memphis, TN. She studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of Arkansas- graduating in 2016. Since then, she has taken the industry by storm and has brought in over one billion views as a producer / director of original content. In 2014, Keyera moved to Los Angeles for an internship at BET working for Hampton alumni, Robi Reed. Six months later, she became a Writer’s Assistant for BET’s The Xperiment, a late night variety show. Since then, the now 25- year-old has served as a Producer, Director and Talent for companies such as BuzzFeed, Genius (formerly Rap Genius), and now works for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at Westbrook Inc, where she serves as Producer for the Fresh Prince himself. She recently wrote, produced, and directed her short film “Kinfolk,” that will enter the festival circuit in 2020.