The Filmmaker's Life with Tameka Citchen-Spruce 11/30/2023

Our guest this week was Tameka Citchen-Spruce. Tameka is an award-winning filmmaker, who also is an activist that champions the cause of equality, not only in terms of race and gender but also for those who are disabled. Tameka Citchen-Spruce formed her production company Be Influential Film to tell stories that feature unrepresented communities in an authentic, thought-provoking and engaging way. She won an award for her narrative short film "Justifiable Homicide" and went on to produce the documentary feature film "My Girl Story" and an episode of the TV Series "ADA Lead on Presents Black Future Month: Legacy Present and Afro-Futurism".Tameka's activism not only shows up in her films but also in her everyday life. Currently, she's the co-director of LEAD, a leadership development program for BIPOC disabled individuals and their parents for the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition and has been recognized for her activism by several organizations. In the Fall of 2022, she was selected to participate in Unlock Her Potential Mentorship, a program for women of color in entertainment. Her mentor is the social political comedian and TV Executive Producer W. Kamau Bell. To get more information about Tameka's latest projects at http:www.tamekacitchenspruce.com To obtain the Zoom link for upcoming live interviews, you must register at The Filmmaker's Life webpage at https://www.filmmakersuccess.com/The-Filmmakers-Life-Home .