Many seasons past, an invitation from a notable theatre invited myself and several American colleagues to West Berlin, sheltered and supported by Theater des Westens (Theater of the West).
All was well career wise in Chicago/Illinois, New York City, elsewhere in the USA, the Caribbean, Acapulco/Mexico and other countries where my creative efforts brought me, for me, myself and I, but I was seeking and hoping for a more representative population, within the beneficial experiences I had enjoyed.
I knew from what I read and studied that times were changing, and I was wondering, how may I contribute to brighter tomorrows?
With learning from talented and knowledgeable family members, reading, and wise friends in my hometown city, country, I soon duplicated those sharing times in Europe.
We began with the 1st Historic European Black Cultural Festival in 1986, which has led to the 2024 edition of Black International Cinema Berlin!
On and on and on!
I and we are deeply grateful to the inspirational and knowledgeable friends coaches, who led and supported us daily and yearly until our present salvation reward, the 39. Black International Cinema Berlin 2024 and “Footprints in the Sand?” ExhibitionBerlin 2024.
Thank you to our past and present festival contributors.
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
co-founder/producer/director