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ASCENDING | A Conversation with Award-Winning Filmmaker Byron Hurt
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1:31:16Now PlayingOn this episode of ASCENDING, with April R. Silver, host, the featured guest is BYRON HURT, documentary filmmaker extraordinaire.
As a social justice activist whose tool is filmmaking, #ByronHurt has gifted the culture with some of the most important documentaries of our time. Among others, Hurt has directed "I AM A MAN: Black Masculinity in America" (1997), and the following docs which premiered on PBS: "Soul Food Junkies" (2012), "HAZING" (2022), "Lee and Liza's Family Tree" (2023), and perhaps his most popular film, "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" (2006). His latest doc is "Men of Courage," which will premiere this year (2025).
As one can guess, this award-winning filmmaker has a particular focus when deciding on what film to make next. Hurt proudly focuses on race, gender, class, and the anti-violence movement in American culture. Peers and elders alike applaud him for bringing an inquisitive yet humanitarian approach to the injustices that he seeks to unpack.
Beyond tackling topical issues, Hurt will also discuss the art and science of documentary filmmaking (a bonus treat for aspiring filmmakers who are looking for inspiration and industry secrets).
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