Any career that's worth a damn is full of barriers and bends in the road where you have no idea what's coming up ahead around the curve. But as actress, singer, journalist and film lover Carla Renata knows, it's what you do when something is blocking the path to what you want that makes you who you are.
A proud Howard University graduate, Carla Renata aka The Curvy Critic has had reviews and/or op-ed’s published in Variety, The Cherry Picks, Sundance.org, Sotheby’s, The Wrap, RogerEbert.com and more. She is a highly sought after host/moderator who had the privilege to host an evening of The Black Experience on Film for Turner Classic Movies sponsored by AAFCA, as well as, being a frequent Guest Film Expert for Fox 11 LA , Good Day LA, The ListTV, REELZ Channel, The Stream Team, ITV, BBC, NBC News, Live Now on Fox, The Grio with Marc Lamont Hill and Fox Soul’s The Black Report. Being a proud member of AAFCA (African American Film Critics Association), (OAFFC) The Online Association of Female Film Critics, Tomatometer approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes and a Board member of (CCA) Critics Choice Association, where she serves as one of the Co-President’s of the Documentary Branch. Her award winning podcast – The Curvy Critic with Carla Renata has over 13 million views and streams LIVE weekly via YouTube featuring reviews, news and interviews with talent in front and behind the camera.
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Alex Keledjian
Alex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson.
MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.
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