Hearthside Salons with PageCraftWriting
Society & Culture
Beside breaking boundaries as the first black Romulan in Star Trek history, Michael Mack led a life of service and craft. From a family with preacher roots, Michael grew up ministering to the less fortunate. When he returned to the DC area he became renowned for his work with at-risk youth in communities of color. His method was using theatre training to allow kids access to speak their truths. He talks about theatre from the ancient Greeks onward as social policy and how many historical atrocities were not based in difference but in sameness. He shares how the Man of La Mancha unlocks the central truth: the way forward is not to think of life as it is but life as it should be.
Michael discusses Septimius Severus, the first African senator in Rome, in this "family portrait"
Michael discusses the film Becket as an example of the Saxons versus the Normans
Michael recommends the book Racism: A Short History
We discuss his favorite teaching tool: Don Quixote/The Man Of La Mancha, book and film
Michael's film about MLK: The Drum Major
The influence of the Roots miniseries
Trisha Nelson's Black stories essential viewing lists articles one and two
Joan Burney - MBE, Producer, CEO - Peace Through the Audacity of Creativity
Emma Ferreira - Visual Artist - The Beauty of Audacity
Ghizal Hasan - Writer, Sportscaster - Eye on the Curveball
Carla Renata - Actress, Singer, The Curvy Critic - Listen For What's Good
Clarissa Jacobson - Writer, Producer - Short Film Strategy
Asdru Sierra - Musician, Composer, Ambassador - Ozomatli
Samantha Pestana-Markey - Filmmaker, Costume Designer - "I'm [Not] OK"
Lynn Ferguson - Storyteller, Writer - The Story Is The Connection
Katy Haber - Film Executive - Real Riches: Not Your Average Charity Work
Katy Haber - Film Executive - Saving Bladerunner and Other Stories From a Life in Film
Katy Haber - Film Executive - Finding Family Roots Buried by WW2
Liberty Worth - Textile Designer/Artist - Story Threads: Holding Space for Grief
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - Writer, Puppeteer, Abby Cadabby - Creating Magic in Character and Story
Robin Russin - Writer, Professor - The Reinvention of the Modern Writer
Jessica Burgess, JT Schindler - Filmmakers - Fatima: women's stories/male gaze
Suzanne Lyons - Indie Producer/Author/Instructor - The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking (pt 2)
Suzanne Lyons - Indie Producer/Author/Instructor - The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking (pt 1)
Nicholas Griffin - Screenwriter, Instructor - Breaking In: The Truth of Hollywood Success
Lindsay Lanzillotta - Producer, Distributor - Indie Film & Cracking the Distribution Nut
Christina Kotlar - Writer/Director - Film Town 1910: When Hollywood was in Jersey and the studio owner was a woman
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