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Michelle Flowers-Taylor and Danny Hastings

FILM: LEADING UP TO 44

Director: Michelle Flowers-Taylor

Michelle Flowers-Taylor is an award-winning impact media maker and co-director of the highly anticipated film Leading Up to 44, premiering at the NVISION Film and Music Festival. In addition to her work on Leading Up to 44, Michelle is known for her impactful films including Reimagining Freedom West (2022), narrated by acclaimed actor and activist Danny Glover, and Black Panther Leader: Marsha Turner Taylor (2021). Reimagining Freedom West made its debut at the San Francisco Black Film Festival and has been recognized with multiple awards, such as the Better Communities and Better Planning and Design Awards at the United Nations’ Habitat Better Cities Film Festival, the Award of Excellence from The Best Shorts Film Competition in Los Angeles, and Best Writing in a Documentary at the Short Film Awards. The film Black Panther Leader: Marsha Turner Taylor, which showcases Michelle’s late mother-in-law’s leadership in the Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast Program in Oakland, CA at the age of 16, premiered at the Seattle Black Film Festival.

Michelle lives in Seattle, WA, and remains committed to producing compelling narratives that illuminate crucial social issues and motivate communities to enact positive change.

Danny Hastings Film Director NVISION FESTIVAL

Director: Danny Hastings

Hastings has shot and designed an unprecedented number of album covers for some of the biggest names in the music industry, and worked alongside artists as diverse as Nas, Taylor Momsen, Marc Anthony, Wu-Tang, Eminem, and Jay-Z to name a few. Utilizing his wide network and personal expertise of cinematography (studied at NYU), the young sage began directing music videos, commercials, short films and feature films soon after. In 2015, Hastings started the annual Official Latino Film Festival to provide opportunities to Latino filmmakers and actors in the U.S. due to the lack of representation of his community in film and TV. After 9 years of carrying the film festival, Hastings embraces the NVISION rebranding and is excited for the years to come. “We Are Changing The Narrative.

PANELISTS:

Students Pass:

Sales End October 10, 2024
The STUDENT TICKET allows you admittance to Palm Springs Art Museum for 3 DAYS of NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival, October 10-12, 2024, and includes:

  • Film Screenings Location Annenberg Theater, Regal Cinemas
  • Panels Location Annenberg Theater, Lecture Hall
  • Special Presentations Location Annenberg Theater

Please note, Student ID verification is required for entry. If you do not have your Student ID at the time of the event, you will be turned away. Must be over 18 years old to attend the festival with a student pass.

P.S. Community Pass:

Sales End October 10, 2024
The P.S. COMMUNITY PASS allows you admittance to Palm Springs Art Museum for 3 DAYS of NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival, October 10-12, 2024, and includes:

  • Film Screenings Location Annenberg Theater, Regal Cinemas
  • Panels Location Annenberg Theater, Lecture Hall

PS Community Access is available to residents from the following cities:

Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, Indio Hills, Joshua Tree, La Quinta, Morongo Valley, North Shore, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Sky Valley, Mecca, Thermal, Thousand Palms, Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley

Please note, that verification of current local address is required for entry. This may be in the form of an ID Card, utility bill, or mail addressed to your name from the last two months.

REGULAR PASS:

Sales End October 10, 2024
The REGULAR PASS allows you admittance to Palm Springs Art Museum for 3 DAYS of NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival, October 10-12, 2024, and includes:

  • Film Screenings Location: Annenberg Theater and Regal Cinemas
  • Panels Location: Annenberg Theater and Lecture Hall
  • Awards Presentation Location: Annenberg Theater
  • Nightlife Programming (Reforma)
VIP Pass:

Sales End October 10, 2024
The VIP – 3 DAY PASS allows you admittance to Palm Springs Art Museum for 3 DAYS of NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival, October 10-12, 2024, and includes:

  • Preferred seating at Film Screenings and Panels
  • Film Screenings Location Annenberg Theater and Regal Cinemas
  • Panels Location: Annenberg Theater and Lecture Hall
  • Cocktail Receptions Location Meyerman Garden
  • VIP Garden 3-day Access Location: Meyerman Garden
  • Awards Presentation Location Annenberg Theater
  • Nightlife Programming (Reforma)

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