ACADEMY DIALOGUES: NATIVE SON
WHAT:
As part of its “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” series, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a conversation with Oscar®-nominated director Lee Daniels (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”) and Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) about their personal and professional journeys navigating the film industry as Black gay men. Emil Wilbekin, media executive and founder of Native Son, a networking group for professional Black gay men, will moderate the discussion. For more information on “Academy Dialogues” and upcoming programs, please click here.
WHO:
Emil Wilbekin, Native Son founder
Lee Daniels, director (“Precious”)
Tarell Alvin McCraney, writer (“Moonlight”)
WHEN:
Thursday, August 27
9:00AM PST