Inspired by the idea of claiming your freedom; inspired by the change in season, the vibrancy of Miami and the hope laced within creating spaces and affirming voices: we present BLACK SPRING.
AFROPUNK Atlanta is an evolving, open cultural space and it will feature extraordinary music, art, film, conversations, food and the honest expression of youthful Black concerns by the leading voices. An inspiring cornucopia of culture, offers sights, sounds, and perspectives.
PLANET AFROPUNK will be a culmination of the triumph of the human will in 2021, it will be a celebration of how we were able to pick ourselves up and celebrate US!
AFROPUNK Joburg will bring together the vibrancy of a limited LIVE audience with the hyper connectivity of a larger digital family to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a huge global spectacular.
AFROPUNK exclusives, artist merch and more. This is all a dream. You will want memento to prove you were here.
We are a community connected by Music, Art, Activism, and more. AFROPUNK celebrates Black excellence across the diaspora and eschews systems of Sexism, Racism, Ableism, Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Transphobia with No Hatefulness.
Curated just for YOU - shop a market full of incredibly talented makers, selectors and curators from all across the diaspora. Look fly and make a statement while doing it.
Food is essential for culture. Order from restaurants of the diaspora right to your door. Experience food demos featuring chefs, artists and DJ’s we love. Your souls will be fed.
Black hair is an art no matter how complex or simple the style. Our versatility exists throughout us, even in our follicles. The Hair & Beauty Village is an homage to Black hair in all its beauty.
Explore the complexities of identity for these communities; with social salons and content that features dynamic orators and personalities who, instead of talking at audiences, lead collaborative, solution-based discussions.
Activism Row is home to agitators, activators, and resistors alike. Spend time with organizers and non-profit organizations doing great work. Let’s learn from each other and take action against global injustices. We got us.
Art & Times a digital gallery experience for you featuring some of our favorite visual artists from around the world. It is the space for artists to use their talents to cement love and demands into expression. These expressions become a blueprint to our liberation.
ESPRIT and Three Visual artits discuss individuality, self expression and the South African + global creative industry
Sadé Clacken Joseph is a Caribbean - American filmmaker, photographer and singer from the Bronx, New York, who has worked with Quncy Jones, Robert Glasper and Common. She is the CEO and Founder of Out of Many Media LLC, a multi - media production house which focuses on intersectionality and creating inclusive spaces for POC, LGBTQIA+, and womxn narratives in media with a special emphas is on the Afro."Home" appears here with support from the BlackLight Initiative, a partnership between AFROPUNK, Whalar Agency, and Fresh Tape Media.
Filmmaker John Carluccio delivers an intimate portrait of a trailblazing African American entertainer who navigates the highs and lows of his lengthy showbiz career, and a complex relationship with his superstar brother, Gregory Hines.
Jeredon O’Conner is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker who focuses on the intersection of Black culture and creativity. Jeredon freelances as a director, cinematographer, editor, and producer in Los Angeles for companies such as Wieden+Kennedy, 72andSunny, Hecho Studios, Prodigi Arts, Atlantic Records, Raedio, and Issa Rae Productions. Additional credits: Breanna Hogan - cinematography, Brandon Stoll - music
Artemus Jenkins is an award winning filmmaker who has used the documentary format to innovatively capture the raw and beautiful aspects black culture. He has blazed a trail in the digital filmmaking space through work on his strip club culture docuseries, “Power of Pussy” (P.O.P.), his documentary detailing the lives and history of black tattoo artists, “Color Outside the Lines”, and his work with H.E.R. for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards."Piece" was produced with support from the BlackLight Initiative, a partnership between AFROPUNK, Whalar Agency, and Fresh Tape Media.
Director’s Statement: Streetside Flower is a film for anyone aspiring to do anything. You don’t have to be a painter, or even an artist, to understand Luke Best. Our talents are our blessings, but this film is a reminder that they are also our burdens. We forget that the things in this world that bring us the most joy, can also bring us the most adversity. A lot of us spend our lives knocking on doors, selling ourselves in search of a warm welcome into the life that we choose, before we knew all of the choices that we had. Streetside Flower illustrates the story of a person who finally stopped knocking, and became inspired to build something of their own. Credits:- Written and Directed by: Robert Anthony Agard- a Good Guy Creative illustration- Produced by: Robert Anthony Agard, Tremainse S. Witter, Christopher Amaya, Kenny Forbes- Starring Kenny Forbes
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