The Leir Institute is excited to announce an upcoming event with Ebony Bailey, a filmmaker and video producer from Central California whose work explores cultural intersections as well as diaspora and social movements. Her documentaries have been screened at film festivals and forums in the US, Mexico, South America, and Europe. She has produced videos and visual content for organizations such as Mijente, the LA Times, NPR, and Africa is a Country.

Ebony has been awarded the Samuel L. Coleman Scholarship for emerging filmmakers at the Haitian International Film Festival, and she was selected for the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today program by HBO and Hola Mexico Film Festival. Her latest film, “Jamaica y Tamarindo”, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the San Diego Latino Film Festival and the Audience Award for i-d-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s at the South Social Film Festival. She is a recipient of the Fondo Miradas with Ambulante and Netflix.

As a “Blaxican,” Ebony tells stories with the intention of representing her communities and building spaces of empowerment between diverse populations.

Please join us on Monday, February 28 at 6 pm EDT to discover more about Ebony’s unique story, talent, and experiences. This will be a hybrid event hosted online and in Cabot 205.