Reel to Real: Brooklyn and Beyond : An Evening of Short Film & Conversation

Join for us for Reel to Real: Brooklyn and Beyond An evening of short film highlighting the work of multidisciplinary artist Jordan Blake. Chyna Cassell will moderate a post-screening Q&A with Jordan and his friend and collaborator, CJ Hart. Visit www.jordanblake.co for more information or follow Jordon on Instagram @jordanblake10 Jordan Blake is a multidisciplinary artist born in Lagos, Nigeria based in Brooklyn, New York. His work celebrates new narratives about Black beauty, masculinity and style, embracing themes of self love, self discovery, and play. He accomplishes this by creating compositions that centre the body to explore color and light. His goal with his work is to capture the essence of each person, portraying them as they are: a masterpiece. Chyna Cassell is a Liberian-American writer, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, and facilitator. She holds a bachelor's in Global Studies from The New School. In 2021, Chyna was an artist-in-residence at Casa Na Ilha Artist Residency in Ilhabela, Brazil, and in 2024, an artist-in-residence at Hangar Center for Artistic Research in Lisbon, Portugal. She partners with the Brooklyn Public Library to facilitate creative workshops, including collage and creative writing classes. Her work appears in Omenana African Speculative Fiction Magazine, The African Film Festival Archives, Afapinen, and The Shallow Tales Review. You can stay up-to-date on her work at her website, chynacassell.com . or follow her on socials: IG: @chynacassell and Twitter: @chynameetsworld