ReelMIXED Film Festival ™

Check out one of the great distractions that has kept me from blogging.

ReelMIXED Film Festival™ 

A Cultural Exchange

June 12-14, 2009

ReelMIXED was introduced in 2007 in response to the lingering segregation in the Metro-Detroit region. The RMFF was founded to create an annual celebration of ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious diversity through film, arts, culture, and cuisine. RMFF was also founded to be a progressive, socially conscious, and purposeful fun festival that provides opportunities for both established and emerging talent to share and showcase their works. RMFF aims to offer something for the entire family. In addition to hosting film screenings, this festival includes various art forms including artists’ exhibits, literary readings, dance/musical performances, workshops, and a Children’s Zone. Films screened vary in genre and topic and intend to represent a variety of cultures, races, and religions via the subject matter, director, or screenwriter, as well as highlight issues of civil rights, humanity, race, ethnicity, religion, and the mixed-race experience.

Reel Mixed Experience

The Reel Mixed Experience was today and yah the little festival was fantastic! The event attracted the attention of the media, the screening got rave reviews, the photography exhibit was adored by all who viewed it and the attendance was awesome! The venue's executives were very supportive and impressed by a news article they read about Mixed Roots Movement.  Many people expressed gratitude for the event and the "movement".
My favorite part and my measure of the events success was the discussion at the end. People stayed until the very end, both sharing their experiences and asking questions alike. I feel great that it accomplished just what it was meant to. Loving Day is next!
Visit Mixed Roots Movement to view the photography exhibit