Birmingham CreateHubs Storytelling Edutainment Conference

4821 Avenue W,Birmingham AL 35208

28 August, 2022

Description

At the core of this initiative is a completely interactive, educational experience provided by members of the creative team of the comic book DRAC: Son of Dante, including Shaka King (Oscar-nominated writer, director, producer); Travon Free (Oscar-winning filmmaker); Saladin Ahmed (Eisner-winning comic book writer); Quelle Chris (acclaimed Music Composer); and more! Live sessions include: Learning the toy making process w/ David Vonner, how to draw comics w/ Tony Washington, creating comic book music with Quelle Chris, producing a comic book w/ Chris Robinson; and a Special Screening of the Oscar-Winning film Two Distant Strangers & Q&A w/ Travon Free) Day 1: (Thursday, July 28) - A.G.Gaston Boys & Girls Club - Conference Kick-off Led by Devin Posey (COO, AGGBGC) and Eric Marable, Jr (Creative Director, The Flourish) (4:45-6:45p)Facility TourCreateHubs Program Overview Live Music & Spoken Word Performances Moments for Engagement with Community residents/parents/DRAC talent Day 2 : (Friday, July 29)- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Community Leadership Day {Invitation ONLY} Opening Remarks and Presenting Sponsor Video(10-10:10)Comic Book Writing and Editing(Travon Free/Chris Robinson) (10:10-11:10)Break/Video Presentation (11:10-11:15)Comic Book Drawing (11:15-12:15)(Tony Washington)Lunch (12:15-1:15)Comic Book Music Scoring (Quelle Chris) (1:15-2:15)Toy Design & Innovation (2:15-3:15)(David Vonner)Break/Video Presentation (3:15-3:20)Comic Book Distribution (3:20-3:50)(Chris Robinson)Break/Video Presentation(3:50-4)Screening of Two Distant Strangers/Q&A (Travon Free) (4-5)Reception at Birmingham Public Library Central (6-8)Day 3: (Saturday, July 30) BMA - Community Residents + Leadership Day Comic Book History with Saladin Ahmed(10-10:30a)Comic Book Writing and Editing with Travon Free, Eric Pertilla, and Chris Robinson (10:30-11:30a)Lunch (11:30-12:30p)Comic Book Drawing (12:30-1:30p)Comic Book Music Scoring with Quelle Chris (1:30-2:30p)Toy Design & Innovation with (David Vonner) (2:30-3:30p)Comic Book Distribution with Chris Robinson (3:30-4p) Screening of Two Distant Strangers/Q&A with Oscar-winning filmmaker, Travon Free (4-5p)Reception (6-8p)Live Music Performance by Quelle Chris (8p) CreateHubs in the context in which they’re being established for this campaign and educational initiative (centered around the comic book release of “Drac: Son of Dante”) are simply workstations (currently being installed in community pillars such as libraries, barbershops, salons, the YMCA, the Boys & Girls Club, the Urban League, and more), providing the youth with the ability to develop, produce, and publish content related to comic books. Accompanying these CreateHubs will be a series of unique edutainment courses (set to launch in August) that bring students (High School/College/art schools/juvenile detention centers, etc.) from learning the background of the creative disciplines, all the way into live instruction demonstrations and real time engagement. *schedule subject to change