Kicking off Women’s History Month, ARRAY today announced the launch of its third membership drive, also known as Rebel-A-Thon – a Twitter take-over that celebrates underrepresented filmmakers while raising awareness for the independent film distribution collective founded by celebrated filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
This year’s campaign will unite women filmmakers – over 25 directors across five countries – for 12 hours of interaction on the social media platform, using the #ArrayToday hashtag, in support of ARRAY’s mission to amplify the voices of women and people of color filmmakers.
The Twitter gathering will also spotlight ARRAY’s most recent acquisition, Egyptian-American filmmaker Heidi Saman’s “Namour.”
“We offer this year’s Rebel-A-Thon as an opportunity to highlight the important contributions made by women filmmakers,” said ARRAY’s Executive Director Tilane Jones. “On March 1 we will stand together for inclusiveness in the industry.”
The digital event will be hosted by ARRAY founder and Oscar-nominated director, Ava DuVernay, and includes some of film’s most prolific storytellers:
— Amanda Marsalis (“Echo Park”)
— Amma Asante (“A United Kingdom”)
— Anna Rose Holmer (“The Fits”)
— Ava DuVernay (“Selma”)
— Aurora Guerrero (“Mosquita Y Mari”)
— Ayoka Chenzira (“Alma’s Rainbow”)
— Christine Swanson (“All About Us”)
— DeMane Davis (“Lift”)
— Hanelle M. Culpepper (“Within”)
— Heidi Saman (“Namour”)
— Jennifer Brea (“Unrest”)
— Julie Dash (“Daughters of the Dust”)
— Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”)
— Kat Candler (“Hellion”)
— Leila Djansi (“Like Cotton Twines”)
— Lucy Walker (“Devil’s Playground”)
— Marta Cunningham (“Valentine Road”)
— Millicent Shelton (“Ride”)
— Mira Nair (“Queen of Katwe”)
— Robin Swicord (“Wakefield”)
— Sara Blecher (“Ayanda”)
— Shola Lynch (“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners”)
— Stella Meghie (Everything, Everything)
— Tanya Hamilton (“Night Catches Us”)
— Tina Gordon Chism (“Peeples”)
— Tina Mabry (“Mississippi Damned”)
— Victoria Mahoney (“Yelling to the Sky”)
Since 2010, Array Releasing has distributed 15 feature films by underrepresented filmmakers in theaters and on digital platforms. Commencing March 1, the two-week membership drive is a call to action that helps to sustain those efforts, culminating with the March 15 Netflix debut of “Namour.”
The announcement was made by ARRAY Founder, Ava DuVernay.