Maori Karmael Holmes
Associate Director, Ext. 14
Maori Karmael Holmes (LTA '06, ACG '06, '05) is a filmmaker, writer, curator and producer. She has produced several short films and videos, that have been screened internationally at festivals, museums, and universities, as well as broadcast throughout the US. She has taught at Scribe Video Center, Temple University, and Villanova University. As a curator, she has presented programs at Painted Bride Art Center, Swarthmore College, and International House (Philadelphia). She is a recipient of the Leeway's Art and Change Grant (2005, 2006) and Transformation Award (2006) as well as grants from Independence Media (2005, 2007), Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2008), and Women's Way (2008). Maori is the founding artistic director of the BlackStar Film Festival and is a member of the Dream Factory Collective. She has previously managed artists and for four years ran the Black Lily Film and Music Festival focused on independent women artists. in 2009, she was named a Creative Ambassador by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. Born in Los Angeles, her fascination with popular culture and fashion is the result of being raised in a post-Hippie household with limited access to television and a secret stash of Barbie dolls.
Photo credit: Jati Lindsay
