Kwanzaa Film Festival Leaders + Filmmaker/Activist Sam Reetz

Before we take our summer break, we’ve got interviews with Ina Norris, Keya Mason and Sam Reetz!
🌟 Ina shares stories from her career putting Black storytellers in the spotlight, founding the Kwanzaa Film Festival (now in its ninth year!) a cultural hub for artistic empowerment. Ina is joined by Keya, the festival’s new director and three-time Emmy-nominated casting executive, director, and producer who also runs Mason Castle Productions.
🚗 Sam takes us down the road of policy and cultural change, with her production company Millennial Ethics and publication Route 24, creating original films and campaigns to spark intergenerational conversations.
📺 Hosts Katie and Janine break down the Tubi and Kickstarter crossover and the big opportunities it could bring to indie filmmakers.
👾 Katie invites us to NYWIFT’s upcoming Summer Soirée: Leveling Up: Girls in Gaming and VR Development (RSVP here)! (nywift.org/event/gaming-vr-2025)
Send us an email at communications@nywift.org to be featured next season!

SOCIALS:
Kwanzaa Film Festival: Instagram: @kwanzaafilmfestival (instagram.com/kwanzaafilmfestival) / Kwanzaa Film Festival Official Website (thekwanzaafilmfestival.com) / Kwanzaa Film Festival Submissions (filmfreeway.com/kwanzaafilmfestival)
Ina Norris: Instagram: @inanorris (instagram.com/inanorris/inanorris) / LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/ina-norris-54b558171)
Keya Mason: Instagram: @keyadmason (instagram.com/keyadmason) / LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/keya-mason-casting) / Keya Mason’s Official Website (keyamason.com) / Mason Castle Productions Website (masoncastleproductions.com)
Sam Reetz: Instagram: @samreetzcloseup (instagram.com/samreetzcloseup) / LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/samreetz) / Facebook: SamReetzCloseup (facebook.com/samreetzcloseup) / IMDB (imdb.me/samreetz) / Bio Site (bio.site/samreetzcloseup)
Millennial Ethics: Instagram: @millennialethics (instagram.com/millennialethics) / LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/millennialethics) / Facebook: MillennialEthics (facebook.com/millennialethics) – Bio Site (bio.site/milennialethics)

WEBSITES:
News: Tubi and Kickstarter Partnership (corporate.tubitv.com/press/tubi-and-kickstarte…)
Kwanzaa Film Festival Official Website (thekwanzaafilmfestival.com)
Kwanzaa Film Festival Submissions (filmfreeway.com/kwanzaafilmfestival)
Keya Mason’s Official Website (keyamason.com)
Mason Castle Productions Website (masoncastleproductions.com)
Route 24 on Substack (driveroute24.com)