Royals Receives Three Major Grants
Demetria Royals, professor of media arts and a documentary filmmaker, is the recipient of three major grants in support of current projects. A $25,000 Multi-Arts Production Fund (MAP) grant from the Rockefeller Foundation will support the creation of a multi-media theater production based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, from the perspective of African American females. Royals will collaborate with choreographer Anita Gonzalez, an assistant professor at Florida State University and a Fulbright scholar, and Robbie McCauley, a performance artist who won an OBIE Award for best new American play for Sallie's Rape.
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| Demetria Royals, Ramapo College professor of media arts |
Royals'
Conjure Men production was selected for funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's (CPB) LinCS Initiative, and through the National Black Programming Consortium.
Conjure Men, the second film in her conjurers series, received $65,000 from the CPB to fund outreach, publicity, and duplication efforts. An award of $50,000 from the National Black Programming Consortium, will provide funds for post-production and final shooting. Her first title in the series,
Conjure Women, premiered on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in 1997.
Conjure Men, now in the final editing stage, will be entered in competitions and festivals before its anticipated 2002 airing on PBS.
