April 6, 2017
St. John’s University and the Caribbean Writers Series present “You’re Better Off Here,” a lecture by Lisa Harewood on Monday, April 10. Harewood, an award-winning producer, director and writer, will discuss her films as well as the process involved with creating works that appeal globally.
What: “You’re Better Off Here” a lecture presented by Lisa Harewood
When: Monday, April 10
1:50 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Where: Marillac Hall, Auditorium
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Lisa Harewood is a Barbadian writer, director, and producer who created the 2010 award-winning feature film A Hand Full of Dirt. She also wrote and directed the short film Auntie, which explores migration, matriarchal kinship structures, and Bajan life. Ms. Harewood also directed Barrel Stories, which is a transmedia oral history project that is being developed into an interactive documentary which deals with the issues of parental separation and migration.
The event will also include a viewing of the short film “Auntie,” which was written and directed by Ms. Harewood and explores migration, matriarchal kinship structures, and Bajan life.
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