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Forgotten News Forgotten Names
2017 Category winner
Social impact - Video editing / Post-production / Animation / Motion graphics
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Why did this work win?
Judge Mashama M. Thompson
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Denzel Boyd
Virginia Commonwealth University, united States
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Why did this work win?
It was a really big heavy lift, big production, and he executed end-to-end, with very little flaw.
Judge Mashama M. Thompson
About the work
"Forgotten News, Forgotten Names" includes at its core the short film, “Hell You Talmbout,” (co-directed by Denzel Boyd with Tyler Rabinowitz and Joseph Webb): an artful statement on police violence, racial injustice, and the Black Lives Matter movement made through spoken word and a tap dance performance. The team carried out and documented a series of events to follow the film's initial public screening – including a screen printing session and a social dance workshop – aimed at ongoing community engagement with its central themes.
Hell you talmbout
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Through the determined modes of movement in these works, the community is left encouraged and challenged to understand why we must "say their names, see their names, and feel their names", using movement as a form of protest, liberation, and healing.
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Says Denzel, "Building this sense of empathy towards our black community will stimulate not just a moment, but rather a movement towards radical transformation of ideals and consciousness."
Making of
Denzel Interview
With host Danielle Morimoto and Co-Director Tyler Rabinowitz
Adobe Live
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Denzel Boyd is an artist and designer based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Richmond, VA, his work transcends boundaries between art and graphic design practices. He has a strong focus on typography, print design, art direction and social design. He has worked with the National YoungArts Foundation and the Storefront for Community Design, and holds an undergraduate degree in graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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