A little news… We’re headed to #sundance!!!!💃🏾It was an honor to direct this alongside the talented @sharonliese . Oh, if you want to help me get to Park City next month, my venmo is @Catherine -Hoffman-2😘
new episode of You Don’t Know Chi is uppp, I had to keep myself from laughing out loud so I didn’t ruin every scene during this shoot🎙️
https://youtu.be/FmNexW57H6s?si=JZGoPAl3iSNkCHAO
Host: Sherman Dilla Thomas
Guest: Tony Baker
Directors: Donnie Seals Jr & Eric Seals
Producer: 👋🏾
Line Producer: Natalie Papillon
Shot By: Donnie Seals Jr & Eric Seals
Editor: Donnie Seals Jr
Assistant Editor: Angel Upshaw
We did it!!
Our team at Digifé just won its first @chi_natas Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Award for our series “You Don’t Know CHI.”
Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Program – Single Program/Series.
No grant.
No studio.
No network.
No outside funding.
Just belief.
Belief in the story, the mission, and the craft.
We poured our savings, time, and heart into this project because we knew it mattered, and now that belief has brought home our first Emmy.
This one’s for every independent storyteller proving you don’t need permission to create something meaningful.
#YouDontKnowCHI #EmmyAwards #Digife #Filmmaking #IndependentFilm #Storytelling #Chicago #ChicagoCreators #DocumentaryFilm
@6figga_dilla@_dseals@ericdseals@msblacknesseverdean@cath_hoffman@belle_papillon85@musbenyce@j_boulware@fropaux@zionaliofficial
It’s always a thrill to get my issue of Essence in the mail, but seeing this anniversary cover was so special. Earlier this year I had the privilege of working with Susan L. Taylor on a short documentary highlighting the life-changing work of CARES. She was then as she appears here- so graceful, welcoming, and confident. I left that project not just inspired by her and asha bandele, but by the way that CARES wraps its arms around Black children and sparks such important conversations about childhood mental health.
The work they do is changing lives, and I’m honored that Digife was able to be a part of telling that story💜
