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BLACKSPACE X ON SPOTIFY
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@MOTIONLIVE ON IG
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AKILLA’S ESCAPE
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
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LIMITED EDITION ORALTORIO TEES at BEDDOART.COM!
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Griots to Emcees: Examining Culture, Performance & Spoken Word at York University (Toronto), taught by MOTION. Explores the form, function and content of Spoken Word, in terms of language, rhythm, historical developments, social- political contexts, as well as key artists of poetry, rap, dub, slam, lyricism and spoken word as live and direct purveyors of culture.
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WATCH! CORONER~CBC TV!
From the stage to the screen! Tune In to MOTION's TV WRITING DEBUT on the brand new dramatic series CORONER. Binge watch Season 1 and 2 on CBC GEM.
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HEADSPACE ROTATES ~ TUNE IN! ON MIXCLOUD
HEADSPACE ROTATES RADIO is an eclectic combo of progressive sounds - Hip Hop to neo-soul, beat driven, electronic, funk jazz, and yet-to-be categorized experimental astral soundscapes - reflecting the new, next and now of global urban sounds. Paying homage to the classics and the contemporary, HSR tunes into Independent music scenes, the movers and shakers, groundbreakers and the rare hidden gems that must be played. Hosted by MOTION | Music by L'OQENZ| Mixed & Engineered ZOé SOUNDMIND
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LISTEN!! HEADSPACE RADIO TRIBUTE TO SON OF SOUL
Author Archives: MotionLive
CORONER SEASON 2 PREMIERS ON CBC!
ToNite’s the nite:: #CoronerCBC Season 2 Episode 2 airs tonite! It’s titled Borders, written by Motion, directed by Adrienne Mitchell and featuring a GREAT cast (including Serinda Swan, Roger Cross, Andy McQueen, Lovell Adams, and Oluinke Adeliyi! 👊🏾). What an experience! What … Continue reading
THE BLACK NOTES ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK WOMEN WRITING
This collection contains stories and poems written by 12 Black women; it is serendipitous that their voices blend seamlessly, and beautifully, even though the writers are intergenerational. The storytelling crosses local, national, and international cultural sensibilities, giving the reader a … Continue reading
BIPOC TV & FILM AND REELWORLD PRESENT…
Interested in transitioning into a career in television? ADAPTING TO A CAREER IN TV panel hosts Directors, Writers and Filmmakers who have made the jump from music videos, theatre, short films etc. to directing broadcast television series. Join in Friday, … Continue reading
ACTRA TORONTO PRESENTS CASTING CORONER PANEL AT #ACTRACON
ACTRA Toronto presents its #ACTRACon Members Fall Conference, Saturday September 21, 2019 at the Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto. The annual conference is a packed day of panels, workshops, masterclasses, pitch sessions and networking. Featured at … Continue reading
BLACK WOMEN FILM! CANADA LAUNCHES DIRECTORY
Black Women Film! Canada (BWF) launches an exciting new awareness building campaign! The new BWF! Directory encourages collaboration and increased visibility of Black women in Canadian film, video, and media arts. Connect to blackwomenfilm.ca/directory for bios, photos and video links of producers, directors, writers, … Continue reading
MONTREAL’S KALMUNITY MUSIC WEEK IS FIYAAH!
Renowned Montreal band, event and artistic presenters KALMUNITY presents it’s 2nd Annual Music Week 2019! Don’t miss Canada’s 1st week of black art & music, featuring 8 nights of performances, art, vegan eats, urban vendors and more in the city of #Montreal … Continue reading
BRICKYARD AUDIO HUB FEATS. MOTION AND MORE…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-jPPOlI4VA Brickyard is an audio/visual hub where Brick Books is proud to showcase excellence in Canadian writers, poets, storytellers and spoken word artists. Curated by renown Spoken Word artist Andrea Thompson, Brickyard features diverse and groundbreaking spoken word poets, poet … Continue reading
5 NNNNN’S FOR ORALTORIO!! – NOW
Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape is loud, in your face, pro-feminist Black expression Motion and DJ L’Oqenz’s revolutionary theatrical mixtape uses hip-hop and spoken world to explore Black womanhood BY JORDY KIETO, NOW MAGAZINE ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE by Motion and … Continue reading
WRITERS MOTION AND SENECA AARON TALK CORONER -TV JUNKIES
Coroner: Seneca Aaron and Wendy Motion Brathwaite Talk “Confetti Heart” Bridget Liszewski, TV JUNKIES It’s never an easy feat to tackle a timely and charged topic, but that’s exactly what Coroner did in this week’s episode. The story behind Jenny’s (Serinda … Continue reading
BIPOC-TV & FILM FACEBOOK LIVE WITH WRITER MOTION
Join us tonight at 8:30-9:00 PM EST for a Facebook Live Q&A with Coroner (CBC TV) screenwriter Motion! Her episode of #CoronerCBC (and her debut tv episode) airs tonight (Monday, January 28th) on CBC/Gem App at 9pm. #representationmatters #BlackExcellence #cdntv Tweet
