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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
Category Archives: Drama
iLove ver. Black Season Finale
Written and directed by the Governor Award-nominated playwright Joseph Jomo Pierre (Shakespeare’s Nigga, Born Ready), iLove ver. Black is a new web series exploring the trials and tensions of relationships, communication and Black love. Set in Toronto, the series’ five … Continue reading
RAISING LAZARUS BY CELEBRATED UK POET & PLAYWRIGHT KAT FRANCOIS PLAYS TORONTO
MotionLIVE presents award-winning U.K. Poet & Playwright KAT FRANCOIS starring in her riveting one-woman play RAISING LAZARUS. From the streets of urban London, to the Caribbean island of Grenada, RAISING LAZARUS uncovers the secrets of a hidden lineage that leads … Continue reading
RHYMEFEST’S “IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE” PREMIERS AT TRIBECA
Everyone has secrets. Maybe two, or even three. How many more so a family, a people or a community? From the opening moments of the feature documentary “In My Father’s House,” – which premiers at the Tribeca Film Festival – … Continue reading
MARY J BLIGE PREMIERS AT TRIBECA FESTIVAL
“Now you’re looking at a Leader. Now you’re looking at a Queen!” – Mary J. Blige Even in midst of the highest celebrity, the true Artist must take time to be with Self, and hear the changing tide of the … Continue reading
Tribeca Talks “Coming of Age” #TFF2015
Live at Union Square Tribeca Film Festival‘s Tribeca Talks Script to Screen explores coming of age stories in film in “Act Your Age.” Filmmakers Felix Thompson and Ido Mezrahy speak on childhood, youth, teen hood, and the phenomenon of growing … Continue reading
#TFF2015 PREVIEW – SOUTH AFRICA’S NECKTIE YOUTH
Toronto to Tribeca to JOBURG > in the Regal Cinema above the low west of New York City, I found 23 year old filmmaker Sibs Shongwe-LaMer’s NECKTIE YOUTH. Every frame is like a portrait in this b&w narrative collage – funny, … Continue reading
#TFF2015 in NYC
At the @Tribeca #HQ. #Films #Music #Art #Technology #WomenFilmmakers #GlobalStories and more … #tff2015 #motionliveeye Keep listening… https://tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-film-festival-2015-women-filmmakers-soundcloud-mix Sounds to go with the visuals. Mixed by www.LOqenz.com! Tweet
ORALTORIO MixTape at Factory Wired
A reading of Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape Written and Performed by Motion Mixed by DJ L’Oqenz Directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Spring is here, which means rain, wind, and grey skies. Until suddenly it doesn’t. Spring is a season of change, … Continue reading
ROAD TO E – MOTION PENS NEW SHORT AT CFC
Watch an excerpt from ROAD TO E, a short film that follows the journey of three lost souls over one unexpected night. Written by Motion Directed by Fernando Arrioja Starring Kevin Jake Walker, Jordan Todosey and Noah Scott Ryan Produced … Continue reading
SOUNDGIRL
SYNOPSIS SoundGirl is a dramatic film that follows the adventures of Fayte, a gifted DJ and beatmaker as she navigates the tumultuous underworld of beat battles with her ambitious all-woman sound crew. Over one Toronto weekend, ignited by the chaotic … Continue reading
