Women Of The Lens Film Digital Broadcast Festival debuted November 2017. Some of the core values of this platform include the provision of safe spaces for underrepresented women in the UK media industries to share knowledge, widen audience participation and celebrate achievement.
Our launch event at Curzon Goldsmiths titled ‘Can She Get Her Sexy Back’ contained ideas close to our hearts. We screened Spike Lee’s film ‘Girl 6’ and followed it with a panel discussion that endeavoured to nail-down the parameters (if there were any) of black women’s sexuality.
It was important for us to include on our panel women who were fearless in their navigation of new terrain in the media industries; confident about expressing strong opinions and proud of experiences which helped to shape their personal development and career growth.
Delia-Rene embodies these traits. We admired the way in which Delia was open and honest with the things she shared about her life. She expertly used her experiences to connect professionally with our audiences who expressed after the event how appreciative they were of Delia-Rene’s contribution. Delia-Rene gelled well with the other panellists to provide heart-warming yet critical analysis of the topic at hand. Equally, Delia-Rene extended her expertise during the wind-down and networking elements of our event that also contributed to making our Launch a success.
We’ll be watching Delia-Rene’s growth closely. We expect greater things from her as her career develops. We hope that in-between exiting activities, she’ll have the time to join us again at one of our events.
Jennifer Robinson