Two video installations were created for the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s “Styling Identities” exhibit. My Hair Helps Me Remember is a dual video channel installation that asked participants to share their unique experiences relating to their hair. Elevated Seats is an immersive projection that gives the viewer a view inside several hair salons in the local community.
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Theaterworks’ presentation of the Obie Award-Winning play by Martyna Majok was co-directed by Pedro Bermudez and Jacob Padron.
Cuatro Bailes is a multichannel video installation that made it’s debut at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Four large screens immerse the viewer in a series of vignettes filmed in Hartford and Puerto Rico. The work is threaded by a progression of improvised dances between two lovers. Their movements change in rhythm with bomba music and takes us through dream sequences and documentary footage of the island, post-hurricane Maria.
This short documentary explores the vibrant history of Little Liberia, a once thriving outpost of the underground railroad—in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Little Liberia was home to a prosperous community of freed people of color—and of the many structures and buildings that stood, only two houses remain. This project was commissioned by the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center, a non-profit fighting to preserve the legacy of Little Liberia.
These broadcast spots launched the YUP Network, a content creator project of Connecticut Public Television.
Promotional video for the Wadsworth Atheneum’s & Amistad Center’s exhibition, Afrocosmologies.
REV produced these spots for The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s “See Something, Say Something” campaign.
Trailer for TheaterWorks' production of A Doll’s House 2
These commercials were created to promote the teaching profession within communities of color. At the time of the airing of the spots, less than 8% of teachers in Connecticut were individuals of color—despite having 40% students of color in public schools.
