DreamDevelopment clients who are Pioneers.
ImageNation Cinema Foundation is an innovative Harlem-based non-profit created to develop cinemas and audiences for independent films and music, that depict the global Black experience. ImageNation’s goal is to empower Black communities by presenting a variety of public programs that foster media equity, media literacy, solidarity, cross-cultural exchange and highlight the humanity of Pan-African people … Read more
It was backstage at B.B. King’s. We were relaxing in Odetta’s dressing room after her performance. The door flew open. The producer announced that we should clear the room. Mr. Harry Belafonte wanted to greet his dear friend and sister-in-arms, Odetta. With steady and pointed words, Odetta replied “Let him come in. I am not ashamed … Read more
A single grain of wheat will never be more than a single grain of wheat unless it drops into the ground and dies. Because then it sprouts and produces a great harvest of wheat—all because one grain died. John 12:25 The passing of Ossie Davis was the falling of a great seed. At the time … Read more
“The opportunity of a lifetime. . .” Dr. Martin Luther King’s advisor and confidant, Dr. Clarence B. Jones, is a DreamDevelopment client who dreamed of telling the story of his work with Dr. King during … Read more
We met Dream Development in the early stages of funding our inaugural documentary. Timing was a critical factor for us…