About this project
On the heels of the widely distributed and acclaimed Eamonn Simone Films & TWN production of Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project, our sophomore project, a feature length, semi-autobiographical piece will profile several Black gay men, some possibly chosen from the Facebook page of the same name. Footage of music performances, spoken word, dance, a pictorial tribute to fallen ancestors and interviews will create a positive image of BGM, and highlight the contributions they've made to their communities.
The project was born out of my frustration with encountering dis-ingenuousness, prejudice and misinformation that I've encountered on social networking sites for gay men. It will confront hypocrisy, racism, gender expression bias, HIV sero-sorting, and other social ills that potentially discourage the spirits of BGM. We hope to educate, enlighten and encourage our respective communities as we present the stories of the participants. I look forward to working with some of the men that I have recently met on the the user driven social networking page, designed to garner interest and participation in the film project. We hope to show artists, politicians, activists, doctors, community organizers, and students, who self identify as a Black gay men, SGL, queer, etc.
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on August 15, 2010.
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Chas Brack studied documentary arts at Antioch College, matriculating with a degree in communications. Upon his arrival in New York City, Brack became involved in Men of All Colors Together, NY – an anti-racism organization as the co-chair, national representative and Political Action Committee co-chair.
Brack took a position at the New York City Commission on Human Rights in the Lesbian and Gay Discrimination Documentation Project/AIDS Discrimination Unit as Associate Video Producer. During his tenure, Brack co-founded and performed with Lavender Light Gospel Choir for over 15 years. As a result of his work with Lavender Light and the Black LGBT sacred community, Brack became a charter member of, and ordained as, a deacon in Unity Fellowship Church, NY.
Brack’s professional career continued at The Gay Men’s Health Crisis as producer of their weekly AIDS information television magazine, Living With AIDS. Brack now works at Third World Newsreel, while producing his films.
