B*A*P*S*
For Week 1 of Black Is Not A Genre, we explore "camp." We’ll be viewing Robert Townsend’s B*A*P*S* (1997) together and reimagining the genre of camp to include Black culture’s essential contribution. Our special guests are:
Ronnita L. Miller
Film school dropout, Comedian, actor, writer Ronnita L. Miller has played lead roles in the short film Beta and the We Are short film series featured on the Issa Rae Presents YouTube channel. She is also a founding member of the award-winning comedy group Damn Gina!, Texas’ first all-Black-woman-identifying improv troupe.
Brooke Burnside
Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, Brooke Burnside has written essays on and conducted research in TV, film, and mass media culture. Having studied film and made several shorts in college, she eventually moved to Texas to pursue a graduate degree in an effort to further develop her skills as a creator of media and is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Brooke is also a practicing artist whose work includes drawing, printmaking, and digital college. And, she is a 2020 recipient of the Big Medium Art Residency at The Line.