This week  Malika Lee Whitney’s Untitled invited guests includes…

Loira Limbal, Director of the film Through the Night presents an insightful and heart-warming focus on a dedicated care-giver on call for women and children who need her at times when it matters most. An all female Afro-Latina creative team delivers. Loira is Senior Vice President for Programs at Firelight Media. “The creation of art that is nuanced, revelatory and affirming for communities of color, “ is the vision. Through The Night opens in virtual cinemas Dec 11

Garlia Cornelia Jones Founder and Artistic Director of Blackboard Plays, and  producer of the Obie Award winning Harlem9 theater collective. The Producing Director of the Parent Artist Advocacy League. Curator of Say Their Names, a stark visual work memorializes Black lives killed by police. Images cover the full façade of The Public Theater where Garlia Cornelia Jones is also a Line Producer. 

Tonya Pinkins has a multi-hyphenate persona. Actor, Playwright, Director, Filmmaker and Producer.  She is slated to receive the 2020 Rachel Crothers Leadership Award by the League of Professional Theatre Women on December 7th. Hopefully there’s enough shelf space to go along with her Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel awards.

Mahen Bonetti Founder and Executive Director of the African Film Festival Inc. and Founder of the New York African Film Festival. Her mission is resolutely centered toward presenting the work of African filmmakers worldwide. For the past 30 years she has successfully developed platforms with an expansive list of notable filmmakers. NYAFF's enduring partnerships with Film at Lincoln Center and BAM Cinématek and other cultural institutions has created increased awareness of the multi-dimensional African experience. A national travelling series as well as community education programs has endeared the New York African Film Festival to its loyal supporters. Mahen Bonetti is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.