MICA SCOOP

Tasia Jacobs, Jade Bryan, and Henry Martinez While attending the Urban World Film Festival this year, as an acting coach and talent manager of Deaf Talent®️ Casting, one of my biggest passions is to guide my talents in every aspect of their acting career in the entertainment and media worlds by placing them in an environment, such as a high pace event like this one where they can develop their potentials, creativity, and networking skills. They show that they can handle the challenges and pressures that come with it. They just have to be ready when to go, be visible, or are called to make an appearance. “A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you." — Bob Proctor Instagram:  MICA_Scoop  #MICAScoop #Media #Press #Film #DeafTalentMedia #UWFF #UW23 #FilmFestival #AMCTheatres #TimesSquare #NewYorkCity #urbanworldfilmfestival #DeafTalent®️ #ElevatingDeafTalent 

 Open Night Premiere for 'AMERICAN FICTION', Directed by Cord Jefferson, who is to Receive the "Visionary Award" at Urbanworld Film Festival tonight. Unfortunately, the movie is not accessible to deaf audiences. I intend to watch it and write my thoughts when it is available in captions. Meet the Urbanworld Festival Director, Karen McMullen and Head Film Curator, Tambay Obenson on the open night of @urbanworldff.  Actress, @mignon_fof is known for 42 Seconds (2018), @tylerperry’s Sistas, (BET) (2019) and Never Alone for Christmas (2023) during the open night at @urbanworldff.  #MICAScoop #Media #Press #AmericanFiction #Film #DeafTalentMedia #UWFF #UW23 #FilmFestival #SVATheater #Chelsea #NewYorkCity #urbanworldfilmfestival @urbanworldff 

  While we were unable to get interpreters, we had to use an Otter voice recognition app to listen to the speakers. I wouldn’t recommend this approach, having an AI taken up interpreters’ jobs. We didn’t stay for the entire panel because this feels disconnected. This is why SAG-AFTRA fought against the studios from using AI generated systems to take over their acting roles.  Next Generation Content Creation" presented by OpenAI OpenAI + Urbanworld partnered to create a special program, The OpenAI Creator Lab, supporting three creators (ages 18-25) to engage in training and mentorship with ascending filmmakers who have been using AI to create pitches for short films and series. Kicking off with a conversation with mentors Alexia Adana, Chad Nelson, and DC Saxton, we will explore the capabilites of OpenAI's technology, the future of AI tools supporting storytelling, and the process explored in the pilot program. The inaugural class of OpenAI Creator Lab mentees will then present

With Actor, Zahn McClarnon (Marvel's Echo) Artemis Salazar is one of the main talents of my new TV pilot, “What Somalia Wants” who I invited to join me at the AMC NETWORKS Better Call Saul Emmy Awards Brunch, on January 14 at Lavio Ristorante in Beverly Hills, California. Great foods, great vibes, and beautiful people!  Thank you, Ronnessah Phylow and Flo McHenry for interpreting the network event.  Thank you, AMC Networks for inviting us! Looking forward to continuing our partnership with Deaf Talent Creative Lab® (DTCL) and Deaf Talent®️ Media & Entertainment Consulting (DTMEC). #DTMEC #AMCNetworks #BetterCallSaul #DeafTalentMedia #DeafTalent®️ Head of Content, Brett Dismuke  With  Ronnessah Phylow, our ASL Interpreter With Actor, Darrin Henson (Soul Food, Till Death Do Us) Jade Bryan and Artemis Salazar  Artemis Salazar and Flora Huang SVP, International Finance & Strategy/AMC Networks 

Public Notice regarding concern about the continued exclusion of BIPOC Deaf Filmmakers at Sundance Our episodic pilot, “What Somalia Wants”, which is my 10th submission did not make the cut for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. https://vimeo.com/821849059 Two members from the Deaf Talent®️ Creative Lab (DTCL) session took part in the 48-Hour Film Challenge and submitted their films for consideration under the short film category: “Dexsmona: A Silent Story” and “Darren.” Both fillms also did not make the cut. Here’s an an ongoing problem we need to call to attention. Sundance is celebrating its 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival next year.  Deaf Talent® Media & Entertainment Consulting (DTMEC hosted a panel, entitled “Unconscious Bias: BIPOC Deaf Creators Reframing the Narrative at the Script Development Table & Behind the Camera at Sundance in January 2022. The panel was well received and stressed the need to address this important topic about bias. DTMEC’s main p