Tech In Black and White

Atlanta, Georgia | Film Feature

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Visionaryfilmmaker C’vonzell Dondrico

1 Campaigns | Georgia, United States

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The South definitely has something to say and it has resoundingly announced that Atlanta, Georgia is the Black Tech Mecca of the United States. Atlanta is one of the country’s fastest growing technology hubs, creating thousands of jobs each year and providing an ever-growing ecosystem.

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Mission Statement

Join TECH IN BLACK AND WHITE as we shine the brightest of lights on the most audacious and industrious Black Tech Leaders.

The Story

We've Captured the Black Tech Startup Ecosystem

Since May 2018, it has been our mission at Tech In Black And White, LLC to shine the brightest of lights on people of color in the tech industry so that our contribution to the future of technology is documented and pathways are provided to those who, under circumstances they have no control of, can have access and a blueprint to further advance the Black Tech Ecosystem across the US and beyond.

 

"The South Got Something to Say." - Andre Benjamin (OutKast)

The South definitely has something to say and it has resoundingly announced that Atlanta, Georgia is the Black Tech Mecca of the United States.  Atlanta is one of the country’s fastest growing technology hubs, creating thousands of jobs each year and providing an ever-growing ecosystem that encourages entrepreneurship and supports the city’s Black-owned technology startups.

Black Leaders & Entrepreneurs Stories Told On A Large Scale!

Ambitious, motivated, and socially-driven, the Black tech founders in Atlanta are unique in their desire to build legacies and affect long lasting cultural change that will positively impact their communities for generations to come.



OUR FEATURED GUESTS: 

Mike Ross, Angel Investor, President at MHR International

Rodney Sampson, CEO at Opportunity Hub

Nashlie Sephus, PhD

Tech Evangelist, Amazon Web Services AI; Founder, TheBeanPath.org; Public Speaker

Travis Nunnally

Software Innovator, Entrepreneur, Strategist, Executioner at Brain Rain Solutions

Troy Nunnally, Technical Co-Founder at Brain Rain Solutions

Jay Bailey, President & CEO, HJ Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs

Justin Dawkins, Capital Entrepreneur

Barry Givens, Managing Partner at Collab Capital; Managing Director at Techstars

Jewel Burks Solomon, Head of Google for Start Ups & Collab Capital, Tech Entrepreneur & Investor

Joey Womak, Founder & CEO at Goodie Nation

Jakita Owensby Thomas, Ph.D.

Philpott Westpoint Stevens Associate Professor at Auburn University AND Co-Founder of Pharaoh's Conclave (PCX)

Andrea P. Miller

STEM Instructional Coach, Atlanta Public Schools, K-12 STEM Education Consultant and Strategist, STEM Curriculum Designer, Speaker

Marcellus Haynes, Founder & Director at Technologists of Color

Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, CEO & Founder EnrichHER®


 

Join TECH IN BLACK AND WHITE as we explore the ecosystems supporting these dynamic leaders, as they kindle revolutionary change in the city of Atlanta and around the world.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We’re in post-production now or what you might know as the editing process. This is when Atlanta Black Tech Mecca gets transformed from images filmed on set into a real film. It involves an editor, sound design, music composition, coloring grading, sound mixing and mastering all to make a shiny finished product.

Right now we’ve got the rough gem. We’ve come 80 percent of the way by paying for production costs through a mix of angel investors and personal savings. But we need your help to get the film 100 percent finished and out into the world.

Your contributions will help us:

Pay a fair wage to a post-production team of young working professionals.Purchase the systems that will keep Atlanta Black Tech Mecca and its final edited files safe for years to come.Afford the costly technical systems that many premiere and international film festivals require in order to submit films to them. We believe films are made to be seen so these institutions are an important platform for our story. Any additional funds over our campaign goal will be used to develop and execute kid-friendly programming with Tech In Black And White's partners. After Atlanta Black Tech Mecca screens at American Black Film Festival and Bronzelens Film Festival, we will submit the film to Short of the Week and Nowness. Then, we intend to make the film available on a streaming platform like Amazon’s Prime Video.

 

 

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Post-Production Cost

Costs $6,500

To tell an impactful story of entrepreneurs in tech using graphics, sound, and amazing storytellers.

Administration

Costs $1,500

Business Development, licenses, insurance

Marketing

Costs $2,000

Management of crowdfunding and email campaigns, social media & digital marketing.

About This Team

Our Creative Team:

C’Vonzell Dondrico

Biography of C’Vonzell Dondrico

C’Vonzell Dondrico is a filmmaker and aspiring tech entrepreneur. C’Vonzell became obsessed with telling the story of the Black Tech Entrepreneur, after spending two years crisscrossing the country attending every Black film and technology conference of note.While attending these conferences, he was exposed to true examples of Black excellence in the form of founders and technologists creating innovative companies and movements in the technology space.For C'Vonzell, this was in stark contrast to his experience with technology growing up, which was the classic tale of the digital divide.

Today, C'Vonzell is the Founder and Executive Producer of TECH IN BLACK AND WHITE, a media company firmly entrenched in the lives and work of Black Creators, Innovators and Rebels. His company celebrates their cultural movements and creates conversational projects meant to inspire and influence dialogue surrounding them and their work. For the last three years, C'Vonzell and TECH IN BLACK AND WHITE's mission has been to shine the brightest of lights on the country's most audacious and industrious Black Tech Leaders from Atlanta, GA - the Black Tech Mecca, and beyond.

 

Teresa Davis

Teresa Davis is the CEO at Tech In Black And White, LLC and a graduate at University of California Irvine Paul Merage School of Business’ Executive MBA program specializing in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. She has a passion for advocating for underrepresented communities in industries like technology, healthcare, and education. She has a background in business strategy, program management, market analysis, and finance. She enjoys the fine arts including music and film, photography, videography, traveling, hiking and biking.

Vante Gregory

Vante is a self-taught director & cinematographer hailing out of Atlanta, GA born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He creates and produces web series, documentaries, short films and more. He is in works for his first narrative feature film slated to be shot in Spring of 2022.

Joel Adrian

Joel is a cinematographer and strategist. I’m usually up and down the east coast pointing my camera at people and places. As a second-generation Guyanese-Jamaican immigrant, exploration is in my DNA. Documentary filmmaking and telling challenging stories is where I shine. I love the strategy and fine-tuned detail of larger productions but the thrill of a single camera, “run and gun” shoot is sometimes unmatched.

Erica Armstrong

Erica started her professional career as an intern with MTV Networks and throughout her career, she has worked for various networks BET Entertainment, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, in advertising for Sage, in animation for PandaPanther, and has written for many publications. Some of her most notable projects are the MTV Music Awards, MTV Spring Breaks, BET’s 106 & Park, various music videos, NFL Super Bowl, severe storm coverage, and several video games. As a writer is where she has written for comedians, magazines, teleplays, screenplays, and celebrity interviews. Most recently, she worked at The Weather Channel as an Operations Production Manager overseeing financial forecasting, schedules, crews, studios, and control room operations for several live news weather-related shows.

Producer Joe Howell

Joe is the Managing Director of Stage Ten Media, a Film, Music and Digital Media Production Company. Joe has worked in the film and music industries for over 20 years as a Film maker, engineer, music producer, director and writer.  He directed the music documentary film “All Natural”, which was nominated in the Best Short Doc category at the 2019 Bronze Lens Film Festival.

He has worked for ABC Television in video editing and in studios such as NYC's Sony Studios and The Hit Factory, as a recording engineer. He secured a music publishing deal with Universal Music and his work is showcased on many LP album and live projects including LaFace/Arista Records, Bad Boy/Universal Records and Tommy Boy Records.  He received ASCAP’s prestigious Rhythm and Soul Award for his chart-topping work on Billboard, and he holds a number of gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

Shea Stephens

Shea is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and photographer from Baton Rouge, La. He has studied theater as teenager at New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in theater from Louisiana State University. He recently received his Master of Arts in Film at Savannah College of Art and Design. Shea has performed at the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern as well as done plays in South Carolina.

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