Conch Shell International Film Fest Celebrates Iconic Caribbean Artist Frank Alvin Silvera
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forest hills, NY, October 05, 2024 --( PR.com )-- Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) opens its 3rd annual celebration of Caribbean filmmaking with a celebration of the festival’s Iconic Caribbean Artist, Jamaican American actor and director Frank Alvin Silvera.Conch Shell International Film Fest’s posthumously tribute to Frank Alvin Silvera will feature the world premiere screening of "The American Theatre of BEing" directed by Elle Jae Stewart., a celebration of Mr. Silveras lasting impact on performers of the African DiasporaThe screening will be followed by the Iconic Caribbean Artist Award presentation, and a panel discussion which will be moderated by C. Truth (Host of Thermal Soundwaves Podcast). The panelists include acclaimed performing artists Laiona Michelle, Samual Smith, Lawrence Evans, Donei Hall and cultural historian, and author Carolyn Grimstead.The opening night celebration will take place on October 10, 2024 at Regal UA Midway Cinema 108-22 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, Queens. Opening ceremony & Screening - 7pm-9pm.About Frank SilveraFrank Alvin Silvera was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director. And some people of the African diaspora have wanted to deny their own folk roots.” (“Theatre of Being” 2).In an effort to substantiate his belief that the “theatre is the mint of our cultural treasury”, Silvera proposed “to generate respect for the universal characteristics of people, and to help dissolve some of the invisible walls that create inferiority and hate” (quoted in McBride 5).As a result, Silvera’s technique attempted to help the artist of the African diaspora to shake off the shackles of stereotypes and become a visible, believable, and representative artist on stage and screen.About Conch Shell International Film Fest 2024’s (CSIFF ‘24)CSIFF presented by 501c(3) nonprofit Conch Shell Productions Inc, showcases the best of emerging Caribbean heritage artists from the U.S and internationally. Live festival screenings will occur at Regal UA Midway Cinema- 108-22 Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, New York October 10-13, 2024.Other events include Opening Night Gala (featuring a special award commemorating the contributions of Jamaican American theater artist and teacher Frank Silvera), panels, workshops, and network events.