Yvonne Welbon is an American independent film director, producer, and screenwriter based in Chicago. She is known for her films, Living with Pride:Ruth C. Ellis @ 100 (1999), Sisters in Cinema (2003), and Monique (1992).
Welbon has directed nine films and produced fifteen others. Her work has been screened on PBS, Starz/Encore, TV-ONE, IFC, Bravo, BET, the Sundance Channel and in the Toronto International Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and over one hundred other film festivals around the world. Living with Pride:Ruth C. Ellis @ 100 won ten best documentary awards, including the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. Her ongoing Sundance Documentary Fellowship project is Sisters in Cinema, a documentary, website, and forthcoming book based on her doctoral dissertation about the history of African American women feature film directors and the personal struggles they face within the industry based on their identities.[1]
She is also working on a web based online community project, Sisters in the Life: 25 Years of Out African American Lesbian Media-making (1986-2011), which includes a collection of essays, a documentary, an archive, and a mobile app.[2]
Having grown up as the daughter of a Chicago police officer, Welbon received an undergraduate degree in history from Vassar College. Thereafter, she spent six years in Taipei, Taiwan, where she taught English, learned Mandarin Chinese at the age of 23, and founded and published an alternative arts magazine.[7] She ran the magazine for a total of five years.[8]
Welbon is associate professor and department chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Bennett College for Women, an HBCU in Greensboro, North Carolina. Welbon has also been a visiting scholar at Duke University (2013-2014), and is working on a project to curate her "Sisters in Cinema" archive to allow it to become a resource for academic use.
Currently Welbon is the Interim Creative Director of Chicken and Egg Pictures and has produced a documentary, The New Black, by Yoruba Richen.[9] She also has begun a web based community called Sisters in the Life: 25 Years of Out African American Lesbian Media-making (1986-2011).[2]
^"Sisters in Cinema - Yvonne Welbon Biography". Sisters in Cinema. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ ab"Sisters in the Life". www.sistersinthelife.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^"Compensation". Women Make Movies. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
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^"Film Work". Catherine Crouch. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^Cross, Vida (Winter 2003). "A Sister in Cinema: An Interview with Yvonne Welbon". Journal of Film and Video.
^ ab"Yvonne Welbon". Women Make Movies. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^"The New Black | A film by Yoruba Richen". www.newblackfilm.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
Further reading
Ehrenstein, David. Sisters with Cameras. The Advocate, February 17, 2004.
Lindsey, Craig D. 'Sisters' gives Fascinating Insight. The News & Observer, February 6, 2004.
Moss, Marilyn. Sisters in Cinema. The Hollywood Reporter, February 6, 2004.
Sumner, Jane. Filmmaker finds 'Sisters' in cinema but not Hollywood, Dallas Morning News, February 6, 2004.
Bianco, Robert. Critics Corner- What to Watch This Weekend. USA Today. February 5, 2004.
Mertes, Cara. Yvonne Welbon: The Indies' Own Self-Help Guru, The Independent, March 2003 Koehler, Robert. Sisters in Cinema. Variety. March 11, 2003.
Merk, Ron. Be Your Own Distributor: If You Want Something Done Right..., Release Print, April 2002
"The Innovators – Featuring 117 Gay and Lesbian Trend-Breakers: Yvonne Welbon" The Advocate. August 14, 2001
Juhasz, Alexandra – Yvonne Welbon. Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film and Video Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
"She Said Cinema: Yvonne Welbon," broadcast on the Sundance Channel, April 2001
Stein, Rob. "Living With Pride," In The Life, #904, broadcast on PBS, April/May 2000
Raab, Barbara. "The Book of Ruth," The Advocate, April 11, 2000
Graham, Renee. "Life in the Pop Lane: Inspiring 'Pride' Depicts Life of Oldest Black Lesbian," The Boston Globe, April 11, 2000
Wisco, Albert. "Yvonne Welbon at the Toronto Film Festival." Studio2, TV Ontario, broadcast November 12, 1999
Willis, Holly. "Fifty Creatives to Watch." Variety, August 23–29, 1999
Shen, Ted. "Film Explores Pride, Prejudice of a Lifestyle." The Chicago Tribune, August 26, 1999
Willis, Holly. "Twenty-Five New Faces of Indie Film." Filmmaker, Summer 1998
Redding, Judith M. and Victoria A. Brownworth "Yvonne Welbon: Memory." Film Fatales: Independent Women Directors, Seattle,WA: Seal Press, 1997, pp. 112–116.
Walker, Cary. "Rethinking the Past: Learning to Question Mainstream Perceptions" Focus, Vol. XVII, 1997, pp. 13–22.
Carter, Tammy."Soul Searching in the Far East." Times-Picayune, (New Orleans) July 28, 1996.
Mura, David. "Alternative Gazes." New Observer, (Philadelphia, PA), July 17, 1996.
Scott, Tony. "P.O.V. Remembering Wei Yi-fang..." Variety, July 29, 1996,
Shen, Ted. "Reel Life: The Kindness of Strangers," The Reader, February 2, 1996.
Miller, Cheryl. "In The Life: New Works by Black Lesbian Filmmakers." Hot Wire Vol 8, No. 3, September 1992.
yvonne, welbon, american, independent, film, director, producer, screenwriter, based, chicago, known, films, living, with, pride, ruth, ellis, 1999, sisters, cinema, 2003, monique, 1992, born, 1967, april, 1967chicago, illinoisoccupationfilmmaker, contents, wo. Yvonne Welbon is an American independent film director producer and screenwriter based in Chicago She is known for her films Living with Pride Ruth C Ellis 100 1999 Sisters in Cinema 2003 and Monique 1992 Yvonne WelbonBornYvonne Welbon 1967 04 21 April 21 1967Chicago IllinoisOccupationFilmmaker Contents 1 Work 2 Biography 3 Filmography 3 1 Director 3 2 Producer 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksWork EditWelbon attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for the MFA program in film and video and Northwestern University for a Ph D in Radio TV and Film Welbon has directed nine films and produced fifteen others Her work has been screened on PBS Starz Encore TV ONE IFC Bravo BET the Sundance Channel and in the Toronto International Film Festival the Sundance Film Festival the Berlin Film Festival and over one hundred other film festivals around the world Living with Pride Ruth C Ellis 100 won ten best documentary awards including the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary Her ongoing Sundance Documentary Fellowship project is Sisters in Cinema a documentary website and forthcoming book based on her doctoral dissertation about the history of African American women feature film directors and the personal struggles they face within the industry based on their identities 1 She is also working on a web based online community project Sisters in the Life 25 Years of Out African American Lesbian Media making 1986 2011 which includes a collection of essays a documentary an archive and a mobile app 2 Welbon s producer credits include John Pierson s Split Screen Zeinabu Irene Davis Mother of the River and her Sundance dramatic competition feature Compensation 3 Cheryl Dunye s HBO film Stranger Inside 4 Thomas Allen Harris Berlin International Film Festival award winning documentary E Minha Cara That s My Face 5 Liz Miller s The Water Front Alex Juhasz s Scale Andrew Nisker s GERBAGE The Revolution Starts at Home and Catherine Crouch s One Small Step and Stray Dogs 6 Biography EditHaving grown up as the daughter of a Chicago police officer Welbon received an undergraduate degree in history from Vassar College Thereafter she spent six years in Taipei Taiwan where she taught English learned Mandarin Chinese at the age of 23 and founded and published an alternative arts magazine 7 She ran the magazine for a total of five years 8 After her return to the United States Welbon completed a Masters of Fine Arts degree with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later received her PhD from Northwestern University in 2001 She also graduated from the American Film Institute s Directing Workshop for Women 8 Welbon is associate professor and department chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Bennett College for Women an HBCU in Greensboro North Carolina Welbon has also been a visiting scholar at Duke University 2013 2014 and is working on a project to curate her Sisters in Cinema archive to allow it to become a resource for academic use Currently Welbon is the Interim Creative Director of Chicken and Egg Pictures and has produced a documentary The New Black by Yoruba Richen 9 She also has begun a web based community called Sisters in the Life 25 Years of Out African American Lesbian Media making 1986 2011 2 Filmography EditDirector Edit Monique film 1992 The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash 1992 Sisters in the Life First Love 1993 Missing Relations 1994 Remembering Wei Yi Fang Remembering Myself 1996 Split Screen TV series 1997 Living with Pride Ruth C Ellis 100 1999 The Taste of Dirt 2003 Sisters in Cinema 2003 Producer Edit Monique 1992 Mother of the River short associate producer 1995 Remembering Wei Yi Fang Remembering Myself 1996 Compensation associate producer 1999 One Small Step 1999 Living with Pride Ruth C Ellis 100 1999 Stranger Inside TV Movie associate producer 2001 That s My Face co producer 2001 Stray Dogs 2002 Sisters in Cinema 2003 The Water Front 2007 Scale Measuring Might in the Media Age 2007 Garbage The Revolution Starts at Home 2007 The New Black 2013 See also EditList of female film and television directors List of lesbian filmmakers List of LGBT related films directed by womenReferences Edit Sisters in Cinema Yvonne Welbon Biography Sisters in Cinema Retrieved December 13 2016 a b Sisters in the Life www sistersinthelife com Retrieved December 13 2016 Compensation Women Make Movies Retrieved September 3 2021 Work Cheryl Dunye Retrieved September 3 2021 Chimpanzee Productions Archived from the original on August 20 2019 Retrieved November 16 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Film Work Catherine Crouch Retrieved September 3 2021 Cross Vida Winter 2003 A Sister in Cinema An Interview with Yvonne Welbon Journal of Film and Video a b Yvonne Welbon Women Make Movies Retrieved December 13 2016 The New Black A film by Yoruba Richen www newblackfilm com Retrieved December 13 2016 Further reading EditEhrenstein David Sisters with Cameras The Advocate February 17 2004 Lindsey Craig D Sisters gives Fascinating Insight The News amp Observer February 6 2004 Moss Marilyn Sisters in Cinema The Hollywood Reporter February 6 2004 Sumner Jane Filmmaker finds Sisters in cinema but not Hollywood Dallas Morning News February 6 2004 Bianco Robert Critics Corner What to Watch This Weekend USA Today February 5 2004 Mertes Cara Yvonne Welbon The Indies Own Self Help Guru The Independent March 2003 Koehler Robert Sisters in Cinema Variety March 11 2003 Merk Ron Be Your Own Distributor If You Want Something Done Right Release Print April 2002 The Innovators Featuring 117 Gay and Lesbian Trend Breakers Yvonne Welbon The Advocate August 14 2001 Juhasz Alexandra Yvonne Welbon Women of Vision Histories in Feminist Film and Video Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press 2001 She Said Cinema Yvonne Welbon broadcast on the Sundance Channel April 2001 Stein Rob Living With Pride In The Life 904 broadcast on PBS April May 2000 Raab Barbara The Book of Ruth The Advocate April 11 2000 Graham Renee Life in the Pop Lane Inspiring Pride Depicts Life of Oldest Black Lesbian The Boston Globe April 11 2000 Wisco Albert Yvonne Welbon at the Toronto Film Festival Studio2 TV Ontario broadcast November 12 1999 Willis Holly Fifty Creatives to Watch Variety August 23 29 1999 Shen Ted Film Explores Pride Prejudice of a Lifestyle The Chicago Tribune August 26 1999 Willis Holly Twenty Five New Faces of Indie Film Filmmaker Summer 1998 Redding Judith M and Victoria A Brownworth Yvonne Welbon Memory Film Fatales Independent Women Directors Seattle WA Seal Press 1997 pp 112 116 Walker Cary Rethinking the Past Learning to Question Mainstream Perceptions Focus Vol XVII 1997 pp 13 22 Carter Tammy Soul Searching in the Far East Times Picayune New Orleans July 28 1996 Mura David Alternative Gazes New Observer Philadelphia PA July 17 1996 Scott Tony P O V Remembering Wei Yi fang Variety July 29 1996 Shen Ted Reel Life The Kindness of Strangers The Reader February 2 1996 Miller Cheryl In The Life New Works by Black Lesbian Filmmakers Hot Wire Vol 8 No 3 September 1992 External links EditOfficial website Yvonne Welbon at IMDb Yvonne Welbon at Chicken amp Egg Pictures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yvonne Welbon amp oldid 1170557301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
