Seen is a journal of film, art, and visual culture, dedicated to platforming nuanced and rigorous writing by and about Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally.
We are published in print, twice per year, and online monthly by BlackStar Projects, home of the annual BlackStar Film Festival.
Staff
Dessane Lopez Cassell Editor-In-Chief
Raquel Hazell Art Director
Marielle Ingram Associate Editor
Jasmine Weber Reviews & Features Editor
Kavita Rajanna Essays Editor
Yasmine Espert Interviews & Profiles Editor
Shauna Swartz Copyeditor
Justin Chance Publishing Consultant
Maori Karmael Holmes Founding Editor
BlackStar Projects Staff
Sara Zia Ebrahimi Chief Operations Officer
Imran Siddiquee Chief Communications Officer
Swabreen Bakr Marketing & Engagement Director
Leo Brooks Design Manager
Mariam Dembele Marketing Associate
Pablo Alarcon Jr. Design Associate
Akili Davis Program Coordinator (subscriptions & institutional distribution)
Autumn Faith Valdez Business Director
Akua Maat Operations Associate
Nile Shareef-Trudeau Administrative Coordinator
Advisory Board
Adam Piron Sundance Institute, COUSIN
Akiba Solomon The Marshall Project
Elizabeth Méndez Berry One World/Random House
Gina Duncan Brooklyn Academy of Music
Greg Tate In Memoriam
Jeff Chang Race Forward
John L. Jackson, Jr. Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvani
Louis Massiah Scribe Video Center
Roya Rastegar American Cinematheque
Sally Singer
Tarana Burke 'me too.' International
Zaheer Ali
Interested in Writing for Us?
Contact: [email protected]
We’re always looking for new opportunities to work with Black, Brown, and Indigenous writers who are thinking critically about film, art, and visual culture. Please reach out to [email protected] with “Pitch” in the subject line and allow up to two weeks for our response.
Contributors & Guest Editors
The Dreams Issue
- The Dreams Issue
Featuring
Anaïs Duplan, Aurella Yussuf, Beandrea July, Cauleen Smith, Clarkisha Kent, Deborah Anzinger, Dessane Lopez Cassell, Flordalis Espinal, Ifeanyi Awachie, Iris Torres-Gatherer, Isabel Ling, Jasmin Hernandez, Kambole Campbell, Kareem Reid, Kenny Rivero, Lakshmi Padmanabhan, Lizania Cruz, Lou Cornum, Rashida Bumbray, Rianna Jade Parker, Rohini Kejriwal, Widline Cadet, Xia Gordon
Guest Staff
- Darol Olu Kae Guest Editor
- Caroline Washington Art Director
Featuring
Alia Swastika, Beandrea July, Bedatri Choudhury, bell hooks, Camae Ayewa, Darol Olu Kae, Deborah Thomas, Elizabeth Mendez-Berry, Jasmine Weber, Jeff Chang, Jenzia Burgos, Mahasen Nasser-Eldin, Poulomi Das, Sky Hopinka, Yume Murphy, Zeba Blay, Zoé Samudzi
Guest Editor
- Darol Olu Kae
Featuring
Abby Sun, Akinola Davies Jr, Amir George, Cassie da Costa, Jeff Chang, Jessica Lynne, Jonathan Ali, Kojo Abudu, Leila Weefur, Lynnée Denise, Nuotama Bodomo, Omar Berrada, Philana Payton, ruth gebreyesus, Samia Labidi, and Suzi Analogue.
Guest Editor
- Dessane Lopez Cassell
Featuring
Astria Suparak, Beandrea July, Claire Tancons, D’Lo, Dessane Lopez Cassell, Dixa Ramírez D’Oleo, Erin Christovale, Farrah Rahaman, Heitor Augusto, Imran Siddiquee, Janaína Oliveira, Jemma Desai, Jlin, Karas Lamb, Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Lakshmi Padmanabhan, Lendl Tellington, Luce Capco Lincoln, Maori Karmael Holmes, Meg Onli, Rachell Morillo, Razan Al-Salah, Terri Francis, Tzutzumatzin Soto
Guest Editors
- Maori Karmael Holmes Editor-in-Chief
- Nehad Khader Managing Editor & Essays Section Editor
- Imran Siddiquee Reviews Section Editor
- Kavita Rajanna Interviews Section Editor
- Jelsen Lee Innocent Designer
Featuring
Amy Sherald, Bing Liu, Darol Olu Kae, Elizabeth Méndez Berry, Emir Lewis, Erin Christovale, Heidi Saman, Heitor Augusto, Imran Siddiquee, Jemma Desai, Jheanelle Brown, Jon-Sesrie Goff, Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Maori Karmael Holmes, Nam Lee, Nehad Khader, Niela Orr, Racquel Gates, Roni Nicole Henderson, Sonya Childress, Susy Zepeda, Suzanne Kite, Xavier Palisades
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