Since 2012, Daughters of Eve Media has presented annual events for the American Black Film Festival, including panel discussions and screenings. In 2016, DoE Media inaugurated Where We Enter: The Kathleen Collins/ABFF Women’s Initiative, a program that highlights cinematic works and scholarly film contributions by women of color.
The collaboration between DoE Media and ABFF has spotlighted talented writers, actors, documentarians, independent producers, and directors whose work depicts compelling stories that explore critical historical and social issues. Join us this year as ABFF goes virtual (www.abff.com), and don’t forget to connect with us below!
A champion for diverse voices in all aspects of the arts, Terri Prettyman Bowles is a producer, writer, curator, and scholar of media studies and communications. Terri’s work—dedicated to expanding pathways for multicultural storytellers and creatives—encompasses wide-ranging skills and experiences across media, allowing her to advance emerging and groundbreaking innovators in film, communications, visual media, and performing arts. She is the founder of two companies that uplift the work on both stage and screen of diverse creators, and her devotion to the dissemination and presentation of arts and culture is evident throughout her several careers, from publishing to academia to commercial theater.
Terri has enjoyed a long and multidimensional career in media starting with her work as a journalist at Time Inc., Vibe, and The History Channel magazine among numerous other publications. In 2013, she co-founded Daughters of Eve Media, which showcases the Hollywood and independent film contributions of diverse filmmakers and film scholars. As the founder of Stage Flight Productions, Terri has been an investor in theatrical productions featuring women and diverse creative teams, among them the Tony-nominated revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman with Wendell Pierce, and the Tony Award-winning musical Hell’s Kitchen, inspired by the life and music of R&B star Alicia Keys.
Terri has taught graduate university courses on race and class in media, writing for media, and media ethics at The New School and Iona University. A graduate of Howard University School of Communications and The New School, she has published scholarly film reviews and articles about Black visual culture and curated various exhibitions and programs showcasing diverse visual artists in New York and on Martha’s Vineyard.
Additionally, Terri works as an art consultant for Prettyman Gallery Global and for Mosaic Genius, a social impact venture creating wealth in underserved communities, leading targeted programming that platforms gallerists, artists, curators, and collectors.
Michele Prettyman (co-founder, Daughters of Eve Media) began her career in documentary filmmaking at National Geographic and in the 2000s she pivoted to academia becoming a scholar of African American cinema and visual culture. She is currently a professor in Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies and her research and scholarship explore Black experimental filmmaking, the film practices of black women, and black visual culture as a spiritual encounter. She frequently engages public audiences and is featured alongside Chuck D, the late John Singleton, and others in the documentary film, Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking streaming now on Max.
Michele is a media consultant and a co-founder of Daughters of Eve Media, which amplifies the work and voices of film creatives. She also consults with film festivals and was named Artistic Director of the Tubman African American Museum’s inaugural film festival in 2019. Her film expertise has been featured in recent articles and segments published by the BBC, The Guardian, ABC Australia, and CBS New York. Together, Michele’s consulting, teaching, research, and creative work emphasize the power of black cultural life and of our shared creative potential.