Your guide to Philly's diverse creative scene, nightlife, music, food & more
Behind The Screen With Maori: Intro
Meet our new film and media insider, Maori Karmael Holmes.
Maori was born in Los Angeles and got her start in the music industry by selling Lionel Richie promotional flats from the front steps of her apartment building in West Hollywood at age seven. She later interned at Dallas Austin’s Rowdy Records while in high school and then went on to become a college marketing representative for Sony Music while attending American University in Washington, DC.
Maori got her start in journalism as an arts and culture writer for The Washington City Paper, where she also worked as an editorial assistant, before moving to Philadelphia in 2001 to attend Temple University. She has written for numerous publications including Alternet.org, Savoy Magazine, Trace, Philadelphia Style, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, and Blackamericaweb.com.
Maori graduated from Temple with an MFA in Film & Media Arts in January 2005. A few of her most notable projects are the music video “Funky Feeling”, which aired on BET-Jazz and VH1-Soul, and the award-winning documentary Scene Not Heard: Women in Philadelphia Hip-Hop. Maori was the founding artistic director of the Black Lily Film & Music Festival. She currently works with Coolhunter Management and serves as Communications Director at the Leeway Foundation.
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- Philly360: RT @uwishunu: 56 Hour Celebration: @The_Barnes is celebrating its opening with 56 hours of free access & activities this weekend: ht ...
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- Philly360: Video: Will Smith on the set of MIB3 http://t.co/xKfxl1h5
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- Philly360: Planning a family trip to Philly? Check out @MommyFactor's list of attractions: @TheFranklin @aampmuseum @phillyzoo http://t.co/HIQocJ31
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- Philly360: Enjoying lunch with @mommyfactor and @KyleenTheDiva at City Tavern!
- Posted May 24, 2012 1:37PM
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- Philly360: Have you toured the @muralarts African-American Iconic Images Collections? http://t.co/SNzJNo0g #withartphl
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EVENTS
Art Sanctuary: Celebration of Black Writiing - May 21 - June 2, 2012
Art Sanctuary Presents The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing May 21 - June 2 View festival schedule for location and times. The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing brings together noted journalists, writers and performance artists from across the U.S. for 13 days of literary discussions, workshops, film…
Curt Chambers At The Legendary Dobbs - May 26, 2012
Curt Chambers Saturday, May 26 9:30pm Doors Open 10:00pm Show Starts The Legendary Dobbs 304 South Street $10 Entry Grammy-nominated songwriter, musician and artist - Curt Chambers - returns to his hometown to perform songs from his debut album One Way Ticket. He's hitting the stage at The Legendary…
The Fifth Annual Roots Picnic - June 2 - 3, 2012
The Fifth Annual Roots Picnic Satuday, June 2 & Sunday, June 3 Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden Street Philly, get ready as our favorite summer festival, The Roots Picnic returns for its fifth year - BIGGER and BETTER than ever before! For 2012, the…
Earth, Wind & Fire - June 15, 2012
Earth, Wind & Fire Friday, June 15 8 p.m. Academy of Music 230 South Broad Street The legendary Earth, Wind & Fire return to Philly to bring us a night of funk and fun! Catch the world-famous band as they hit the Academy of Music stage for a once-in-a-lifetime…
