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 by BlackStar Projects, home of the annual BlackStar Film Festival.
Staff
- Heidi SamanEditor-in-Chief
- Raquel HazellArt Director
- Camille AckerReviews & Features Editor
- Kavita RajannaEssays Editor
- Yasmine EspertInterviews & Profiles Editor
- Shauna SwartzCopyeditor
- Sheba AnyanwuSeen Fellow
- Maori Karmael HolmesFounding Editor & Publisher
BlackStar Projects Staff
- Akua MaatSenior Operations Manager
- Amber HunnicuttProgram Manager
- Autumn Faith ValdezBusiness Director
- Catherine Lee Chief Operations Officer
- Denise BeekInterim Communications Director
- Heidi Saman Program Director
- Jeannette LloydPartnerships Director
- Jess Garz Development Consultant
- Maori Karmael Holmes Chief Executive & Artistic Officer
- Mariam DembeleMarketing Manager
- Nehad Khader Festival Director
- Nyla Daniel Program Manager
- Pablo Alarcon Jr.Design Manager
- Sydney Alicia Rodriguez Program Manager
- Terri Hall Individual Giving Director
- Xenia Matthews Communications Coordinator
- Zendra ShareefAdministrative Associate
Advisory Board
- Adam PironSundance Institute, COUSIN
- Gina DuncanCEO, The Moth
- Greg TateIn Memoriam
- Jeff ChangRace Forward
- Louis MassiahScribe Video Center
- Negar AzimiBidoun
- Roya RastegarAmerican Cinematheque
- Sally SingerArt & Commerce, WME
- Siddhartha Mitter
- Marcus J. Moore