
REACH: Multimedia Artists
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REACH: Multimedia Artists *
Meet the Multimedia Artists | they Inspire teachers and students with expertise and creativity. They foster collaborative, transformative experiences to enhance learning and attend mandatory trainings.
MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS | BIOS
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Sammie Amachree is a Nigerian-born filmmaker and media artist whose work spans music videos, movie trailers, and documentaries. With a master's degree in Media Arts Production from CUNY, he has served as creative director for Sahara Reporters Media Group. Amachree also works as a freelancer for organizations like NBC's The Tonight Show and Madison Square Garden, and coaches storytelling for various clients.
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Tanya Jackson, M.A., is a freelance videographer, independent media maker, and educator with experience in various film, television, and video production roles. Through her company, Life Happens Media Works, LLC, she produces videos for a variety of clients and conducts production trainings, while also pursuing her artistic practice through collaborative installations and programming.
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Bill Ferrell is an award-winning illustrator, graphic designer, and educator with a B.F.A. from Ringling School of Art and Design and an M.F.A. from the University of Hartford. Currently an adjunct professor at Ringling College, a teacher at Booker High VPA, and a freelance artist, his diverse portfolio spans cartooning, corporate branding, video game design, and children's book illustration, with clients ranging from Pepsi to the Jane Goodall Institute. Ferrell has also received national teaching awards and led student teams to numerous design championships, earning him the 2023 Manatee County Schools Art Educator of the Year award.
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Tanika I. Williams is an award-winning filmmaker and performance artist whose work explores how women use movement, mothering, and medicine to transmit wisdom. With a BA from Eugene Lang College and an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, her films have screened at festivals and been broadcast on television, and she has received residencies from organizations like the New York Foundation for the Arts and BRIC. Her work has also been featured in various publications and media outlets.