For a girl who thought she was done being starstruck in Los Angeles, I was in for the surprise of my life.
I went from pondering how I would even be able to function…
…to actually living through it.
Click the right arrow on the IG photoset below to see all of the red carpet selfies with Talent! I met Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo and USC AACS alumnus Ryan Coogler for the first time. It was also great to see the familiar faces of Yara Shahidi, Marsai Martin and Mike Colter.
There were some excellent fan-girly moments along the way:
And what could compare to THE Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) making a grand entrance:
I could tell you everything about the actual film as there wasn’t an NDA involved, but I’m determined to let you see it and form your own opinions about the performances, music, action scenes, costume and script! I’ll offer that I am obsessed with it, and can’t see how I’ll be the same after watching it in the same section as Donald Glover, Josh Gad, Lena Waithe, Ava DuVernay and Taika Waititi with Tessa Thompson, Kevin Feige, George Lucas and Mellody Hobson cheering on from neighboring sections.
Nothing could beat owning this moment with the reason I was at the World Premiere in the first place: serving on the USC African American Cinema Society E-Board! What a wonderful way to round out my third and final year with this incredible org.
Wakanda Forever,
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I just wrapped supporting Instagram’s Teen Community team in its global efforts to represent the voices of diverse teen communities and influence Instagram Product launches. My work as an intern included the international #HarryPotter20 activation, inaugural cross-platform analyses and on-the-ground product research at Vidcon and in Baltimore. I am now employed at IG full-time ( starting June 2018)
I’m a Senior and Trustee Renaissance Scholar at the University of Southern California, where I study Communication (B.A.) with minors in Marketing and Spanish. I am also serving my third year as Communications Coordinator of the USC African American Cinema Society. In Fall 2015, I performed research on the underrepresentation of women and racial groups in entertainment as part of USC Annenberg’s Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative. This study, #CARD2016, was covered by nearly 100 outlets, including BBC, NPR, AP, TIME, Fortune and EW.
As a student of the tech/media industry and a professional entertainment freelancer, I have spoken through brands such as Facebook, Star Wars/Lucasfilm, thredUP and the NAACP Image Awards. My work has been featured in The Root, Los Angeles Times, Tech Diversity Magazine, Love U Magazine, Twitter’s Trending Moments, Blavity, and StarWars.com
I’m also a portrait photographer and love the red carpet scene: I get to interact with high-profile professionals in Los Angeles, including directors, producers, actors and CEOS! I’m proud to have a blog that has international viewership and I keep my thumb on all things entertainment. View all posts by Joy Ofodu
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