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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · 13d

Watch the VIRTUAL premiere of Men of Courage!
TONIGHT 10.21.25, 7 pm ET!
About: Men of Courage features five New Jersey-based Black and Latino men who are using their influence to disrupt generational cycles of gender-based violence in their communities.

Register NOW for FREE: gathr.com/e/01082614/

Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · 22d

Lee and Liza's Family Tree takes viewers along a journey with my family as we embarked on a mission to learn more about our family ancestry.

Watch Lee and Liza's Family Tree, FREE, Thurs. 10.16.25, 7 pm ET on GATHR!

Register here: gathr.com/e/b54f6ed7/
Trailer: www.pbs.org/.../lee-and-...

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Sep 11

Congress defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR, which is having a devastating impact on public media, and media makers, like me.

Please contribute to God Bless the Child Productions today!

God Bless the Child that's Got it's Own.

We all we got!

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Donate to Fund Byron Hurt’s God Bless the Child Productions, organized by Byron Hurt

Dear Friends, I’m excited to announce an important new fundraising en… Byron Hurt needs your support for Fund Byron Hurt’s God Bless the Child Productions

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Sep 11

Tonight's virtual screening of I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America has been POSTPONED. The new date is Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 7 pm!

Stay tuned for more detailed information about the Byron Hurt Film Series!

@akilaworksongs.bsky.social

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Sep 7

This THURS, 09/11/25, at 7 pm take a journey with me as I look back on select films from my body of work – starting with my 1997 doc I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America (feat bell hooks, Kevin Powell, Michael Eric Dyson, and others).

Q&A to follow!

Buy tix here: bit.ly/bhfs2025_iam

Join us!

Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’m happy to present the Byron Hurt Film Festival & Fundraiser Series which will launch virtually on Sept. 11th! For seven weeks, we’ll screen my documentary films followed by Q&A sessions with some of the film's participants. Get tix by 9/4 and save! THANK YOU! bit.ly/bhfs2025_iam

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 29

Week three of the HAZING virtual screening and community discussion series happens TONIGHT, Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 6:30 pm ET.

The registration process is quick and simple. Register here: gathr.com/events/068bc...

Join us!

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 19

If you're interested in a powerful convo about hazing and its impact on various communities, register for a FREE HAZING screening + Q&A with some AMAZING panelists (see poster below)!

Register here: gathr.com/events/22326...

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 14

TOMORROW! (THURS. 05.15.25) at 6:30 pm ET!

HAZING'S IMPACT ON BLACK FAMILIES!

Register today! Join the convo!

gathr.com/events/6baf6...
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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 13

With so many hazing stories in the news, I decided to create a space on GATHR to have conversations about this topic.

HAZING Virtual Screening!

DATE: THURS, May 15, 2025, 6:30 pm ET.

Here's the link to register: gathr.com/events/6baf6...

Join us to watch the film for FREE and a convo to follow!

Hazing Screening - Virtual Event - Gathr

Hazing Screening

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 12

HAZING virtual screening on GATHR!
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:30 pm.
Register to watch for FREE!
gathr.com/events/6baf6...

Hazing Screening - Virtual Event - Gathr

Hazing Screening

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 9

For artists.

www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Amid NEA Dismantling, Warhol and Frankenthaler Foundations Announce $800,000 Fund

The Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler Foundations will grant $800,000 to arts organizations targeted by Trump budget slashes.

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 8

SAVE THE DATE! Virtual Screening and Conversation: Hazing and its Impact on Black Families!

05/15/25 6:30 pm on GATHR! Details to come!

Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · May 6

In light of recent abusive and deadly hazing stories that have become public over the past few months, I'm organizing a series of virtual screenings of my film PBS film HAZING on GATHRz. Conversations with invited guests + Q&A sessions to follow!

More details and info to come soon!

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Apr 22

Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...

Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence

The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Mar 22

George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/s...

Oh nooooooo!

I'm so sorry to hear this!

George Foreman, Boxing Champion and Grilling Magnate, Dies at 76

He claimed a world title in his 20s and again in his 40s, and then made millions selling grills.

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Mar 1

I’m on my way to a screening of HAZING at Dickinson College.

The film is still as relevant and timely as it was when it was released in 2022.

The film is streaming for free on the PBS app and on PBS.org until tomorrow, 03/02/25.

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Feb 27

WATCH FREE on the PBS App thru March 2, 2025!

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hello everyone!

If you are interested in booking a screening of my films Hazing, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, Soul Food Soul Food Junkies, or Lee and Liza’s Family Tree on your college campus with an in-person or virtual Q&A, please email Kevin MacRae at [email protected].

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Feb 6

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The VIRTUAL PREMIERE of my latest short documentary film Men of Courage will be Wednesday, April 2, 2025!

The virtual screening will be Powered by Gathr.

I'm looking forward to sharing this doc with you.

More details to come!

Artwork: Reginald William Butler/ARE CREATIVE.

Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Feb 1

My documentary film HAZING IS now streaming FREE on the PBS App and on PBS.org. Download the PBS app and watch today through March 2, 2025!

#hazingdoc
#hazingfilm
#pbs
#pbsapp
#endhazing

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Jan 28

I stayed up til 1:30 am watching this.

Y’all need to watch asap. It’s really, REALLY good. Unsettling and disturbing on so many levels but really, really well done.

Salute to director Yoruba Richen. She did the damn thing!

Mad love and respect to
Here’s the trailer. 👇🏿

youtu.be/X4yG51w-_bs

The Fall of Diddy | Trailer | Max

YouTube video by Max Nordic

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Jan 23

Swarthmore College's Black Cultural Center will present a two-day film festival featuring four of my documentary films!
Friday, February 7th, from 5-9 pm, and Saturday, February 8th, from 11 am to 2 pm.

To book a screening with @byronhurt.bsky.social email [email protected].

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Jan 21

This didn't have to be, ya'll.

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Byron Hurt @byronhurt.bsky.social · Jan 1

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a blessed and prosperous 2025!

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