Faith Pennick

Brooklyn, NY USA
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20 Years Experience

Professional Experience

My talents are multi-faceted. I am a writer, public relations specialist, filmmaker and proofreader. My work has covered subjects including reproductive rights, labor issues, gentrification, body image and mental health. I have written pieces for (the former) Africana.com, the DOC NYC film festival, 1199SEIU, and 40Acres.com (Spike Lee's web site).

Expertise

Copywriter 10 YearsDirector 10 YearsWriter 20 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities 10 YearsWomen's Issues 10 Years

Industries

Independent Feature Film 10 YearsMarketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl 10 YearsNonprofit 1 Year

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • TheLearnedFangirl.com (1-2)
  • DOC NYC film festival (1-2)
  • Africana.com (now HuffPo Black Voices) (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • 1199SEIU (10+)
  • Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network (1-2)
  • Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (1-2)

Awards

NARAL Pro-Choice America, Roxbury Film Festival, Personal PAC of Illinois

Associations

NYWIFT, IFP New York

Other Work History

indy filmmaker - owner, Organized Chaos Mediaworks; communications specialist, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, asst. account manager: Connors Communications.

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop

Foreign Language Skills

proficient in French

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, HTML

References

available upon request

film/video work

Weightless
(independent documentary 2/1/2010)
The trailer from my 2010 documentary film "Weightless" that aired on the former Documentary Channel. Credits: director/producer/co-editor
Warwick Vote Yes video
(1199SEIU 10/15/2008)
A video I shot and edited showing Warwick Healthcare Campus urging other colleagues to vote to join 1199.
Silent Choices
(independent documentary 2/20/2007)
An excerpt from my award-winning documentary film, "Silent Choices." Excerpt features Angela describing the illegal abortion she had in college. Credits: director/producer/editor

writing samples

union campaign materials
(1199SEIU 10/31/2008)
1) A press release announcing a campaign victory for workers. 2) A flyer written to convince health care workers to vote to join 1199.
article on online dating
(Africana.com 8/22/2001)
Article written about African Americans who use online dating sites.
article on online dating, pg 2
(Africana.com 8/22/2001)
page two of online dating article
"The Truth Shall Set You Free"
(TheLearnedFangirl.com 11/14/2013)
An review of the Oscar-winning film "12 Years a Slave" that segues into a cinematic and cultural survey of the filmography of director Steve McQueen. (NOTE: The hard copy is too large to upload to this page. Please visit the URL to read the piece).
Yaybooyay: Black Women on TV in 2013"
(TheLearnedFangirl.com 11/22/2013)
A short, mid-season review of American Horror Story: Coven and how the television show depicts its African American characters.
"Discovering Lillian Roxon"
(DOC NYC film festival 11/4/2010)
A promotional article for the documentary "Mother of Rock: Lillian Roxon", which screened at the DOC NYC film festival. Director Paul Clarke was interviewed for the piece.
"40 Acres And a Mule: Keeping It Close to Home"
(40Acres.com/McLean Greaves 10/20/1996)
Copy for the splash page of the original 40acres.com, the web site for acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee.