Faith Pennick

Brooklyn, NY USA
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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 Years
Director
10 Years
Writer
20 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
10 Years
Women's Issues
10 Years

Industries


Independent Feature Film
10 Years
Marketing (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
10 Years
Nonprofit
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

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)

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

Awards

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

Associations

NYWIFT, IFP New York

Showcase

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.