Angelina Mitchell, Founder

I love playing in the background, that’s why I’m usually behind the camera 🤣.

My name is Ange and I’m the founder/Creative Director of the Dayton Black Women’s Film Festival. I’m passionate about this event and can’t wait for it to be a cultural staple for DYT. Celebrating Black Women in film is so important to me May 16th is about to be 🔥.

I love Black Women from infinity to infinity.

This year we are introducing The Bloom Award, which is a testament to the beauty of recognizing and giving credit where it is genuinely due when the flowers are still growing from the root. This year we have selected Aisha Ford as our first recipient.

Bloom Award Recipient 2024

Aisha Ford is an award-winning filmmaker known for humanizing complex issues with empathy and inclusivity. Her short films have screened at prestigious festivals like Tribeca and HollyShorts, earning recognition from organizations like BAFTA and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned accolades such as the Spike Lee Film Production Grant. Aisha’s talent was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019, and she recently directed an acclaimed campaign for Dove and Ogilvy titled “As Early As Five,” addressing hair discrimination against Black girls.

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