Month: October 2018

An Evening of Inclusion and Excellence: The 13th Annual NBC Universal Short Film Festival

An Evening of Inclusion and Excellence: The 13th Annual NBC Universal Short Film Festival

The 13th Annual NBC Universal Short Film Festival was a star-studded culmination of a months-long process that whittled down a crop of 4,000+ short film submissions to six extraordinary finalists. These six films represented the best and brightest of hungry and talented filmmakers. After seeing […]

Nerds of Prey Exclusive: On the Set With Black Lightning’s Nafessa Williams!

Nerds of Prey Exclusive: On the Set With Black Lightning’s Nafessa Williams!

Nerds of Prey was on hand for an exclusive set visit and chat with Nafessa Williams, one of the stars of the hit CW show, Black Lightning. So, what can we expect this season in terms of Anissa, aka Thunder’s,  progression and her need to […]

How Marginalized Cosplayers Are Finding Their Safe Spaces

How Marginalized Cosplayers Are Finding Their Safe Spaces

As a marginalized lover of pop culture, you tend to navigate fandom a little differently than the status quo. When the landscape is still largely cisgender, straight, white, and male, you end up having to cling to characters who don’t quite look like you or […]

Disney Launches New Global Video Series Encouraging Girls to #DreamBigPrincess

Disney Launches New Global Video Series Encouraging Girls to #DreamBigPrincess

Imagine what your wildest dreams would look like if you had the right resources, encouragement, and support in place. For boys and men, that may not be so difficult. For girls, women, and non-binary individuals, however, the notion of unmitigated access might seem well out […]