I wish to thank everyone in making TRACE private screening a successful event. Thank you honorees Rustum Southwell , Rosemary Sadlier , Renee Rankine , Naila Keleta-Mae , Tunde Dawodu and Adonis Huggins for the legacy that you are building through your work.
I want to thank the entire AWA Team, I am so in awe to see young women like Amany Ibrahim, Fatima Ibrahim, Griffin Wesonga, really grown with this experience and Angela Siracusa for being so dynamic, selfless, passionate and professional to perfection. Kanté Bamoussa for impeccable logistics.
I also want to acknowledge our marketing team Slammin Music Media for the efforts and extremely great job. A big thank you to my colleagues Nela Tavares our international outreach coordinator and research, @Peter Scott our research and interview formulator,, Isoken Ibie, Jahman Anikulapo and SylvesterNdumbi. Thank you Cristiano de Florentiis for your continuous support and caring, and thank to my co-producer Kennedy Seed for being so dedicated, humble and for accepting to become a perfectionist with me in such time restraint and thank you Fred, Lois Sander . for the beautiful artwork production, Kyla (singer) our piets led by Shakkoi for such a memorable performance!
Thank you to our associate producers in Nigeria, A big thank you to our volunteers @Rosa Rose, Rob Leclerc, Rosalind Simone, Donna Aimiuwu, Valentina, Jbwai Jbwai Florence Tchoulack Clementine, Thank you Honorable Jean Augustine Centre for Young Women’s Empowerment your support. Thank you to Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame, Junior Achievement Nova Scotia, Black Culture Centre, Black Business Initiative, Black Culture Centre, Halifax, ArtScape Daniels Spectrum . Thanks to the community for such wonderful support from across the GTA and the Niagara Region, Thank you #MonaPatel City of Niagara Falls Councilor, Kevin Reigh at Toronto Arts Council. Our sincere gratitude to our funders Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada s and Toronto Arts Council . Thanks to our community partners Saimy’s Art, ICFF Canada , #saimysart and TELUS Business . Thank you Daniela Sanzone and Eric Alper for the publicity.
Thank you everyone who have contributed at any level and sorry if i miss your name.
Thank God and the good spirit of this beautiful land and our ancestors for yet another successful accomplishment!
I am truly grateful and humbled!
Producer and Director
