Byron Hurt
| Byron Hurt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Byron Patrick Hurt December 31, 1969 |
| Residence | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Northeastern University |
| Home town | Islip, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Kenya Felice Crumel (m. 2006) |
| Website | http://www.bhurt.com/ |
Byron Patrick Hurt (born December 31, 1969) is an American activist, lecturer, writer, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. In 2010, he hosted the Emmy-nominated television show, Reel Works with Byron Hurt.[1] His documentary Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival[2] and broadcast nationally on PBS in 2007.[3] His film Soul Food Junkies received the Best Documentary Award at the 2012 American Black Film Festival[1] and aired on PBS' Independent Lens in January 2013.[4]
Hurt is currently working on his new documentary Hazing: How Badly Do You Want In, an exploration on the culture of hazing following the tragic hazing deaths of young people.[5]
Biography
Byron Hurt attended Northeastern University to study Journalism. While attending Northeastern, Hurt played football as a quarterback,[6] and founded God Bless the Child Productions before graduating in 1993. Upon graduation he was hired by the university's Center for the Study of Sport in Society to help form the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program with the purpose of educating young black men about gender and sexual violence. This experience led Hurt to produce and direct the documentary I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America. Hurt is also the former associate director of the United States Marine Corps gender violence prevention program. On September 30, 2006, Byron Hurt married Kenya Felice Crumel at their home in Plainfield, New Jersey.[7]
Filmography
- Moving Memories: The Black Senior Video Yearbook
- I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America
- Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
- Barack & Curtis: Manhood, Power, & Respect
- Soul Food Junkies
Notes
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- Independent Lens – Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes – Filmmaker Statement PBS. Accessed March 7, 2008.
- Independent Lens – Soul Food Junkies – About the Filmmaker PBS.
External links
- Official website
- Byron Hurt at the Internet Movie Database
- Byron Hurt on YouTube
- "Soul Food Junkies" (Coming to Independent Lens on PBS January 2013)
- "Barack & Curtis: Manhood, Power, & Respect" (2008)
- "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" (2006; PBS Broadcast date: February 2007))
- "I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America" (1998)
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