GLOBALMIXX

We are honored to have actress, writer, film director, and producer, Sam Q. Bailey as this year’s film keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Global Mixx Music and Film Forum taking place on Saturday, October 25 at Malcolm X College in Chicago.

Sam Bailey is an Emmy-nominated writer and director from Chicago. Bailey directed and co-executive produced the first 3 episodes of Marvel's highly anticipated series IRONHEART. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated webseries BROWN GIRLS and the creator of the Gotham-nominated webseries YOU'RE SO TALENTED, which premiered at Tribeca. Bailey served as a producer and director on the final season of Netflix’s DEAR WHITE PEOPLE and as a director on the show's previous season. Bailey directed the Powderkeg digital series EAST OF LA BREA (SXSW Selectee, Urban World Film Festival Winner) and several episodes of television, including GROWN-ISH and THE CHI. Bailey received praise for her examination of gender and patriarchy in her short film MASCULINE/MASCULINE, which premiered on Vice. Bailey's work has been featured in many publications, and she was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans, and received Shadow and Act’s Rising Award. Sam was recently awarded OTV's inaugural Beyond The Screen Legacy Award in honor of their tenth anniversary.