Read About: Art

Read About: Art is the pilot episode for ‘Read About It’, an unscripted series created by Cultured Books that brings books to life through literary-based field trips throughout Tampa Bay, Fl.

This pilot episode explores black representation within art spaces in St. Pete, FL all while connecting experiences to Kimberly Drew’s book, “This Is What I Know About Art”.

Tamia Iman Kennedy_Producer
Moji Wilson_Director of Photography
Moji Wilson_Editor
Ryan Seybold_Sound Mixer
Tamia Iman Kennedy_Script Supervisor
Anthony Macon_Production Assistant
Jazhaire Kennedy_BTS Photographer
Tamia Iman Kennedy_Director
Moji Wilson_Director
Tamia Iman Kennedy_Writer
Lorielle J. Hollaway_Writer
Lorielle J. Hollaway_Executive Producer
Rosalyn Bryant_Craft Services
Banjo Funk_Animator
Nadia Hardy_Host
Ava Hardy_Host
Victor Holland_Bus Driver
Nick Davis_Artist
Katherine Pill_Curator
Kimberlynn Martin_Art Instructor
Ya La’ford_Artist
The Trailer family_Extra
The Davis Family_Extra
Ray Grace_Extra
Tyler Blair_Extra
Takaeo Faison_Extra
Katiana Cox_Extra
The Hardy Family_Extra
The Robinson Family_Extra

Special Thanks To:

Deuces Live Inc.

The ArtsXchange

Nick Davis

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg

Derrick Adams

James Weldon Johnson Library

Ya La’Ford

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Ariel Kroll

Pinellas Film Commission
Lisa Dozois

City of St. Petersburg

Pocket Change Collective
This Is What I Know About Art
By Kimberly Drew
Penguin Workshop
Penguin Random House

Kimberly Drew photo credit Kathy Lo

Derrick Adams photo credit Kay Hickman

Jean Michel-Basquiat photo credit The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean Michel-Basquiat, Untitled, 1982
Kerry James Marshall, A Portrait of the Artist As a Shadow of His Former Self, 1980
Kerry James Marshall photo credit Katherine McMahon
Kara Walker photo credit Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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