SKYLARK

Executive Producer | Author

Dr. Yanique Redwood is an author, speaker, racial justice strategist, and facilitator of intimate spaces that center care and connection among Black people and people of color. After a decade as CEO of iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, Dr. Redwood self-published her first book White Women Cry and Call Me Angry: A Black Woman’s Memoir on Racism in Philanthropy.

She is now the Executive Producer of Skylark, a film loosely based on her first book, and her second book, written with her husband Ronnie Galvin, is We Quit America: Our Exit from a Country Designed to Kill Black People.

Dr. Redwood is fully devoted to her health and wellness. This means making radical decisions every day to protect them both, including spending most of her time outside of the United States. She lives in both Montego Bay, Jamaica and Washington, DC.

Director | Producer

Mignotae is an award-winning Producer, Director, and Writer with a passion for creating impactful content that bridges the worlds of creative expression and social change. She has over 8 years of experience in the industry, working on documentaries, unscripted series, music videos,  live performances, branded content, and narrative films.

Her work has been featured on the PBS Docu-Series "No Passport Required”. Mignotae’s contributions have also extended to notable platforms such as HBO Max, National Public Radio (NPR), and Bravo.  Mignotae’s work reflects a commitment to shedding light on important social issues and amplifying voices that often go unheard. Her work serves as a catalyst for conversations, inspiring audiences to question, empathize, and engage with the world around them.

Producer

Bethel Dixon is a writer/producer focused on creating a body of work that tells authentic and moving stories centered upon the lives of people of color around the globe. As a first generation Ethiopian-Eritrean American filmmaker, Bethel's distinct voice and vision draw her towards the exploration of humanity, family, women, immigrant life, and film as a vessel for social impact. Bethel is a former Black Producers Fellow selected by the Black TV & Film Collective and Wavelength Productions as well as a former screenwriting mentee of the Women In Film Mentoring Program.

Her short film HERE was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2022 Pan African Film Festival and Outstanding Dramatic Writing at the 2022 Micheaux Film Festival. In 2023, the film won Special Mention, Emerging Narratives at the March On Washington Film Festival and held its international premiere at the Toronto Black Film Festival. Bethel studied feature film writing with the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and prior to shifting her career towards independent filmmaking, worked in network development and programming for nine years.

Director of Photography

Mansa Johnson, a cinematographer from Washington, DC, launched his film career in 2010 with encouragement from his twin brother, Kwasi, and classmate Iyore Odighizuwa. He has since worked with the Washington Wizards, artists like Jazmine Sullivan and Akon, major networks including BET and ESPN, and events such as the Super Bowl. Mansa has worked on award-winning projects and now serves as a Director of Photography for documentaries, music videos, and narrative films.