Rita Coburn Whack is an independent filmmaker with Emmy Award winning documentaries for Curators of Culture, Remembering 47th Street and African Roots American Soil. Other documentaries have aired on C-Span and the History Channel. Under her direction, Maya Angelou's Radio Show for Oprah Radio was awarded the Women in Radio and Television Gracie Awards, "Best Radio Program" 2008, "Best Radio Host" 2009 and the "Silver World Medal" in radio new york festival 2009. Author of the novel Meant to Be (Random House Strivers Row 2002) her company RCW Media Productions, Inc. produced Maya Angelou's Black History Month Specials distributed by Public Radio International 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Bushwick Film Festival
