Gender

Female

Location

Sacramento, CA

My current Project Title:

VOICES FOR FREEDOM & O Freedom! - a one-woman touring musical on Mary Pleasant with a new film as intro

I describe myself as a

I'm an SFF Filmmaker

My areas of expertise include:

director

About me - current project:

Full Areas of Expertise: Producer-Director-Writer-Performer CURRENT CURRENT & CAREER WORK, BRIEF BIO,-RECOGNITION -- NEWS! =Theatrical run of VOICES FOR FREEDOM - The Hyers Sisters' Legacy June 20-27, Hollywood at The Laemmle Noho7 theater, 6:30 pm daily =Touring new documentary short and live show on Mary Pleasant -- Bibbs becomes Mary Pleasant on stage in a rousing, one-woman touring musical O Freedom! Bookings via mepleasant1@yahoo.com

Laurels, awards and other accomplishments:

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/KEY AWARDS & RECOGNITION EDUCATION: ARTS: Opera and Vocal Performance =Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Vocal Performance/Opera =Apprenticeships at the Santa Fe Opera; diplomas at the Mozarteum in Austria =26 years as a touring opera and concert singer and actress Touring Artist (singer-actress) www.susheelbibbs.com HUMANITIES = Advanced degree in Communications, Breyer State University = Certifications, State of CA, in Voice and Philosophy =1978 Diploma in Vedic Philosophy & Culture, Sandeepany,Bombay =1975 CPB Training Grant(Executive training) RECENT INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:Documentary Film & other since 2007: 1) VOICES FOR FREEDOM: (Fall 2017-pres, documentary short) -- 2018 Bronze Telly, Grand Festival Award: Berkeley Int'l Video & Film Festival; Documentary Short Award: Houston Worldfest, Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: Honolulu International Film Festival, Award Hollywood Int'l Documentary Festival/Awards, Best Film (Cine Soul) Sacramento Int'l Film Festival, 2018 Gold Winner - International Independent Film Awards (Short Documentary), more 2) Film on Mary Pleasant on PBS through 2021. (see below*) *MEET MARY PLEASANT Mother of Civil Rights in California - film and one-woman musical (FEATURE/PBS: 2008; Film Re-issued PBS: 2018:in HD to 2020: 2010 --Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Honolulu International Film Festival, Official Screening at Cannes Film Festival,Officially screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Best Director of a Documentary 09 in New York and Best Historical Documentary Feature (08) in Hollywood: NY Int'l Independent Film Festival, Screening Finalist in the Hollywood Black Film Festival, =MEET MARY PLEASANT SHORT: 2007 Peace-reel Medallion - Best Documentary Short: Berkeley Int'l Video and Film Festival =THE LEGACY OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (KVIE/PBS): Silver Telly* Award: Best short documentary. (Silver was the top award in 2008). This film tours with the short one-woman show. 3) One-woman shows: MEET MARY PLEASANT (drama) & O FREEDOM (musical) one-woman Enactments, 60-90 mins.: Bibbs has won SF Supervisors Highest Commendation, Commendations for enriching history from St. Louis City Museum, Los Angeles African-American Museum, National Park Service Network-to-Freedom Program Awards & more. See susheelbibbs.com or contact mepleasnt1@yahoo.com 4) AN UNSUNG MUSE - Classical Song of Black Composers SHORT (1991, 2007 reissue: 2001 on DVD) 2016 Willis Patterson Award for film research from The African American Art-song Alliance OTHER CAREER AWARDS - Television & Radio =National EMMY., Executive Producer of ZOOM: =CPB Management Training Grant, =2 CPB Best Program Awards, Action for Children's Television Award (The Spider's Web): Radio Producer/Music Program Dir. of The Spider's Web (WGBH/NPR) & Others RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS MEDIA -Several NPR. KVIE-TV Film, and Discovery Channel Profiles about Mary Pleasant -2018 - KVIE-PBS Arts Showcase Profile -2017 - Good Day Sacramento Hyers film profile PERFORMANCE AND CAREER =2018 Marquis Who's Who of Women Lifetime Achievement award =2018 PBS Arts Showcase: Career Profile =2001 CA Humanities/California History Alive touring artist and Grant recipient - Meet Mary Pleasant =1990-2003: Featured artist: California Touring Artist Roster =2001-pres: Grant recipient & performer: The Missouri Arts Council and The National Park Service Network to Freedom Program (Meet Mary Pleasant, O Freedom, Mother of civil Rights exhibit) 1999:2001 Commendations: St. Louis City Museum, Los Angeles African American Museum. Highest Commendation: Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco AREAS OF WORK (1970-Present) =touring classical singer-actress =Independent Filmmaker =Founder/Exec.Director,The Living Heritage Foundation (Sacramento) =Director-Performer-writer, M.E.P. Productions/Publications (books,documentary scripts) =Producer & Director of Music Program Development, WGBH Radio =Producer-Executive Producer, WGBH-TV

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Capital Region