BLERDFEST! NEW ORLEANS 2023 INFO
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
10% OF PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT
SOUND ON!
PANEL
BLACK COSPLAYERS MOVE BEYOND BLACK CHARACTERS
PANEL ROOM 1 • Noon - 1
Have you ever been told that you can’t Cosplay certain characters because the characters aren’t Black? Or that your body type or color or hair texture is inappropriate for a character? Or that your very Blackness makes the character oversexualized?
In a vast Black Multiverse, is there no room for a Black person to play something other than Storm?
ASL INTERPRETATION
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MULTIVERSE
OF BLACKNESS
PANEL
CREATING WORLDS
WITH WORDS
MAIN STAGE • Noon - 1
How does one go about creating characters, creating worlds, creating whole universes with words?
We will speak with award-winning Writers who manifest multiverses in comix, journalism, novels, poetry, and more.
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MULTI-VERSES:
PANEL
CREATING WORLDS
BEHIND THE SCENES
MAIN STAGE • 1:15 - 2:15
The Blerdy content we all love would be nonexistent without the contributions of countless behind-the-scenes Craftspeople.
We will speak with some of those Professionals – Cinematographers, Comic Book Artists, Costume Designers, Directors, and more – that help bring you the comix, movies, and TV shows that you love!
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IMAGINING UNIVERSES PT. 1
PANEL
CREATING WORLDS
IN FRONT OF
THE CAMERA
MAIN STAGE • 2:30 - 3:30
Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, NCIS: New Orleans, Queen Sugar, Scream Queens, Suicide Squad, Treme, Vampire Diaries – these are just a few of the projects our Guests have appeared in.
What inspires them?
How did they get their start?
What’s it like filming in NOLA?
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IMAGINING UNIVERSES PT. 2
FEATURED GUEST
CREATING WORLDS
WITHIN ONESELF
MAIN STAGE • 3:45 - 4:45
From outer space to the inner city, how does one create believable performances and memorable characters that are literally worlds apart?
New Orleans-based Actor Rachel Faison will sit down with her father, Veteran Actor Frankie Faison, who has created a multiverse of Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Black Cinema Classics over his 50+ year career!
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INTO THE
MULTI-SELF
OTHER STUFF
OTHER STUFF TO
MAKE YA HAPPY
Every day we’re working on creating more content for the event; here are a few of the things we have planned so far:
Video Gaming (Free Play • Tournaments • VR) • Table Gaming Tournaments • Cosplay Demos • Cosplay Throwdown • Film Screenings • Writing Workshops • Kids’ Corner • Vendors • Free Photo Booth • Food Trucks
ASL INTERPRETATION WHENEVER POSSIBLE
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE