NOIR FEST: Harvard/Yale Media Mixer
A Game-Changing Conversation About Growing Black Wealth Through Creativity
Join us for an unprecedented gathering of some of the world’s most influential voices in Black storytelling, creative infrastructure, and wealth stewardship. This Salon brings together heavyweights in storytelling—legendary producer Warrington Hudlin and global filmmaker Kunle Afolayan—in conversation with wealth wielder, family-office leader Barry Johnson, whose work fuels generational prosperity across the African world.
This is a space for creatives and funders who are serious about building a better world through storytelling.
If you are an artist eager to prosper from your gifts…
If you are an investor, donor, or institution committed to a more expressive, more imaginative, more colorful future…
This conversation is designed for you.
6-6:45PM - Networking | 7-8:30PM - Salon/Conversation
Together we will explore how creativity becomes capital, how narratives become assets, and how infrastructure—financial, cultural, and technological—can unlock lasting Black prosperity across continents.
What to Expect
A visionary exchange about where the Black creative economy is headed
Insights on the systems, partnerships, and investments that help artists flourish
Reflections on the roots of Black film, culture, and global creative exchange
Tools and approaches needed to build a sustainable, liberated creative infrastructure
A rare opportunity to learn directly from leaders shaping the future of Black storytelling and wealth
Featuring
Warrington Hudlin — Icon, architect of Black film infrastructure, founder of Black Filmmaker Foundation
Kunle Afolayan — Global filmmaker, studio founder, and cinematic powerhouse
Barry Johnson — Founder of 7 Generations Africa; steward of generational Black wealth
Moderated by Olori Lolade Siyonbola — Founder of NOIR Labs / NOIR FEST and creator of Portal X
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