Karen Hayes
TFI Support
Tribeca All Access® 2007
About
Karen Hayes produced and directed An Incident in the Life of Slave Girl, a short film based on the 1861 memoir of abolitionist Harriet Jocobs, as part of the AFI Directing Program for Women in 2006. She produced and directed the award-winning documentary, South African Woman Artists Speak, and the award-winning short film, How It Is, both of which were screened at a number of festivals and featured on Black Entertainment Television (BET). She holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from UCLA.
The Foolishness of God: Desmond Tutu and Forgiveness
An in depth examination of Desmond Tutu’s life and work with a focus on his controversial message of forgiveness and reconciliation.