Offerings

  • film production

    Working on commissioned projects that are inspired by Black Futurism and literary explorations. Local production support for national projects interested in community engagement in filmmaking work. Our work is focused on bringing the Free Black Dirt vision and aesthetic to the filmmaking community in Minneapolis.

  • literature readings & literary events

    A literature reading is a curated evening of readings from writers of an array of lit genres usually connected to Blackness or Queerness.

  • facilitation

    Vital, different and interested in unpacking the historical creatively to heal into a limitless future.

  • cultural conversations & curation

    Curated events with thinkers or creatives in connection with Black arts, literature and liberation.

  • workshops

    Presentations on cultural production and artmaking in Minneapolis. Utilizing writing and artistic reflection to connect the themes of Blackness, creativity, liberation, and social transformation.

  • Black nature events & retreats

    Inviting Black folks to engage nature in Minneapolis and the greater twin cities and state of Minnesota. These include writing classes, bike rides, and our first writing retreat in July 2021 at Rootsprings Farm and Retreat.