The European Studies Department is excited to welcome Antonio Dikele Distefano to SDSU to discuss "Black Italians and Cultural Entrepreneurship in Film, Fiction, Music and Social Media." Please share with your students and join us on tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7th from 12:30-1:45pm in Montezuma Hall (flyer attached).
Antonio Dikele Distefano is an Italian writer, producer and filmmaker of Angolan descent, author of five successful young adult novels with combined sales exceeding 500,000 copies.
He is the co-creator of the 2021 Netflix series Zero, and the director of the 2022 Amazon Prime film Autumn Beat, both featuring young Black Italian protagonists. An inspiration to many Black Italians, he has pioneered numerous projects in publishing, television, and social media. In 2016 he founded Esse Magazine – the largest and most influential rap publication in Italy today – to showcase Black artists and performers. He owns the communication agency Cantera. With his production company he is developing films that bring Black Italian performers onto the world stage. His mission is to produce quality projects that positively portray underserved communities.
Thank you to our co-sponsors! SDSU School of Theatre, Television, and Film, SDSU Arts Alive, SDSU Africana Studies, SDSU MALAS and The Italian Institute of Culture Los Angeles.
Kind regards,
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Veronica Gonzalez
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Administrative Support Coordinator
Dept. of European Studies
College of Arts and Letters
(619) 594-6491
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