ESSENCE Hollywood House returned to Los Angeles for its fifth annual event featuring some of the industry’s most notable names and executives from film and television. Hosted by Skye Townsend, the event focused on equipping the community with the tools and resources needed to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges.
The day provided attendees a range of ways to enter into the entertainment industry including a free mini-makeover and headshot session, a 30-second elevator pitch booth, a mock film set and much more. Panel discussions, fireside chats and speed mentoring sessions focused on key topics for film and television enthusiasts and professionals including:
Slated to Shine: Fresh Faces of Black Hollywood: The truth about the life and times of being young, Black, and gifted in Hollywood Today with Co-Fonder of ESSENCE Girls United Rechelle Dennis, Da’Vinchi (STARZBMF) and Layla DeLeon Hayes (The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster). More inside….
Rechelle Dennis, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Zaria and Da’Vinchi
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