Alesyn McCall

Theatre & Film Producer • Arts Administrator • Performing artist

Bio

A multidisciplinary producing artist, Alesyn is passionate about collaborating with creative people of diverse backgrounds to produce live-action art designed to enlighten, inspire, and entertain.As a producer, cinematographer, and editor, Alesyn has been at the helm of creating both short and long-form commercial media- including works showcased at the Cannes Film Festival's Court Métrage. Alesyn is co-founder of Black LGBT+ Plays (BLP), an organization dedicated to uplifting the voices of Black queer film and theatre artists in the Detroit area and was recently awarded a technology grant from Knight Arts Foundation to complete an immersive video project focusing on the narratives of elder queer people. BLP also produces Woman Crush Everyday, where representations of Black queer women in film, television and plays are discussed. Guests of Woman Crush Everyday include producer and writer, Lena Waithe (Showtime's "The Chi", "Queen & Slim", Netflix's "Master of None"). As a hip-hop artist, Alesyn (Al Wu, Alexyn Wundrland) has released five solo and collaborative projects since 2018 with their label, Beats Rhymes Everything Detroit.Alesyn earned her Bachelor of Arts from Howard University with a major in Radio, Television and Film Production and a Master of Arts Administration from Wayne State University. A 2022 Kennedy Center/ACTF ASPIRE Leadership Fellow, Alesyn is the proud recipient of the Charlene Gordon Arts Impact Award presented by the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.Currently, Alesyn serves as the Supervisor of Promotions and Outreach in the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University.

Current Projects

Media

Media in this playlist is comprised of content I directed, shot and edited.

Contact

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