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THE NEXT 15 MINUTES
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Artistic Freedom Ltd. founder Celia C. Peters, is a 2024-25 Artist-in-Residence with Oakland's inimitable Betti Ono Foundation, which believes that art is both a powerful form of activism and a vehicle for cultural resilience. BOF celebrates artists who use their practice to challenge injustices, foster self-determination, and inspire collective transformation.
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For her Residency, Celia is producing The Next 15 Minutes, a dramatic reading of screenwriting by diverse screenwriters. She created and originally produced this show while living in NYC and is stoked to reprise it in Oakland.
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The Next 15 Minutes: Full Spectrum Futures puts underrepresented screenwriters in the driver’s seat with a focus on futurist stories. Seeing ourselves in the future is the first step to self-determination and this program gives storytellers a platform to dramatize the futures they envision. The Next 15 Minutes: Full Spectrum Futures will present four jury-selected 15-minute screenwriting excerpts read by actors in character in a live show at an Oakland venue, in April 2025. (Think story time for grown-ups.) Selected screenwriters will cast and direct their 15-minute segment with the support of the show's producers.
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Representation matters now more than ever. Tell your story of the future.
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QUESTIONS?
Betti Ono Projects and Programs Coordinator, Flavia Mora projectcoordinator@bettiono.com
Producer Celia C. Peters artisticfreedomltd@gmail.com