Gina Carey, Palm Springs, CA First Female African American Filmmaker
Article by: Joyce Writings
GinaCarey is a multi-talented and successful African American Filmmaker based in
Palm Springs which is located in Coachella Valley, California. Having lived and
worked in Palm Springs, Coachella for eight years, she is unarguably the first
African American woman in the Filmmaking industry in Palm Spring. She is known
for movie productions like Acts of Kindness, Rose England, The Assumptions,
Aspire to Inspire and a couple of other movies which air on Amazon Prime,
Youtube, Vimeo and her official website, www.ginacareyfilms.net.
Before Gina began Filmmaking
GinaCarey started out as a recording artist in 1996, with three of her singles at
number one on the UK charts. Her first number one hit was in 1996 with two of
her singles and 2011 with a single. She has had over 12 musical albums so far.
Gina’s activity in Coachella
Gina’s
success isn’t overnight. Since 1996, Gina has had a progressive career which has
earned her a couple of awards. A few of the awards she has received are Black music award for best gospel artist,
in 2012, the Rising Stars of the Desert “Best Jazz Music Artist Award, Best
Single by the GHP Virtual Music Awards and in 2015, she won the Coachella
Valley Music Award (CVMA) as the “Best Contemporary Artist".
Recent
recognitions received were in 2016. These include Coachella Valley Music
Award’s nominations for “Best Unsigned Album” (Can You Dig it), Best
Contemporary Artist / Band & Best Female Vocalist and on May 22, 210 Gina
won for the 2nd year in a row the 2016 “Best Contemporary Artist" Award.
On August 31, 2016 Gina was selected to receive honors for being one of the
Most Influential and Interesting Women in the Coachella Valley by Coachella
Valley Weekly. There were only 12 woman and 12 men chosen and Gina Carey was 1
of the 12 women chosen. She is indeed influential.
Gina
has also written, directed & produced 3 Christian stage plays (The Ripple
Effect (2003), What Would You Do (2009), and The Spirit Killer (2015).
In
addition to Gina’s achievements in Coachella Valley, she is recognised as the
first female African American Filmmaker in Coachella Valley. This is undoubted
as the Coachella Valley Independent filmmakers and actor’s network was
sponsored by her companies: Gico Music and Gina Carey Films.
Asides
the fact that she is one of the women pioneers in cinema in Coachella Valley,
she continuously contributes to the industry by sponsoring events and producing
awesome movies. Her filmography includes: “The Unexpected the Movie” (Feature
Film, February 2016), “Aspire to Inspire” (Documentary, June 2016) and “The
Assumptions” (Feature Film, February 27, 2017) all written, produced, edited,
directed and filmed by Gina Carey. More works can be found on her YouTube
Channel, Vimeo and official website, www.ginacareyfilms.net
Despite
the evident challenges women encounter in the film industry which is dominated
by males, Gina has shown true and remarkable determination and has made it to
become the first African American female in Coachella Valley and Palm Springs
where she resides.
Gina as a Writer
In 2014, Gina wrote and published her book titled “The
Unexpected” with an audiobook version. The book received more than 800
downloads in its first month. She is indeed talented.
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