“Our mission is to amplify the voices of young storytellers by guiding them through the filmmaking process and connecting them with industry mentors.”
The Social Cinema Foundation came from the realization that there is an urgent need for the voices of our youth to be heard. When given the opportunity to become President of the Social Cinema Foundation in early 2018, I would not have imagined how important providing a forum for people to express themselves would be to their mental health. During the pandemic, the Foundation engaged students in a get out the vote campaign that was highly successful and fueled my passion for using the various aspects to film production to address some of the mental health issues that our youth is facing. We also realized that the rigor of developing a film project was great for the story tellers and all involved in the production. Our current project, Traveling Mercies, epitomizes the work of the Foundation.
The Social Cinema Foundation has become my passion. A way to use my love for cinematic story telling to help our youth find their voice and share their stories. I hope you will join me on this journey.
Marjorie Lin Kilpatrick has devoted her life to the entertainment industry. She is currently CEO of NJoy Productions, a producer of both film and theatrical projects. Having grown up in the entertainment business watching her father, Lincoln Kilpatrick’s groundbreaking career, Ms. Kilpatrick has been exposed to all facets of the entertainment business. She has found a passion for producing meaningful content of all forms, including short and long film projects, theater, music videos and electronic press kits. Her goal is to expand her career and experience in ways that highlight her strength to bring a project together from beginning to end telling the intended story, while keeping within the time and financial parameters of the project.
In 2015, Ms. Kilpatrick refined her skills as a producer as a student in the NYFA Producer program. In addition to the academic work, she has produced four short film productions, including raising the funding for one project via a crowdfunding campaign. The NYFA program allowed her to to work with the state of the art industry equipment and software. She has become expert in film breakdown, planning and budgeting using such programs as Movie Magic, Celtix and Avid.
Her work on projects has included fundraising, location identification and negotiations, actor negotiations, shoot day logistics and overall project management. Since 2005, she has been the CEO of Njoy Producing which is an independent production company that works with local content providers to produce short films, commercials and Electronic Press Kits. Prior to founding Njoy Producing, Kilpatrick was an administrative instructor at the renown Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School. Njoy Producing has worked with InArt Media as a producer on many of its projects, including red carpet events for HBO. Producer, The Stuttering Preacher and Dad. She served as the lead producer of a two play series by award winning playwright, Levy Lee Simon. The show has a very successful two month Los Angeles run. In 2006, Mrs. Kilpartick was the Co-Producer of the Bow Wow Club and was awarded the 2006 NAACP Award.
Marjorie Lin Kilpatrick has devoted her life to the entertainment industry. She is currently CEO of NJoy Productions, a producer of both film and theatrical projects. Having grown up in the entertainment business watching her father, Lincoln Kilpatrick’s groundbreaking career, Ms. Kilpatrick has been exposed to all facets of the entertainment business. She has found a passion for producing meaningful content of all forms, including short and long film projects, theater, music videos and electronic press kits. Her goal is to expand her career and experience in ways that highlight her strength to bring a project together from beginning to end telling the intended story, while keeping within the time and financial parameters of the project.
In 2015, Ms. Kilpatrick refined her skills as a producer as a student in the NYFA Producer program. In addition to the academic work, she has produced four short film productions, including raising the funding for one project via a crowdfunding campaign. The NYFA program allowed her to to work with the state of the art industry equipment and software. She has become expert in film breakdown, planning and budgeting using such programs as Movie Magic, Celtix and Avid.
Her work on projects has included fundraising, location identification and negotiations, actor negotiations, shoot day logistics and overall project management. Since 2005, she has been the CEO of Njoy Producing which is an independent production company that works with local content providers to produce short films, commercials and Electronic Press Kits. Prior to founding Njoy Producing, Kilpatrick was an administrative instructor at the renown Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School. Njoy Producing has worked with InArt Media as a producer on many of its projects, including red carpet events for HBO. Producer, The Stuttering Preacher and Dad. She served as the lead producer of a two play series by award winning playwright, Levy Lee Simon. The show has a very successful two month Los Angeles run. In 2006, Mrs. Kilpartick was the Co-Producer of the Bow Wow Club and was awarded the 2006 NAACP Award.
Managing Director, Alice L. Walton Foundation
President, Art and Wellness Enterprises
As President of Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE), Reuben McDaniel oversees finance, technology, human resources, communications, and campus management for the non-profit organizations founded by Alice Walton. Reuben guides strategy and planning, working closely with the leadership team to achieve AWE’s mission of serving and supporting the non-profit organizations through providing shared efficiencies and creating a culture that embodies the founder’s vision and values.
As Managing Director of the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Reuben is charged with leading this 501(c)3 foundation into its next chapter of growth and development. This grant-making institution, focused on being a catalyst for change, is committed to increasing access to the arts, improving education, enhancing health and advancing economic opportunity for all. Through this work, the foundation strives to deliver meaningful and lasting change to individuals and communities most in need.
Previously, Reuben was President and CEO of DASNY (Dormitory Authority – State of New York), where he oversaw the construction, financing, and allied services for New York state. He has also served as Managing Director at Raymond James, President/CEO of RM Capital Management as well as Jackson Securities, Chairman of the Board of Atlanta Public Schools, and as head of capital markets for Llama Company.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Emily Tuckman is an award-winning theater and film actor, producer and educator. She has two masters degrees from NYU in theater and education, and received the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grant to study Shakespeare at Folger Shakespeare Institute in 2012. Emily taught Shakespeare for ten years at Brooklyn Technical High School, and used what she learned through the NEH grant to start the theater program at Brooklyn Tech from the ground up in order to inspire inner city youth to fall in love with Shakespeare and performance. It is still thriving today. Emily is honored to be on the Board of Social Cinema Foundation, and looking forward to continuing to support the passions of young people in the industry.