FILM ON PRODUCTION NOW!

I am an Ethiopian-German Female Artist who lives in Toronto and Berlin. I am an actress, a filmmaker and a producer. I am interested in creating a safe space, empower females and minority narratives, since they haven’t been voiced enough.

BENITA BAILEY
IS JUST GETTING STARTED

- CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS: "EMMETT" - #YELLIT Season III

CREATION

Label Noir

LABEL NOIR is an Afro-German artist collective that strives to create spaces where people can express their creativity regardless of their skin color, origin or gender.

Currently in progress "Emmett Till - Down In My Heart" by Claire Coss in collaboration with HAU.

#yellit

#Yell It From The Mountain is a show featuring Black artists of the performing arts. Since the death of George Floyd and the revival of the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement, the discussion about racism and structural racism has globally been reignited. As much as these discussions are necessary as artists we need to have a safe space where we can talk freely about our art without having to explain world order issues that continuously allow for our oppression.

Currently in production #yellit season 3 in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Toronto, Böll Foundation & LABEL NOIR.

Find all shows here

#diasporakidz

Diasporakidz is a collective of eight performing artists from all over Canada who came together digitally to create a new piece with the working title "No one knows yet" With the support of the MAI and grounded in Diane Roberts Arrivals Legacy Project the all female-identifying collective has created an environment for the voices and the stories of their ancestors to not only emerge from them but also mingle with each other. Through these stories a new piece linking their past, present and future will be created. While doing so Diasporakidz will be implementing and testing out real and practical ways of decolonizing not only ideas of performance, from the rehearsal hall to the stage, but most importantly of themselves.

Soon more here

ACTING

incredibly diverse interest meets a rebellious voice and a tendency to be more of a natural beauty – ready to inspire the future of Germany’s and Canada’s acting world.

#reel #aboutme

Heirs

May and Bobby meet after the death of their mother at the estate administrator’s office. Old memories, conflicts and an inheritance are being negotiated today - whether they like it or not.

I'm a Woman

“I’m a Woman” won the cell phone short film competition of Pro Quote Regie at the Berlinale 2017. The task was to deal with the topics sexism, racism and homophobia in 2-3 minutes.