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Rita Shelton Deverell: Queen Bee

2022 4 min
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A tribute to an astonishing legacy and a rallying cry for a new generation, director Sara Elgamal’s Queen Bee brings the remarkable work of broadcaster, actor, and thinker Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell into focus. Cinematically shot and with striking use of archives, the film features a monologue from Deverell’s one woman play, Smoked Glass Ceiling, and offers an expansive vision for change.

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Rita Shelton Deverell: Queen Bee

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A tribute to an astonishing legacy and a rallying cry for a new generation, director Sara Elgamal’s Queen Bee brings the remarkable work of broadcaster, actor, and thinker Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell into focus. Cinematically shot and with striking use of archives, the film features a monologue from Deverell’s one woman play, Smoked Glass Ceiling, and offers an expansive vision for change.

  • recipient
    Rita Shelton Deverell
  • writer
    Sara Elgamal
  • director
    Sara Elgamal
  • featuring
    Rita Shelton Deverell
  • producer
    Sherien Barsoum
    Jon Montes
  • executive producer
    Anita Lee
  • director of photography
    Shady Hanna
  • editor
    Sarah Jane Bachinski
  • additional editing
    Nicole Sison
  • sound design
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • music
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • production manager
    Dominique Chaumont
  • production coordinator
    Melissa Paduada
    Adrianna Marling
  • production assistant
    Maria Ramage
  • steadicam operator
    Richard Gonzales
  • key grip
    Asmaa Er-Rouhi
  • gaffer
    Jonathan Glendon
  • swing
    Hala Hunny
  • technician
    Peter Abbott
    Vince Rotondi
  • sound recordist
    Eric Taylor
  • wardrobe
    Charlene Akuamoah
  • wardrobe assistant
    Nakeimah Williams
  • hair
    D'Andra Morris
  • makeup artist
    Franceline Kingu
  • production supervisor
    Marcus Matyas
  • technical assistant
    Q'Mal Labad-Workman
  • DIT
    Ashley Mach
  • assistant editor
    Pranay Nichani
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • picture post-production
    Nice Shoes
  • online editor
    Tricia Hagoriles
  • sound post-production
    The Dark Studio
  • re-recording
    Grant Edmonds
  • manager studio operations
    Mark Wilson
  • studio administrator
    Andrew Martin-Smith
  • studio coordinator
    Carly Kastner
  • legal counsel
    Peter Kallianiotis

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