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REALSCREEN 2019 New Orleans Keep THE 9th ward residents OUT! (part 2) I’M SO SICK OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE FILM INDUSTRY!

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The very first night I went home after the REAL SCREEN SUMMIT I explained to my daughter and husband what happen to me. I couldn’t sleep that night I was up half of the night talking about it over and over to my husband and sometimes crying because I felt on an extreme level what my ancestors have been fighting against for generations.The stereotyping the following around the repeated questions like ARE YOU SURE YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO BE HERE and the repeated checking of my credentials. I really couldn’t believe that this happened to me after I had spent $1,700 paying to get into the summit.

Carol LEIGHTON said she was from CANADA she came to New Orleans and was treating me like this is how WHITE AMERICANS STILL TODAY TREAT BLACKS IN THE SOUTH AND HER ROLE WAS TO KEEP WITH THE normal tradition of WHITE AMERICA KEEPING NONE WHITES OUT EVENTS SUCH AS REALSCREEN SUMMIT 2019, HINDERING ANY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR MYSELF OR MY COMMUNITY! I do believe If my SPIRIT WASN’T BROKEN BECAUSE OF WHAT CAROL LEIGHTON HAD SAID TO ME I could have made connections and been successful at my goal of making connections. NO THIS BITCH HAD TO FUCK WITH ME she saw me all by myself and had to TAKE A SHIT on my plans with that RACIS BULLSHIT which did strike FEAR IN ME and made me less confident in my desire to meet people mostly WHITE PEOPLE at the REALSCREEN who could help me!

And I say that because of the way she treated me ALSO the things she said such as I GOT A JOB! TO KEEP YOU PEOPLE OUT, KEEP THE 9TH WARD OUT OF HERE,WHICH MEANS she is a divider! (THAT PART WAS DEFIANTLY CLEAR ) In her mind this was a event for non whites ONLY! She said she had a job! as if this was the norm to just walk up the black folks and say I was watching you because I DON’T UNDERSTAND how you look!

BACK TO WHAT HAPPEN!

Never the less I woke up the next day after really not getting any sleep that night a bit tired and SO UNREADY! to go through what I went through the day before.That morning when my daughter woke up she said to me mom don’t go back to that hotel with those people following you and saying mean things to you. I told her I was going because I really needed to meet some folks that can really help me get my new film out into the main stream, besides I had to go and MEET with someone about my experience so that they would know e a crazy women is stalking me. This day my husband Scott decided to drop me off instead of letting me me drive, he was afraid anything may happen and he may have to come and pick me up early.I assured him I was going to report the incident to a manager or supervisor of the summit. (this shit had my WHOLE FAMILY ON ALERT!)

Up on arriving at the summit I went to the receptions desk and asked for a manager or supervisor the male receptionist ask me what was it concerning? I then said it was concerning a women who was following me yesterday and also I couldn’t get access to the REAL SCREEN APP so I could follow the event through my phone instead of this book. The male receptionist stated to me there was no manager around at this time and that someone would email me about my complaint.I said ok and walked away feeling like I didn’t want to waste a lot of time because there was speed pitching and big TV station representatives that I wanted to meet and I should try and go catch up with them after I go use the bathroom. Upon coming out of the restroom GUESS WHO’S STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE REST ROOM? Carol Leighton! she then said Hello with a passive aggessive smile on her face but at that time I didn’t know she was Carol until I picked up her name tag and read her name.I then said Oh! it’s you again I then walked off and went to the lifetime channel panel about R-Kelly.

I was 10 mins in the surviving R-Kelly panel and I received a email from Claire MacDonald who is the VP & Publisher, realscreen of the summit please see email below.

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 2:37 PM Claire Macdonald <[email protected] wrote

Hi Kimberley, I understand that you felt uncomfortable after an interaction with one of our team members yesterday. If you have time I’d like to meet with you and hear what happened directly. My mobile is 1-416-505-4891 if you want to text me or give me a call. Best, Claire – Claire Macdonald

VP & Publisher, realscreen

Executive Producer, Scripted

1-416-408-0858

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 2:52 PM FEAR NO GUMBO (ME)<[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Claire, Yes I did have a issue with one of representative, I do need to discuss although it’s very difficult because of what happen to me. Let me know your availability? Kimberly

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 2:54 PM Claire Macdonald <[email protected] wrote:

I can meet you right now if that works for you. Let me know where you are and I can come and meet you. c

On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:00 PM, FEAR NO GUMBO (ME)<[email protected]> wrote:

Sure I’m in fuse 2

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 3:02 PM Claire Macdonald <[email protected] wrote:

I will be there in 5min. Meet me outside?

On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:04 PM, FEAR NO GUMBO (ME)<[email protected]> wrote:

Sure, see you there.

I wanted to talk with Claire about my experience but I also didn’t want to miss out on any more panels or meeting opportunities either. So I’m thinking we were going to chat outside in the hall as soon as I got outside in the hall she introduced herself and said lets go up stairs to my office to discuss I Immediately felt afraid but I said ok, and turned on my cell phone and begin recording because I didn't’ know what was going to happen when we went up. We got to the 27th floor we went into her room/office I sat down I could hear people in the back talking however I didn’t know who they were so I was a bit spooked……really.

CLAIRE:Thanks for meeting with me, So I heard from Tiffany Nicholson you wanted to talk to someone about something that happen to you?

KIM:Yes that is true

CLAIRE: so tell me what happed?

I then begin to tell her what had happen with a lady by the name of CAROL she immediately pulled out her phone and pulled up Carol’s picture on the REALSCREEN app (the one that I still didn’t have access to) and asked is this the women you are talking about? I then said YES and do she work for the company?

CLAIRE: YES she do.

I then begin to tell my story about what happen to me and how CAROL LEIGHTON was following me kept on checking my name tag repeatedly stopping me saying things like she had to STOP me because she had a job to do keep YOU PEOPLE OUT! the 9th ward out of the REAL SCREEN summit not to mention following me watching me a valet parking etc. (everything I mentioned in part 1)

CLAIRE: I’m so sorry you are having this experience at real screen I’ve been knowing Carol for years and she never came a cross as raciest. Carol has worked for our company for years I never heard her say or do anything Raciest

KIM: That wasn’t my experience with her, she came up to me and told me to my face I HAVE A JOB TO KEEP YOU OUT YOU PEOPLE FROM THE 9TH WARD OUT!

CLAIRE: And I don’t know what she was getting at when she was saying you people I don’t think she was meaning anything wrong when she said that.

KIM: NO! WHEN PEOPLE SAY YOU PEOPLE that means you over there and I’m over here which infers separation when she added I have to keep you people out! I MEAN THE 9TH WARD that meant she was using that to term to explain a divide and that I need to be out….outside and not wanted in REALSCREEN!

I went home and told my family about what happen and I cried after I explained to my daughter,

CLAIRE: How old is your daughter?

Kim:11years old when I told her what happen to me she said I was racially discriminated against she also said she’s afraid for me to go back the next day.

CLAIRE: I’m so sorry you had to go through this I’m going to talk with Carol about this and get back with you soon.

(MIND YOU THIS IS JUST A RUFF DRAFT OF THE CONVERSATION Please listen to the whole conversation by clicking the audio link below)

10 MINS LATER IN A EMAIL TITLED Make amends Realscreen Summit

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 3:52 PM Claire Macdonald <[email protected] wrote:

Hi Kim,

I have met with Carol. As I thought, this was a terrible miscommunication. She is terribly upset for hurting your feelings and would really like the opportunity to apologize to you in person. I assume you are in a session now. Would you agree to meet her during the networking break at 4:45?

Claire

On Jan 30, 2019, at 4:01 PM, FEAR NO GUMBO <[email protected]> wrote:

No, I can’t. I’m EXTREMELY upset about Carols behavior towards me and the words she said.

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 4:05 PM Claire Macdonald <[email protected]> wrote:

Would you meet with her if I was there? As I said, she is not a racist person, and she feels sick about this and the way you feel?

I DIDN’T ANSWER BACK

From: Claire Macdonald <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Realscreen Summit To: FEAR NO GUMBO <[email protected]>

Let me know Kim - she wants to make amends. She feels dreadful. She put her foot in her mouth - in a big way.

Also, I have asked to have your registration refunded. C

SHE PUT HER FOOT IN HER MOUTH- definition to say or do something that you should not have, something that embarrasses someone else.

By that time I was ready to go because it seemed the more she emailed me about meeting with Carol the more upset I got. I thought about going into another networking session but I called Scott my husband instead. I was sick to my stomach because of the way they had treated me and it made me even more UPSET when Claire suggested I meet with the same MF that was stalking me treated me nasty and just shitted on my work and community because of a jacket I had on that said 9th ward. FEAR NO GUMBO Trailer link https://youtu.be/IG0RvRE30tA

CAROL LEIGHTON had no clue about the 9th ward or who I was or my work.. For those who know my film work they know my film work has been built around rebuilding the 9th ward and bringing economic development and housing back to that community after Katrina destroyed it. I wear 9th ward brand on my clothing because my films are about that community by the way very RESILIENT COMMUNITY that WE THE RESIDENTS HAVE PRIDE IN!

IF YOU OR IF YOU KNOW ANY ONE WHO HAS BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGINST BY REALSECEEN OR ANY ONE ELSE PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY! email me @[email protected]

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO PART 3 YES IT’S A PART 3! I’ll be posting that part of the story and the full AUDIO recordings of the meeting in ON THE 27th floor of the SHERATON HOTEL!

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