Mehret Mandefro

Emmy-nominated Producer. Writer. COO, TBTM Studios. Co-founder, Truth Aid Media: Passion project:

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Listen to my latest TED talk and learn about the work I have been doing to strengthen the creative economy in Ethiopia. #EthiopiaCreates #creativeeconomy

[TED Talks @TEDTalks]

The democracy-saving, job-creating power of a thriving creative industry: https://t.co/WHLHmgr69M

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

If you watch and share one thing make it this.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett just delivered the strongest defense of President Biden I’ve seen today. Retweet this so every American sees this powerful clip. https://t.co/JDRqn081qN

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

@mikeymusto doing a new documentary film that @redrubes14 and @laceyschwartz are directing that we would love to talk to you about. Please DM me.

[Mandy Van Deven @mandyvandeven]

"The narratives we encounter can shape, perceptions, and behaviors. They can reinforce existing power structures or challenge them. But one of the most potent uses is the way in which they condition what we think is possible." @DrMehret

https://t.co/gE2dXDruEM #NarrativePower

[Mandy Van Deven @mandyvandeven]

"Focusing on building the local capacity for stories to come from places where the storytelling infrastructure may be lacking requires an investment in people’s capacities to tell their own stories." @DrMehret

https://t.co/DRTFVsGSIa @StoryforImpact

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Thanks. The truth lays somewhere in between art and science:-) #thefragilereal

[Mandy Van Deven @mandyvandeven]

I'm appreciating @DrMehret's new(ish) newsletter about impactful storytelling around the world — which is already making me feel seen.

https://t.co/6AhbGFUjNg

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Writing and Creating Between Art and Science https://t.co/p2ImcvBaHB

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Equality does not equal equity. https://t.co/Db1vryTnAJ

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Proud of you @lyricthompson! Three cheers for feminist foreign policy and the good work @TheFFPCollab is doing.

[Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative @TheFFPCollab]

By now you know that we @TheFFPCollab 🧡 the #FeministForeignPolicy hashtag, but what does it mean to us, our Global Partner Network and our Coalition for FFP in the US?

Listen to Collaborative founder @lyricthompson share our definition of FFP with the FFP + Group at #CSW67.

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

We got nominated for @TheWebbyAwards 4 our TBTM Interactive Festival which is a Culture First gathering featuring the best of tech, media, music and impact in #Africa. #tbtmstudios #webbys Vote for us: https://t.co/a3Bxbxc1dH

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

We just got nominated for @TheWebbyAwards for our TBTM Interactive Festival that spotlighted the best of tech, culture, and innovation in Africa. #tbtmstudios Vote for us: https://t.co/a3Bxbxc1dH

[DPBell - Desiree Peterkin Bell @DPBell]

Today’s convo has been fire so far. The panels, the films, the keynote by @DrMehret - all just 🔥🔥🔥

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

@oni_blackstock Unbelievable!

[Eliot Minchenberg @E_Minchenberg]

@UNESCO and @netflix join forces to bring us closer to the African continent and its stories. 🎥

#CreativeIndustries in #Africa are still underfunded, but they will generate millions of jobs in the coming years.

https://t.co/XwwkiecDQE

@INTA @DrMehret @motionpictures

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

So proud of this work! Come to our pitch today - 3:30pm - Grand Palais - conf rm 3.2. #africanstories https://t.co/vTpzELh3Lr

[Akoroko News @AkorokoNews]

"We now have a dedicated local content strategy for the continent across the board, from originals to be developed and produced by Amazon Studios, to an exciting licensing slate with top-tier producers." #Nigeria #Nollywood #PrimeVideo https://t.co/0lqetpKSaM

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

@_Eric_Reinhart Bravo

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

I left medicine a long time ago because of the structural perversities of putting profit over patients. “Our health care institutions as they exist today are part of the problem rather than the solution.”

[Realness Institute @rlnsinstitute]

The series “Exiles” by Realness Institute Alumni Mary Waireri has been selected for development via EbonyLife Media and Sony Pictures Television’s Alo, an initiative offering a platform for writers of African heritage

#RealnessInstitute #EpisodicLab #Netflix #Exiles #MaryWaireri

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Starting today! #remixingtherenaissance

[Mehret Mandefro @DrMehret]

Excited to keynote the 2nd annual @takebackthemic #TBTM Interactive Festival streaming from Dubai to the world!
Sign up @ https://t.co/Uw2P930aWR! It’s FREE and will spotlight the best of our culture - Media. Music. Sports. Tech. Impact. #RemixingTheRenaissance #creativeeconomy