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Kia ora and welcome to BCA! Here you will find the latest from our community of bright, brilliant and bolshy black creatives from New Zealand Aotearoa!

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07/06/2026

Black Screen Collective Online Workshop with Sherman Payne

Black Creatives Aotearoa invites BIPOC screen creatives and storytellers across Aotearoa to join us online for a screenwriting and pitching workshop with writer, producer and showrunner Sherman Payne. We encourage our Afro-diaspora community, members of and to make the most of this opportunity 💜🙏🏾

This workshop will be hosted by the fabulous Jen Van Epps for Black Screen Collective.

Sherman’s career spans writers’ rooms, producing for HBO, and showrunning the Forest Whitaker-led drama Emperor of Ocean Park. He will share insights into career pathways, the US screen industry, and how to develop and communicate strong screen ideas.

The second half of the session includes a live elevator pitch segment, where three selected participants will receive feedback and guidance on their projects.

Note if you would like to pitch please ensure you have filled this form in by 5pm Wednesday 17 June 2026.

All participants will receive a zoom link by Friday 19 June. Please check your spam. If you have not received this by 8pm please email [email protected]

This workshop is open to Afro-diasporic screen creatives, writers, actors, directors, producers and storytellers based in Aotearoa. You do not need to already be part of BCA or BSC to attend.

Date: Saturday 20 June
Time: 10am NZT
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: https://forms.gle/jSVfc7sdRTdYEFjd8

Presented by Black Creatives Aotearoa
Hosted by Black Screen Collective

03/06/2026

Paid feature film acting opportunity for Proviso 🎬‼️

Premise: Proviso is an experimental psychological coming-of-age drama with elements of horror. There are four main characters: Abby, Luka, Miriam, and Eden.

Childhood friends Luka and Miriam attend a writing retreat with writer-influencer Abby Ivy Dubois and Luka’s new partner Eden. As dreams, nightmares, and coercion blur, tensions rise and chaos ensues.

Key details:

• Filming period: Filming will take place from July 2026 to September 2026, with pickups during October and November. This would be a part-time casual contract, with approximately 24 hours of work per month. Exact scheduling will be finalised once cast and crew are confirmed.

• Payment: $30/hr, pre-tax

• Location: rehearsing and filming will take place in central Auckland

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼

Self-tapes are due Wednesday, June 3, 11:59pm.

Roles:

Abby

• Screen Age: 23-30

• Gender: Female / female presenting

• Ethnicity: Open to all ethnicities

Luka

• Screen Age: 21-28

• Gender: Male / male presenting

• Ethnicity: Open to all ethnicities

Miriam

• Screen Age: 19-28

• Gender: Female / female presenting

• Ethnicity: Open to all ethnicities

Eden

• Screen Age: 23-30

• Gender: Female / female presenting

• Ethnicity: Open to all ethnicities

Note: All characters’ roles involve romantic and sexual tension or innuendo. While there is no nudity, some scenes include intimacy and implied coercion. An intimacy coordinator will be present for these scenes.

We’d love to see some auditions from this talented community of creatives! :))

27/05/2026

AUCKLAND FAM GIVEAWAY 🎟️

An unmissable night of spoken word, rhythm, and live improvisation is landing in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Visionary poet, musician and cultural icon Saul Williams joins forces with acclaimed percussionist, producer and sonic curator Carlos Niño for their first-ever Aotearoa performances this June.

Fresh off a GRAMMY Award nomination for Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends, the duo bring a live experience grounded in improvisation, rhythm, poetry and deep creative connection.

This is a rare chance to witness two boundary-pushing artists sharing the stage in a performance shaped in real time.

BCA is giving away a DOUBLE PASS to their Tuesday June 9 performance at The Tuning Fork.

To enter:

-Like this post

-Tag who you’re bringing in the comments

𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗣𝗠.

22/05/2026

GIVEAWAY 🎟️

One of the most powerful live poetry and music collaborations is coming to Aotearoa.

Visionary poet, musician and cultural icon Saul Williams joins forces with acclaimed percussionist, producer and sonic curator Carlos Niño for their first-ever Aotearoa performances this June.

Fresh off a GRAMMY Award nomination for Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends, the duo bring a live experience grounded in improvisation, rhythm, poetry and deep creative connection.

This is a rare chance to witness two boundary-pushing artists sharing the stage in a performance shaped in real time.

BCA is giving away a DOUBLE PASS to their Monday June 8 performance at San Fran.

To enter:

-Like this post

-Tag who you’re bringing in the comments

Winner drawn Monday 25th May at 7PM.

16/05/2026

What a wonderful session with hosted by our very own Dione Joseph and the audience had so much fun! Tell us what you love about

15/05/2026

How wonderful to break bread with the fabulous Tayari Jones ahead of her debut conversation with our Founder n Artistic Director Dione Joseph tomorrow!

These are some of the incredible writers coming through BCA and we can’t wait to see their next works!

If you haven’t already make sure you head to and get your tickets to Tayari’s session at 5.30pm Sat 16 May!

13/05/2026

Super thrilled to see the fabulous taking the lead as director of the fabulous up and coming new work

Part of PAT’s Fresh Off The Page initiative in Tāmaki Makaurau SEEING DOUBLE by Louise Jiang is the story of the “world’s youngest self-made billionaire secretly clones herself to avoid burning out at work.”

Louise is supported by dramaturg Nathan Joe (Scenes From a Yellow Peril) and director Batanai Mashingaidze (Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner), with an incredible cast including Celine Dam (Basmati Bitch), Chye-Ling Huang (Homebound 3.0), Kirana Gaeta (After The Party), Lucy Dawber (Rich People Cry Too) and Dennis Zhang (Basmati Bitch). Save the date and tell your mates because tickets are on sale now!

🗓️ Sat 20 June, 7:30pm
📍 Factory Theatre, Onehunga
🎟️ $10 | ON SALE NOW!
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Proudly Asian Theatre’s Fresh Off The Page initiative is a series of playreadings where the freshest new scripts by Asian playwrights from NZ are developed, directed and performed by Asian talent.

Congratulations to all our mates at Proudly Asian Theatre!

08/05/2026

On the 8 May under the lights of , with the rain holding off just long enough, we were transported into bold, visionary worlds of futuristic fiction, memory, survival, love, and possibility.

Huge congratulations to our incredible writers:
✨Lily Parker
✨Tusekah
✨ Shalane Williams

Each of our writers brought a unique voices, courage, imagination, and craft to the stage. We are so grateful to and for nurturing our writers through the 2025 FutureTense workshop as part of .nz

Massive love as well to our brilliant MC Bareeka Vrede , who guided the evening with warmth, humour, and generosity.

Thank you to the audience who came out, listened deeply, laughed, reflected, and embraced these new stories 🙏🏾💜

And thank you to Auckland Writers Festival 2026 for supporting Black Creatives Aotearoa to platform these voices through StreetSide with special thanks to and .sinclair .

Black Ink: Star Maps & Storylines was imagined and by BCA founder and Artistic Director Dione Joseph as part of an ongoing commitment to creating pathways for Black writers in Aotearoa, developing new work, and ensuring our stories are seen, heard, and celebrated in public space.

This is our fifth year and we look forward to the journey ahead. 🚀

AND if you saw our event please SHARE feedback via this link https://forms.gle/Ccgb6xEmHF62emru5 😘

📸 More photos and moments to come including videos of all the excerpts!

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