Filmography Byron Hurt, award-winning documentary filmmaker, a published writer, and an anti-sexist activist. His most recent documentary, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. In addition, Hurt has also written, directed, and produced Soul Food Junkies, a journey into the culture of Southern soul food while studying the potential problems that come along with this type of food. Barack and Curtis, is a short documentary film examining the difference between the “manhood” of then Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and Rapper/Mogul Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent. In Development: Hazing: How Badly Do You Want In? will be a 60-minute documentary film that will explore why the controversial practice of hazing continues as a rite of passage in Greek organizations.
Social Activism As an activist, Byron has served as a long-time gender violence prevention educator. The former Northeastern University football quarterback was also a founding member of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program. Hurt is also the former Associate Director of the first gender violence prevention program in the United States Marine Corps.
Sponsored by: Humanities Development Fund, Division of Student Life, Student League for Black Culture, Furman University Libraries
Contacts: Dr. Cynthia King, Department of Communication Studies and Laura Baker, Furman Libraries