PRESS MENTIONS
Why hazing happens and how to stop it
By Avery Kleinman, WAMU, October 11, 2022.
'Hazing' by Byron Hurt reveals the toxic underbelly of Greek Life
By Emi Grant, Her Campus, October 3, 2022.
CoastLine: Hazing, intractable and entrenched, with grieving parent Jack Abele and filmmaker Byron Hurt
By Rachel Lewis Hilburn, WHQR Public Media, October 10, 2022.
‘I still have nightmares’: Former CSUB student discusses hazing ahead of PBS documentary premiere
By Ishani Desai, The Bakersfield Californian, September 11, 2022.
Byron Hurt Doc ‘HAZING’ Tackles The Tragic Toll Of Toxic Masculinity
By Janeé Bolden, GlobalGrind, September 23, 2022.
Bakersfield resident part of ‘Hazing’ documentary
By Rick Bentley, KGET, September 12, 2022.
‘It’s an issue that’s not going away.’ Ex-PSU student speaks out on frat hazing in documentary
By Bret Palloto, Centre Daily Times, September 14, 2022.
Byron Hurt Doc ‘HAZING’ Tackles The Tragic Toll Of Toxic Masculinity
By Janeé Bolden, GlobalGrind, September 23, 2022.
“Hazing” Probes the Nature of Loyalty and Legitimacy Through Violence
By Lauren Abunassar, LA Magazine, September 16, 2022.
Byron Hurt Talks Purpose of New ‘Hazing’ Documentary
By Alvin aqua Blanco, The Cassius Life, September 12, 2022.
'Hazing' Grapples With Multiple Complex Truths Around The Harmful Tactic
By Candice Frederick, HuffPost, September 12, 2022.
“My Social Location as a Member of a Fraternity Makes My Voice a Credible One”: Byron Hurt on His PBS Independent Lens Doc Hazing
By Lauren Wissot, Filmmaker Magazine, September 12, 2022.
Byron Hurt on the Hazards of Hazing [RADIO]
The Karen Hunter Show, SiriusXM, September 7, 2022.
Bonding Over the Trauma of Hazing
By Susan H. Greenberg, Inside Higher Ed, September 6, 2022.
Black Film Director Byron Hurt Places Hazing Culture Under a Microscope In Forthcoming Film
By Atiya Jordan, Black Enterprise, September 6, 2022.
Interview with Byron Hurt and Natalie Bullock Brown [Radio]
Backstage Stories with Marcia Pendelton, WBAI 99.5 FM, August 25, 2022.
‘Independent Lens’ Fall Slate Includes ‘TikTok, Boom,’ ‘Hazing’ (EXCLUSIVE)
By Sofia Behzadi, Variety, July 27, 2022.
A Filmmaker Sheds Light on a ‘Nuanced System of Hazing’
By Nell Gluckman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 9, 2017.
From Filmmaker Byron Hurt, a Singular Courage to Tackle ‘Hazing’
By Darren Sands, Black Enterprise, March 27, 2013.
Byron Hurt ('Soul Food Junkies') Announces Next Film: 'Hazing: How Badly Do You Want In?'
Shadow and Act, February 06, 2013.
Hazing's Hurtful Legacy
WOSU, September 20, 2022
Lurie Daniel Favors w Byron Hurt and the Champion Family
Sirius XM, September 20, 2022
PRESS RESOURCES
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MEDIA INQUIRY CONTACT INFORMATION
For media inquiries and interviews:
April Silver
(718) 756-8501
If you’re interested in bringing Byron Hurt in as a speaker or for a Q&A session following a screening of Hazing, please see the below contact information. Mr. Hurt has a demanding national speaking schedule, so please book a date well in advance.
For Speaking Engagements:
Kevin MacRae
(781) 829-6500
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HIGH RESOLUTION STILLS
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- Credit: Kevin Chung Caption: Karim Saafir (holding photo of Kenitha Saafir), Nikki High, and Patricia Strong-Fargas (sitting) with a photo of Kristin High
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- Credit: Kevin Chung Caption: Brent McClanahan, hazing survivor, film participant and member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
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- Credit: Marcell Pickens Caption: Director Byron Hurt interviewing a film participant for Hazing
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- Credit: Laylah Amatullah Barayn Caption: Marie Andre with a collage of photos of her son, George Desdunes
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- Credit: Laylah Amatullah Barayn Caption: Pamela Champion with her husband Gerald Champion
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- Credit: Christine Chambers Caption: Headshot of Byron Hurt
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- Credit: Natalie Bullock Brown Caption: Headshot of Natalie Bullock Brown
