Keyssh Datts
Keyssh a multimedia creator/community organizer from SouthWest Philly who use the love of the past, the now, and Afro-futurism to help people learn and unlearn for the betterment of society and humanity. Keyssh is also the founder and coordinator of DecolonizePhilly.
Awarded Grants
2024
Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)
Overview
Keyysh Datts will collaborate with the Human Rights Coalition (HRC) on the “Restoring Our Stories” campaign. This campaign will incorporate short documentaries, an organizing digital toolkit, and an online website that focuses on retelling the stories of those directly impacted by state violence and the mass incarceration systems, including but not limited to political prisoners, those falsely incarcerated, those detained by ICE, and others outside of the carceral system. The campaign aims to uplift change makers in the community through community screenings and discussions, distribution of the docuseries to local media platforms, and dissemination of the downloadable digital toolkit to community members.