IN THE PRESS
2022
DIGITAL JOURNAL
Shaquita Smith talks about ‘Wicked City’ and the digital age
EIN PRESSWIRE
Shaquita Smith gives SUPERIOR performance and TRANSFORMATION in ALLBLK, AMC Networks “Wicked City”
FOX5 ATL
Tressa Smallwood and Vanessa Bell Calloway cast bewitching spell in ‘Wicked City’
YAHOO!
Exclusive Wicked City Clip Shows Vanessa Bell Calloway’s Power
NEWSONE
Vanessa Bell Calloway On Her New Series ‘Wicked City’ And Building Black Sisterhood
WSJM
Vanessa Bell Calloway dishes on new supernatural drama ‘Wicked City’
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Your guide to the 2022 TV premiere dates – Everything you want to watch before the end of the year.
TV INSIDER
WICKED CITY (2022) – A group of urban witches push their powers to new heights and uncover dark secrets that attract dangerous enemies their way.
PARLE MAGAZINE
[FIRST LOOK] Supernatural Drama, ‘Wicked City’ Coming To ALLBLK This December
PREMIER DATE
Wicked City follows five urban witches who push their supernatural powers to new heights after uncovering dark secrets and accidentally entering the world of the forbidden
BROADWAY WORLD
AMC Allblk Supernatural Drama WICKED CITY Adds Shaquita Smith- The ensemble cast includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Taylor Polidore, Shaquita Smith, Mercedez McDowell, Chantal Maurice, and more.
BLACK FILM AND TV
ALLBLK Greenlights Supernatural Drama ‘Wicked City’
COLLIDER
Modern-Day Witches Try to Resurrect Their BFF in The ‘Wicked City’ Trailer [Exclusive] – ‘Wicked City’ lands on the ALLBLK streaming service on December 1
THE FUTON CRITICZ
Video: ALLBLK Releases Trailer for New Supernatural Drama, “Wicked City,” Premiering Thursday, December 1 on ALLBLK
URBAN BRIDGEZ
ALLBLK, from AMC Networks has released the trailer for the new supernatural drama, “Wicked City.’
BLACK FILM AND TV
Ne-Yo, Serayah To Star In BET Plus Holiday Movie ‘Sound Of Christmas’
‘Sound Of Christmas’: Ne-Yo To Topline BET+ Holiday Movie From Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media
THE MUSIC UNIVERSE
Ne-Yo toplines BET+ ‘Sound of Christmas’
WASHINGTON POST
With film festival, Prince George’s makes a bid for the silver screen
VARIETY
BET+ Sets 2022 Original Holiday Movie Slate Featuring Ne-Yo, Serayah, Romeo Miller and More Across 10 Titles (EXCLUSIVE)
AMC NETWORKS
SUPERNATURAL DRAMA WICKED CITY TO DEBUT WINTER 2022 ON AMC NETWORKS STREAMER ALLBLK
BLACK FILM
Tichina Arnold Makes Directorial Debut With ‘Oh Baby Baby’ (INTERVIEW)
IMDB NEWS
AllBlk Greenlights Supernatural Drama ‘Wicked City’ Starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Taylor Polidore, More
BROADWAY WORLD
AMC Allblk Supernatural Drama WICKED CITY Adds Shaquita Smith
EURWEB
Meagan Good, Naturi Naughton, Tichina Arnold and LisaRaye Mcoy to Direct Short Films for BET HER
HERAGENDA
Watch: Actress Tichina Arnold Talks Directorial Debut For Breast Cancer Awareness Film
SHAWDOW AND ACT
Naturi Naughton On Dispelling Myths Surrounding Vitiligo with Her Directorial Debut for New BET Film
DEADLINE
‘The Sound of Christmas’: Ne-Yo to Topline BET+ Holiday Movie from Tressa Azarel Smallwood’s MegaMind Media
SB AMERICAN
From Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood Directed by Meagan Good & Naturi Naughton Announces July 9th Premiere During Mental Health Awareness Month
BLACK MAGAZINE
A Teacher at Heart but a Boss in Mind, Body, and Spirit, Tressa “Azarel”Smallwood
2021
FOX11-LA
BET HER Initiative brings powerful, vital stories to life, directed, and produced by Black women, for Black women.
DIGITAL JOURNAL
MegaMind Media & Kountry Wayne Entertainment Team Up for New Comedy/Horror Film Titled “In Love with a Ghost”
DEADLINE
Morris Chestnut To Exec-Produce Movie ‘Greenwood Avenue’ About Tulsa Race Massacre
ABC NEWS
Yvette Nicole Brown takes the director’s chair with BET’s ‘The Waiting Room’
WISHTV
Vivica A. Fox, Mona Scott Young & more direct female-centric films with producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood for BET HER
RESPECT
BET Sets Nov. 4 for Bill Bellamy, Brandee Evans “A Rich Christmas” From Prod. Tressa ‘AzareL’ Smallwood Kicking Off Holiday 2021 Programming
MADAMENOIRE
Mona Scott Young, Tressa Smallwood Team Up For BET Her Special On Mental Health, ‘The Couch’
YAHOO! LIFE – THE WRAP
A Rich Christmas Star Bill Bellamy and Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood Talk Parenting and Dishing Out Tough Love
POP CULTURALIST
Exclusive Interview: Tressa Azarel Smallwood and Yvette Nicole Brown Chat BET Her Initiative, The Party, and Checking on Your People
BFTV
Exclusive: Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood and Bill Bellamy talk BET’s holiday film A Rich Christmas
WE ARE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Tressa Azarel Smallwood on Her Movies, Health Initiatives, and The Film Industry
BNC NEWS
Raheem DeVaughn and Tressa Azarel Smallwood Discuss ‘Her Lyfeline’ Film
HYPE MAGAZINE
Live Session With Tressa Azarel Smallwood of MegaMind Media
BLACKFILMANDTV
Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood and Bill Bellamy talk BET’s holiday film A Rich Christmas
SCOTT D. CLARY
Tressa “Azarel” Smallwood, CEO of Megamind Media Talks Success
PIX11-NEW YORK
Mona Scott-Young, Tressa ‘Azarel’ Smallwood talk Women’s Health Initiative team up
FOX5-DC
Creators discuss ‘BET HER Presents: The Couch’-Season 2
DEADLINE
Morris Chestnut To Exec-Produce Movie ‘Greenwood Avenue’ About Tulsa Race Massacre
DAILY MAIL
Vivica A. Fox, debut film Through Her Eyes
SHEEN MAGAZINE
Media Mogul, Tressa Smallwood on Creating Her Entertainment Empire & Releasing Content That Resonates with The Black Community
2020
OCCHIMAGAZINE
BET Premieres MegaMind Media’s ‘Holiday Heartbreak’
NEKIANICHELLE
LisaRaye Is The Real McCoy!
CHICAGO NOW
BET’s Holiday Heartbreak Features Chicagoan LisaRaye McCoy
INDY STYLE
Holiday Heartbreak stars chat about Christmas comedy
GOOD DAY ATLANTA
A Christmas curse threatens to ruin the most wonderful time of the year in the BET film, Holiday Heartbreak
GOOD DAY DC
Holiday Heartbreak stars on FOX 5
BLACKAPHILLYATED
Tressa Smallwood’s Christmas film ‘Holiday Heartbreak’ stars LisaRaye McCoy, Kountry Wayne and More
HBCU CONNECT
LisaRaye McCoy & Tressa Smallwood Talk BET’s ‘Holiday Heartbreak’
BLACK WOMEN CONNECT
LisaRaye McCoy & Tressa Smallwood Talk BET’s ‘Holiday Heartbreak’
BLACK IN AMERICA
LisaRaye McCoy & Tressa Smallwood Talk BET’s ‘Holiday Heartbreak’ with Tanisha Laverne Grant
BLACK NEWS CHANNEL
BNC PRIME – HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK TO AIR ON BET
BLACK GIRL NERDS
LisaRaye McCoy ‘That New Christmas Movie’
THE WRAP URBAN HOLLYWOOD 411
BET Announces ‘Holiday Heartbreak’ Starring Michael Colyar and LisaRaye McCoy
THE WRAP
Christmas Curse Threatens to Ruin the Holidays in BET Original Movie
BET PRESSROOM
BET Unveils 2020 Holiday Movies Lineup
GMA 3
Kim Fields, director of “Baby Blue,” sheds light on vital topics for Black families, from breast cancer to mental health.
POP CULTURE
Kim Fields – PopCulture @Home Exclusive Interview ‘Baby Blue’ mental health awareness
YAHOO
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kim Fields & More To Direct Shorts Produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood For BET Her Initiative
ABC7
Sheryl Lee Ralph talks new film, breast cancer awareness
MSN
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kim Fields, Vanessa Bell, and Victoria Rowell To Direct Shorts Produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood For BET Her Initiative
DEADLINE
Kim Fields, Sheryl Lee Ralph & More To Direct Shorts Produced by Tressa Azarel Smallwood For BET Her Initiative
FOX 5 – D.C.
BET Her presents The Waiting Room
BLACKAPHILLYATED
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Producer Tressa Smallwood teamed up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Deliver “The Waiting Room” on BET Her
THE HYPE MAGAZINE
Bet Her Launches Four Female-Centric Original Films With Producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood Premiering July 25 And October 17
BFTV
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kim Fields, Vanessa Bell Calloway and Victoria Rowell To Direct Short Films For BET HER
FOX 5 – D.C.
Tressa ‘Azarel’ Smallwood named DC filmmaker of the month
SHADOW ACT
The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual – The Available Wife
BGN
Tressa Azarel Smallwood on ‘The Available Wife’ | BGN Interview
DC.GOV
OCTFME RECOGNIZES TRESSA SMALLWOOD AS THE JULY 2020 FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH
NEWSBREAK
Tressa Azarel Smallwood, Producer: 4 BET Her Women-Centered Short Films
LRM
Tressa Azarel Smallwood on Producing Book to Screen With The Available Wife | ABFF 2020
DEADLINE
UMC Acquires ‘The Available Wife’
OCCHIMAGAZINE
BET HER Presents ‘The Waiting Room’
KTLA 5
Sheryl Lee Ralph on her Many Projects From Mask Line to Directing a Short Film & More
2017
SHEEN
“Secrets” Movie Event Recap
CISION PR NEWSWIRE
Secrets World Premieres
AALBC
Secrets MegaMind Media’s first feature film world premieres
EVERYTHING GIRLS LOVE
Award-Winning Publisher Tressa Smallwood Talks Upcoming Film “Secrets”
EUR
Publisher Tressa Smallwood Talks ‘Secrets’ of Building Media Empire [EUR Exclusive]
PARLÉ MAG
Author, Publisher and Educator Tressa Smallwood Talks New Project, Her Film Production Debut, Secrets
THE HYPE MAGAZINE
Red carpet premiere of Secrets the Movie at Midtown Art Cinema
BALTIMORE TIMES
Former teacher finds new niche as film producer, prepares for movie debut
METRO ATLANTA BLACK
Secrets World Premieres on BET
THE SOURCE