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Work by Syreeta Gates, archival producer, author and LEGO artist: film. books.
archives. bricks.
More than a decade across television, publishing, collections and objects. Here's the range, from Netflix to Taschen to a 90th-anniversary build in Billund.
featured
The projects that tell the story fastest.
The Untold Story of Hip-Hop Journalism, built from 40+ linear feet of magazines and 100+ oral histories with the writers themselves.
Four-part series on women in hip-hop. Nominated by the NAACP Image Awards and the Critics Choice Awards.
A four-part celebration of the power of Black culture, built from the archive up.
The first Black woman to compete on the US series.
A short film from The Gates Preserve on a legacy of collecting.
A hip-hop jewelry history in Taschen's monumental format.
A visual history of hip-hop told through photographers' contact sheets.
Stewarding the archive of the pioneering music video show.
collabs
Brands I've partnered with to put Queens and the archive in front of new eyes.
levi's® x nas
Featured talent in the Levi's® x Nas Band Tees campaign, made with Mass Appeal and shot in Queens. One of three local figures chosen to carry the collection.
the houses
The companies I built so the work keeps living after the credits roll.
most incredible studio
We make memory tangible. Collectible LEGO artifacts for the artists and moments that shaped us, from Doorknockers to The Crown to the Hold Me Down collection.
the gates preserve
Archiving, preservation and monetization for public figures, creators and brands, plus film, TV, podcast and print built from the archive. The engine behind the archival work on Ladies First.
yo stay hungry
A live culinary competition where food, beverage and the culture of the cypher share one stage. Its 2021 series Everybody Eats put chefs and artists in the same kitchen.
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film & tv
Levi's® x Nas Band Tees
featured talent — campaign · mass appealLadies First
talent · producer · archival — netflixBlack Pop
archival producer — peacockEverything's Gonna Be All White
featured — showtime · dir. sacha jenkinsWe Hold These Truths
coordinating & archival producer — la operaBut Tomorrow
executive producerBlack National Convention
co-executive producer — m4blThrough the Wire
executive producerThe Booksellers
featured — dir. d.w. young · greenwich entertainmentThe Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion
archival producer — netflixA Ballerina's Tale
archival researcher — pbsShaping the Culture in progress
feature documentarybooks & publishing
Word Is Bond: The Untold Story of Hip-Hop Journalism (Roc Lit 101/Penguin Random House)
authorBLK MKT Vintage
featured — black dog & leventhalFresh Fly Fabulous
featured & contributor — rizzoliBlack Archives
contributor — ten speed pressIce Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History
research editor — taschenSmithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap
contributor — nmaahcEverybody Eats
author — yo stay hungry · illustrated by casielle santos-gaerlanJust BE Cause: Ah Ha Moments to Inspire the Next Generation of Change Makers
authorarchives & curation
in my care
Video Music Box · Life Camp Inc. · James E. Weeler
built to be visited
Greg Tate Was Loved · To Mary, With Love · LoLife Archive · a print & digital journalism archive growing since 2012
rooms & programs
Hip Hop 50 Summit · Collections of Culture with Queens Public Library · JCAL Oral History Project · advisor to Project STAND
the shelf
NAACP Image Award & Critics Choice nominations (Ladies First) · Red Bull Heroes of the Year · Points of Light Award · Glamour Top 20 Under 25
the training
M.A., Moving Image Archiving & Preservation, NYU · B.A., Urban Youth Culture, Hunter College
bring it to your stage
Talks and moderation built from all of the above.
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