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Awarded in 2019 as the first African American / black female filmmaker in Palm Springs, Gina made history by becoming the first African American / black filmmaker to be recognized within the Coachella Valley. Her award was presented at the CV Indie Film Awards, and her accomplishment was reported on KMIR Channel 13's local news program in Palm Springs, California. Beginning as a signed recording artist in 1996, she became a self-taught self-funded filmmaker. She became not only CEO/founder and president of GNA Universal Media, an independent powerhouse corporation, managing multiple independent companies under one umbrella.
She established Gina Carey Films in 2015 as her first film company, in 2019 she changed the name Gina Carey Films to NDME TV. Her new company, NDME TV now includes, feature films and shorts but also television/web series and music videos.
To date, Gina has written, produced, filmed, directed, and edited 3 Christian based stage plays, two talk web series, Tell My Story and Curiosity, seven full feature films, Aspire to Inspire", "The Unexpected, "The Assumptions," "The One Year Pact," "Acts of Kindness," "Rose England" and "The Star Connection" and multiple web series," Billy Jones," "Same Difference," The Diary, Stuck, Maylene, Barbara Ann Ginger" and Friends of Stanger's.
Gina has also produced many music videos, including her own, Eternity, Fallen, and Prodigal. In 2018 she served as 2nd AD for Sony Music's Country Music Star Kane Brown (Lose It) Music Video. She also produced, edited, directed, and filmed Grammy-nominated Recording Artist Cornell CC Carter's music videos, Ghosted, Earn It, and The Moment. Likewise, she produced and edited music Videos for soul recording artist Joe Leavy's " Arms Around The World" 2020, Joe Leavy's " Hurt People"- 2020, and Joe Leavy's" Inside You" and Love Me To My Soul. She filmed, directed, produced, and edited 2X Dove Award Nominee Gospel Rap Artist, "Preach" music videos, and "Wake Up World & Brighter Day."
Gina Sedman Launched The first ever Independent Film Awards In The Coachella Valley, The CV Indie Film Awards
Having established the first annual CV Indie Film Awards in 2017, she recognized and awarded filmmakers across the country making micro to low-budget films. Coachella Valley Indie Film Awards continues to serve as a premier independent-only film award in the region.
While Gina's companies were active at varying levels in 1996, she incorporated them under the parent company name, GNA Universal Media. She opened her first office in Palm Springs, CA, in 2019.
GNA Universal Media, a Multi-Media company that houses several independent arts partnering companies, includes The Indie Post Magazine, Under The Radar Magazine, Indie Soul Radio, Gina Carey Films, Gico Music, NDME TV, Indie Music TV, and The CV Indie Film Awards. The former, Gina Carey Films, has been rebranded and is now NDME TV. NDME TV is a Film Production Company that produces only independent Feature films; NDME TV is also a television network that makes independent talk shows, shorts, web series, and TV shows.
In 2019 launched her first TV Network, "NDME TV, and wrote, directed, and produced Her first TV shows, Curiosity," and "Tell My Story." Her first Web Drama Series, Behind Closed Doors, is a faith-based series centered around the lives of various everyday people and what goes on in their homes behind closed doors. That series of episodes includes Billy Jones, Same Difference, Equally Blind, Barbara Ann Ginger, The Diary, and Maylene's 2020 Year. All movies can be viewed on YouTube and NDME TV NDMETV.COM.
Gina also launched a 24/7 independent music video channel that highlights the musical talents of independent recording artists globally. Indie Music TV.
Gina Sedmans Filmograph
Writer/ Director/ Producer/ Editor / Cinematographer/ Filmmaker Discography
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FILMS / FEATURES & SHORTS
“The Unexpected”– Feature Film -Feb 2016
“Aspire to Inspire”– Feature Documentary-Feb 2016
“The Assumptions”– Feature Film-Feb 2017
“The One Year Pact”– Feature Film-Feb 2018
“Rose England”– Feature Film- Feb. 2019
“Acts of Kindness”– Feature Film –March- 2019
"The Star Connection" - Feature Film - March -2020
"Billy Jones - Short Mini-Series - September 2020
" Same Difference"-Short Mini-Series - November 2020
" The Diary"-Short Mini-Series - Jan. 2020
"Equally Blind"-Short Mini-Series - May 2021
" Stuck"-Short Mini-Series - July 2021
" Barabara Ann Ginger"-Short Mini-Series - Sept. 2021
" Maylenes 2020 Year"-Short Mini-Series - November 2021
" Friends Of Strangers"-Short Mini-Series - Jan. 2022
MUSIC VIDEOS
Kane Brown "Lose it" -2018 (Sony Records)
Cornell CC Carter " Earn It" - 2019
Cornell CC Carter " Ghosted" - 2019
Gina Sedman " Fallen" - 2021
Gina Sedman "Eternity" - 2021
Gina Sedman " Prodigal" - 2021
Joe Leavy " Arms Around The World" 2020
Joe Leavy " Hurt People"- 2020
Joe Leavy " Inside You" - 2020
Preach Dogg " Wake Up World " - 2022
Preach Dogg " Brighter Day" - 2022
TALK SHOWS
"Curiosity" January 2020
" Tell My Story" - July 2020
THEATRE
“The Ripple Effect”– Live Stage Play –2003
“The What Would You Do”– Live Stage Play –2009
“The Spirit Killer”– Live Stage Play –2015
A W A R D S & A C K N O W L E D G E M E NT S F I L M
CINEMAFEST
The One Year Pact
October 2, 2017
Award Winner
Nevada International Film Festival
The Unexpected
November 15, 2016
Award Winner
Miami Epic Trailer Festival
The Assumptions
April 21, 2017
Finalist
IndustryBOOST Competition
The Assumptions
November 24, 2016
Finalist
Los Angeles CineFest
The One Year Pact
September 7, 2017
Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles CineFest
Assumptions
December 10, 2016
Semi-Finalist
Hollywood Screenings Film Festival
The Assumptions
December 1, 2016
Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles CineFest
The Assumptions
December 10, 2016
In Consideration
Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles CineFest
Aspire to Inspire
July 10, 2016
Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles Cinefest
The Star Connection
2019
Finalist
MUSIC A W A R D S &
A C K N O W L E D G E M E NT S
In His Time, (1996) Changes, ( 2003)Tell Um, (2006) "My Journey", ( 2008) Melodic"(2011) " Love Letters",(2012) " Love Letters 2", (2012) Live, Love & laugh,( 2012) "Gina Carey... The Songbird" (2013)"Funk Rhythm & Soul" (2014) "Gina Carey the Soul Singer" (2015) & "Can You Dig It" (August 2015) & her current Singles “Hold Me” (February 2016) and “Tears” (the theme song for “Aspire to Inspire”) (June 2016) , Funky Cold Brotha & All up in This Place ( 2017) "Fight" and Kissed by The Sun", 2020 "My Destiny" , Fallen, Eternity & Prodigal. All recordings that were recorded after 2006 were written & produced by Gina and released under her own label Gico Music.
AWARDS
2006 (BMA) best gospel artist, 2012, Rising Stars of the Desert “Best Jazz Music Artist, 2015 “Best Single “Beautiful Music” ” by the (GHP Virtual Music Awards), 2015, 2016& 2017, CV Music Award for “Best Contemporary Artist". 3 additional CVMA's nominations for “Best Unsigned Album” (Can You Dig it), Best Contemporary Artist / Band & Best Female Vocalist and on. Recently (in 2018) 3 CV Indie Film awards Nominations.
August 31, 2016, Most Influential and Interesting Women in the Coachella Valley. 2017 CV Weekly’s Top couples in the Desert, 13 Albums recorded and 5 #1 singles on the UK Music Charts since 1996 She is the author & publisher of her own book and audio book "The Unexpected" which was published in (2014) receiving no less than 800 downloads within the first month of its release.
2019 made black history in the Coachella Valley for becoming the first African American Female Filmmaker of The Coachella Valley.
Press links
https://eurweb.com/2019/04/14/gina-carey-the-first-black-female-filmmaker-of-palm-springs/
https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/events/2018/02/09/self-taught-palm-springs-area-movie-maker-mother-teresa-local-film-industry/318274002/
http://coachellavalleyweekly.com/gina-carey-films-premier-new-movie-one-year-pact-camelot-theatres/
https://patch.com/california/palmdesert/ceo-gina-carey-films-gina-carey-launch-1st-annual-coachella-valley-0
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6601552/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
TV Interviews
https://vimeo.com/205126156
https://vimeo.com/254978099
https://vimeo.com/254782703
Events (I’ve produced)
https://vimeo.com/230216871
https://www.palmspringslife.com/events/gina-carey-films-2nd-annual-cv-indie-film-awards-to-be-held-at-the-best-western-plus-in-palm-desert/
Movie Trailers
https://vimeo.com/264466077
https://vimeo.com/226519450
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/aspiretoinspire/167825124
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/137763/255640054
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theunexpected/150753003
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