3.B.T. Productions presents: Diversity in Film Vol. 2
July 23 @ 7:00 pm
The Lindsay’s next Emerging Filmmakers Showcase features 10 locally made shorts and a panel of film industry professionals discussing the importance of telling stories from many different perspectives.
Pittsburgh-based 3.B.T. Productions is returning to The Lindsay for its second Diversity in Film talk and screening. 3.B.T was founded by local filmmakers Xayne Allen, Delaney Hathaway and Charlie Grey in 2021. Their first Diversity in Film event took place at The Lindsay in April 2025.
Diversity in Film Vol. 2 is set for Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m. The evening will kick off with the panel discussion in The Lindsay’s Community Room and move to our Large Screening Room for the shorts showcase. Tickets are free, and we recommending RSVPing in advance via the sign-up form on this page due to space limitations.
“The first Diversity in Film event proved that there’s a real hunger for stories and conversations that reflect the full spectrum of our communities,” says Allen. “This year, we’re taking everything that worked and making it even bigger. Diversity in Film Vol. 2 is designed to create meaningful conversations alongside unforgettable screenings.”
This year’s panelists are:
• Adam Snook, founder of 7to8 Production & Distribution. Snook works closely with this region’s independent film ecosystem. Wire, a 7to8-produced film, screened at The Lindsay earlier this year as an Emerging Filmmakers Showcase.
• Lee Davis, a film producer, community advocate and founder of Lee Davis & Associates Consulting LLC.
• Chanell Jones, an actor, music supervisor, Coldwell Banker Reality agent and founder of Streamline Asset Consulting.
• Dr. Cathryn Calhoun, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s director of education and community engagement.
• Morgan McHenry, a Pittsburgh-based special effects makeup artist. Her work on the 2026 Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project short The Ballad of the Bard earned a Best Make Up and Hair award and contributed to her team’s Best Film victory.
Allen is confident that their conversation, plus this opportunity to watch 10 fantastic shorts on the big screen, will bolster 3.B.T.’s ongoing efforts toward “building a stronger creative community in Pittsburgh.”
“We don’t want diversity to be a once-a-year conversation,” he says. “We want it to be woven into the fabric of our local film community.”
