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“Quilted Education”

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

LOGLINE

When my mother, Karen Hinton Robinson, learned I wouldn’t be taught Black history in elementary school, she took education into her own hands, bringing Black history to life for over 20 years through quilting.

SYNOPSIS

In the era of critical race theory being challenged, books banned and history watered down, it’s important, more now than ever, that the responsibility of teaching Black History go beyond the educational institution. My mother, Karen  Hinton Robinson, is a shining example of this. A historian and skilled quilter, she has used her talents to create beautiful works of art to educate for decades.

Instagram: @QuiltedEducation

LIVE SCREENINGS

2024

• Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (Baltimore, MD) - Feb 3

• Milwaukee Film Black Lens Program (Milwaukee, WI) - Feb 10

2023

• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (Hot Springs, AR)

• PBS Wisconsin: The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show (Madison, WI)

• Deep in the Heart Film Festival (Waco, TX)

• BraveMaker: Black History Celebration (Redwood City, CA)

• Celebrating Black History Month: Quilted Education: Piecing our History Together (San Antonio, TX)

2022

• New Orleans Film Festival (New Orleans, LA)

• Austin Film Festival (Austin, TX)

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Opening Night a success for Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Deadline - Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Reveals Lineup For 32nd Edition
PBS Wisconsin & Great Wisconsin Quilt Show - Interview with Quiltmaker & Storyteller, Karen Hinton Robinson, and Filmmaker, Kayla Robinson
Madison365 - Quilt exhibit in Madison today celebrates Black history
WORT FM - Histories Told Through the Art of Quilting
PBS Wisconsin - Quilter celebrates and shares Black history through her work
Texas Film Commission - Made in Texas: Quilted Education filmmaker Kayla Robinson
Fresh & Fried Hard - Perfect for Juneteenth Family Viewing: Quilted Education on PBS
PBS NC - National Quilting Day 2023
PBS - Wishing Every Day was National Quilting Day
PBS - Black Quilters Historians and Memory Keepers
Reel South - ‘Quilted Education’ Filmmaker Interview