Micheal Riceis anawardwinningfilmmaker,producer,choreographerandcreativedirectorforstageand film.Hisvisionistobringuncompromisingstoriesandauthenticartworkofblackgayand cisgenderedmillennialstotheforefrontofsociety.Ricehasovertenyearsexperience workingonmultipleplatformsofentertainmentfromtelevisiontoregionaltheatre.The debutofhisdocumentary parTyboi,blackDiamondsinicecastleshassparkedcontroversy, debateandneededdialogueamongsturbanLGBTQcommunitiesofcolordealingwith substanceabuse,opioidaddictionandHIVinfection.Micheal’scurationsarenotonlyartbut a staple of activism behind the lens.
partyboi:blackdiamondsinicecastlesisanawardwinningdocumentarythatjourneysintotheworldofcrystalmeth addictionandusewithinblackandbrownLGBTQcommunities.Partyboihasreceivednumerousaccalidsincluding BestfeatureddocumentaryattheprestigiousPanAfricanFilmFestivalinLosAngeles,Amayoralawardforexcellence infilmandadvocacyworkfromMayorBenardYoungofBaltimoreandNewYorkCity'sBlackprideheritageawardin 2018.Partyboihastouredin38citiesacrosstheUSdomesticallyandhashadselloutscreeningsinternationallyin such cities as Manchester, London UK, Toronto Canada and Paris France.