Ebony Gooden

Ebony R. Gooden is an emerging artist, filmmaker, and activist based in Calgary, Alberta. She holds a BA in digital communication and visual/multimedia arts from Gallaudet University. Ebony has received multiple grants from the Alberta Foundation of Arts, Canada Council for the Arts and the Calgary Arts Development for her research and creation projects, including “Running Through Her Past,” “The Deaf World,” and “Miscommunication in Our Language.” She is the co-founder of SURVIVANCE Collective and the Black Deaf Residency and has worked as a filmmaker for various productions. Ebony has also directed in few theater productions, including “After Faust” in Edmonton, Alberta and “SURVIVANCE: Monologue” in Remis, France.