Press & Appearances
Selected reporting, institutional recognition, essays, and public conversations tracing André’s work across film, education, art, and cultural life.
Featured Story · ARTnews
July 30, 2026
ARTnews announces a new feature documentary about celebrated Pittsburgh sculptor Thaddeus Mosley. André joins directors Sarah Cooper and Conny Fridh to shape eight years of intimate footage into Thaddeus Mosley: In the Time of Trees.
Read the ARTnews story ↗In the News
A $1.9 million gift established a fellowship bearing André’s name and recognizing his decades of work fostering dialogue, supporting students of color, and building understanding through film.
EBONY selects Freeman Vines for its guide to essential Black storytelling at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.
GFS celebrates André’s direction of Visit Philadelphia’s Indivisible campaign and the filmmaking alumni who joined him behind the camera, Eli Eisenstein ’18 and Julian Mills ’24.
A feature examining André’s film and its exploration of life as a Black student at Germantown Friends School.
Writing & Commentary
In this first person essay for WHYY, André writes about The Prep School Negro, race, identity, isolation, and the experience he calls psychological homelessness.
Read André’s essay ↗Conversations & Appearances
The Free Library of Philadelphia welcomed André for a public conversation about his films, educational practice, and career in documentary storytelling.
Visit the Free Library event ↗Press inquiries & invitations