Born in the Mississippi Delta and raised in Chicago, Floyd Webb's background includes global work in cinema, photojournalism, publishing, advertising and design. He has lectured in Chicago, Los Angeles and London, worked with acclaimed filmmakers such as Julie Dash and Spike Lee, and helped organize several film festivals across the US and the UK including the acclaimed Blacklight Festival of International Black Cinema which he founded in 1984. He has also done media production work for high-profile companies and organizations like Nokia, PBS, Kino International and Thrill Jockey Records.