Essential Knowledge For

Filmmakers

Of Colors

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Essential Knowledge For Diverse

Filmmakers

Join us at TWN for our free seminars focused on enhancing skills and understanding in social justice media. These sessions are designed to help you develop key industry skills and expand your professional network, as we collaboratively shape the future of media.

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Reframing the Lens: Diversity in Media
October 2021

Voices Unheard: Documentary Storytelling

This seminar dives into the heart of documentary filmmaking, focusing on stories yet to be fully heard. Learn more

Voices Unheard: Documentary Storytelling
October 2021

Reframing The Lens: Diversity In Media

Explore the importance of diversity in media and how we can broaden our storytelling horizons. Learn more

December 2024

Collective Film Distribution with Prerana Thakurdesai and Gerry Leonard (Online)

Hear from a filmmaker and the director of Filmmaker Services and Impact at Working Films, on ways to change up film distribution.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Voices Unheard: Documentary Storytelling

Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

A reflection on inclusive practices in filmmaking, fostering a space where every voice finds its echo

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Voices Unheard: Documentary Storytelling

Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

A reflection on inclusive practices in filmmaking, fostering a space where every voice finds its echo

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

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Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project - Film and Talk with Filmmakers (In-Person)

An inspiring look at this amazing Black poet's work, life, current activity and legacy. Join us and the filmmakers!

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

"Weed Dreams" DocuSeries & Alt Indie Film Distribution (Online)

Weed Dreams" is a doc series about Oakland's new legal cannabis entrepreneurs - being distributed on YouTube! Why? Hear from the maker.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Razing Liberty Square - Film and Talk

Film and Talk: "Razing Liberty Square" with Filmmaker and Activists

Climate change pits public housing tenants against wealthy developers in Miami. See the film and hear from the filmmakers and activists.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

The Cost of Inheritance - film and talk with Yoruba Richen

The Cost of Inheritance - film and talk with Yoruba Richen

Reparations - a film examination of this issue, its history and what people are doing now - and hear from a great filmmaker.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Breaking the News - Film and Talk

Breaking the News - Film and Talk

A group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch The 19th*, a news startup to challenge mainstream journalism.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Fund your Film! Film Labs and Film Grants - Hear from Funders online

Fund your Film! Film Labs and Film Grants - Hear from Funders online

Upcoming grants and labs for filmmakers - hear from Jerome Foundation, FIrelight Media and more.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Ways to Monetize Your Film- Online Event

Ways to Monetize Your Film- Online Event

After finishing your film, what next? What are the ways filmmakers are generating funds from their films?

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Augmented Reality Workshop with Damien McDuffie of Black Terminus AR

Augmented Reality Workshop with Damien McDuffie of Black Terminus AR

Meet Damien McDuffie in person and learn how you can create your own augmented reality (AR) projects!

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Films and Talk with Director Naz Habtezghi

Films and Talk with Director Naz Habtezghi

One film was nominated for the Oscars, and the other for a NAACP Image Award - hear from the filmmaker behind them!

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Sound Recording - Tips and Review

Sound Recording - Tips and Review

For the emerging filmmaker - what do I need to know about sound recording, what gear should I be getting, and hear from mixers in the field.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

POWER - Film and Talk with Emmy-Winning Director Yance Ford

"POWER" Film and Talk with Emmy-Winning Director Yance Ford

How did the police become the force they are now? How did we get here? Join Yance Ford for this intensely relevant film and talk.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

Demystifying AI for filmmakers

Demystifying AI for filmmakers

Join filmmaker Laila Harrison online for insights and demos on using AI - for the skeptics. enthusiasts, and the confused.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

AI Lens: Revolutionizing Filmmaking from Script to Screen

AI Lens: Revolutionizing Filmmaking from Script to Screen

Enhance your creativity, streamline workflows and save time in your film productions with AI in this online workshop!

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

TWN Evening Seminar: Budgeting Your Film

Budgeting Your Film - in person

Filmmaker Daphne McWilliams shares tips on budgeting for documentaries, shorts, and low-budget features, along with template budgets. With a background in music videos and documentaries like the Oscar-nominated "4 Little Girls," her latest project, "Boston (R)evolution," is heading to festivals in 2024.

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Past Seminar: “Echoes Of Voices: Inclusive Filmmaking

TWN Evening Seminar: Fire Through Dry Grass - Post Film Talk

Fire Through Dry Grass - Virtual Film Screening and Talk

On March 28th, 2024, filmmakers Andres "Jay" Molina and Alexis Neophytides presented their film Fire Through Dry Grass in an online seminar, revealing the hidden impact of Covid-19 on Jay, his friends, and residents of Coler Nursing Home. The documentary, made using GoPro cameras and Zoom, exposes the covert transfer of Covid patients to the home and has fueled the Nursing Home Lives Matter movement to advocate for better long-term care policies.

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