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Destinee Stewart is selected for the Color Creative “Find Your People Program”
Destinee Stewart was selected to the 2024 cohort of the “Find Your People Program” from ColorCreative, founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis and Talitha Watkins. The program is in partnership with sustaining partner, Canva, and “provides training and resources for emerging creators from diverse backgrounds to learn the soft skills of leadership and develop short films.”
Luisa Novo is selected to the 2024 Mentor Latina Directors Fellowship from Alliance of Women Directors
Following the success achieved by the Alliance of Women Directors with its Black Directors Advancement Initiative, the organization has launched the Mentor Latina Director Fellowship. Their #MentorLatinaDirectors Initiative is a fellowship program for current directing members who are Latina/x/e-identifying. The Mentor Latina Director Fellowship is designed to foster meaningful relationships through tailored mentorship, guidance and networking with industry professionals. Fellows additionally receive monthly opportunities to participate in education and training, craft and artist workshops and salons, as well as career growth and development.
Jessica Liu is selected to the Inaugural Rising Director Fellowship from the Alliance Of Women Directors
The Alliance of Women Directors has chosen six directors to compose its inaugural 2024 Rising Director Fellowship class – Josie Andrews, Christianna Carmine, Angela Cohen, Julie Herlocker, Jessica Liu and Morgen Whiteman. For the next year, participants will now have access to education and networking opportunities, mentorship and the opportunity to create a “proof of concept” for their feature projects, with the program concluding with an “industry screening” of the shorts.
Sylvia Ray is selected as a fellow in the 2024 LFI Inclusion Fellowship supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity
In a steadfast commitment to embracing diversity and richness within the Latino community, the LFI Inclusion Fellowship aims to amplify the voices of diverse Latino filmmakers and provide a platform for them to create and share stories that enrich the fabric of society. Embracing the spirit of inclusivity, LFI uplifts and empowers Latino filmmakers from all walks of life, acknowledging the undeniable talent and strength present within communities historically underrepresented in the film and television industry. With support for the fourth consecutive year by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, each fellow will receive a $30,000 grant to produce a short film along with individualized mentorship and industry networking opportunities.
Director Jessica Liu is a Finalist of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award
Jessica Liu is one of nine emerging filmmakers that have been named as finalists for the 2023 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award. Designed to create a pathway to Hollywood for next-generation talent, the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award is given in partnership with independent studio Fifth Season and nonprofit academy Ghetto Film School. Applicants for the award must be based in L.A. and between the ages of 18 and 34. The nine fellows who have been selected have taken part in a three-month program led by Ghetto Film School and Fifth Season in which they have each produced a short film that, according to a release, reflects “on the meaning of identity and its representation in film.”
Director Sylvia Ray’s short Preggers at the NFMLA
Director Sylvia Ray’s short film Preggers is selected for the New Filmmakers Los Angeles In Focus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Shorts program in September, 2022. The film was produced by another Through The Blinds Director, Destinee Stewart.
Director Kristine Gerolaga is a 2022 Sundance Uprise Grant recipient
The grant supporting the livelihood and career sustainability of BIPOC emerging artists was founded in 2021 to help storytellers disproportionately harmed by the Covid pandemic. Through The Blinds director Kristine Gerolaga is one of the 10 recipients of the 2022 cycle, with her horror feature Lamok. Logline: A cursed Filipino woman begins to perform underground abortions to repent for the killing she commits as a fetus-eating creature known as the manananggal.
AWD April Member News
AWD highlighted the success of crowdfunding campaign on their April Member News that was featured on their April 1st, 2022 newsletter.
Pipeline Artists Article
Directors Sylvia Ray, Jessica Liu, Destinee Stewart, T.L. Quach and Rebecca Louisell share personal stories of how they found their paths as filmmakers.
The Eddie Conversation Podcast Interview
Directors T.L. Quach, Sylvia Ray and Luisa Novo are interviewed by Eddie Vigil V for his podcast The Eddie Conversation Podcast. We talk about our individual portions of the Through The Blinds Anthology, what a Director is to us, what new collaborators we look forward to working with the most in this project, and much more!
The Future Of Is Female Newsletter write up
The Future Of Film Is Female included our Crowdfunding Campaign on their March Newsletter.
Be Natural Podcast Interview
Six of the Seven directors of Through The Blinds were interviewed by Kat Poole for her Be Natural Podcast. They talk in depth about the project, about their collaboration, what they hope the audiences will take away from the film and how does it feel working with a majority of women.
Cinema Femme Magazine Interview
Rebecca Martin from Cinema Femme Magazine interview with the directors of Through The Blinds. Cinema Femme is a platform for stories by womxn in film and their allies that aims to inspire change in the industry. They have a short film festival that showcases films by emerging female filmmakers and a Womxn to Womxn in Film Mentorship Program.
STUDIOFEST Newsletter write up
StudioFest has shared our Through The Blinds Crowdfunding Campaign in their newsletter. StudioFest is a production, financing, and distribution company dedicated to discovering and elevating fresh filmmaking talent from around the world. One of our directors, Jessica Liu, is set to direct a micro budget feature film titled The Tickets with them this year.
AWD Newsletter write up
Alliance of Women Directors is an inclusive collective of professional women-identifying and gender nonbinary directors working together to affect positive, lasting change in the entertainment industry. Five directors of Through the Blinds are member of the organization, and the project was highlighted in one of AWD’s newsletter sent to members of the industry.