ABOUT
OUR WHY
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BGFC Mission
BGFC Vision
We seek to close the representation gap with Black girls in media by cultivating the next generation of storytellers and amplifying their stories from "dream to screen to social impact."
We will create a world where there is an equitable representation of Black girls and women in media, and their stories drive narrative and policy change for social transformation.
OUR HOW
Curriculum - We create safe spaces for Black girls to build critical media literacy skills, construct their own narratives centering on Black girlhood, and share their stories through film with the world through an industry-standard curriculum.
Co-Creation - We implement an intergenerational co-creation model to develop the GIRL, document HER/THEIR story, disseminate HER/THEIR film, and deconstruct harmful narratives through co-created dialogic community spaces with universities, festivals, and organizations.
Collaboration - We partner with production studios, award-winning Black women filmmakers, festivals, and TV/Film industry influencers to provide an immersive experience in Hollywood, personalized coaching, and a creative community to support Black girls to develop their stories into films.
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OUR PROGRAMS
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OUR ANNUAL CAMP
Black Girls Film Camp (USA) provides a FREE, national, and hybrid 16-week experience (held once a year) where high school Black girls across the country pitch a story idea, and a final ten are selected to have their short film project produced by the program. Over 200 Black girls across the country applied for the 2023 camp and 10 finalists were selected to direct and develop their own short films. The camp is an incubator for the 10 girls and each of their films.
Participants receive free cameras and tech equipment, free software, a personal production team of exemplary Black women creatives (editor and production coach) contracted out by the camp, an all-expense paid weekend retreat in LA, and free workshops from Black women who are award-winning filmmakers and Ph.D. scholars. Films created by the teen girls and their production teams are showcased during Black Girls Film Camp Premiere Weekend over the summer and at film festivals (i.e. 2021 Mill Valley Film Festival, Essence Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival) and college events (i.e. Emory University, USC, UC Davis, Georgia Tech, UNCC, etc.) in the US throughout the year. Following the 16-week camp, alumni participate in international outreach events throughout the year to share their stories with the world and support other aspiring young Black girl storytellers.
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