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BOOK BGFC FOR AN EVENT Mail BGFC EVENTS UPCOMING FEATURED EVENT: 45TH MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL The 45th Mill Valley Film Festival is featuring Black Girls Film Camp for a second year as a part of their festival programming! From Oct 6th -16th, festival attendees will be able to view a screening of all ten films from the 2022 BGFC cohort and watch a Q&A with camp creator, Dr. Jimmeka Anderson, alongside Director of Education for the California Film Institute and MVFF, Joanne Parsont. VISIT MVFF.COM FOR DETAILS BLACK GIRLS FILM CAMP FEATURED SCREENING & PANEL AT THE 44th Mill Valley Film Festival SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 7 - 17, 2021 VISIT MVFF44 WEBSITE MISSED THE EVENT? WATCH THE EVENT RECORDING BGFC PANEL W/BLACK WOMEN SCHOLARS

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OUR 2023 SHORT FILMS FILM #1 - HOW DID YOU GET HERE? BY HANNAH MERRIWEATHER FILM #2 - DESQUAMATED BY TERRYN PINDER FILM #3 - A THIN LINE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE BY ADDISON BELHOMME FIL M #4 - 5 ANGRY BLACK GIRLS BY LANAA DANTZLER FILM #5 - YOUR OWN PEOPLE BY TAYLOR BROOKS FIL M #6 - ADVANCED BY GABRIELLA STAFFORD FILM #7 - IDENTITY BY KALINA THOMAS FILM #8 - THE ALL AROUNDZ BY AVERY KELLEY FILM #9 - UNCENSORED BY JAELA ELLIS FILM #10 - FULL CIRCLE BY JAIDA COX

2022 COHORT 2022 FUNDERS/SPONSORS Black Girls Freedom Fund Arts & Science Council Women + Girls Research Alliance Civitas Education Management, LLC. Operation Restoration Ms. Foundation California Film Institute/MVFF (Screening Sponsor) Emory University (Screening Sponsor) Final Draft Screenwriting Software Beats By Dre 2022 PARTNERS IUrban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte Women + Girls Research Alliance Black Women In Film Network Women In Film LA University of Southern California I AM not the MEdia, Inc. By Design Events, LLC. Urban Educators for Change Dorm Key 2022 PLANNING TEAM Jimmeka Anderson Sierra Davis Deneen Dixon-Payne Shanell Smaw Faithe Lizarda Gina Antilus Dr. Angelia F. Byrd Kelley Kali Traci Carter Holsey Chassidy Jade Raven Magwood Cameron Elyse A'sia Horne-Smith Jessica Johnson Casandra Henry Allyson Robinson Vanita Beavers Jessica Wilson Brandi Williams Courtney Thomas Eris Headley Navonda Fetterson Pamela McCarter Taja Hough Dr. Michelle Meggs Dr. Annette Teasdell Lanre Oriowo Scierra Bratton Desmyne Gaines Executive Director Finance and Operations Director Communications Coordinator Fundraising and Development Coordinator Social Media Coordinator PR Coordinator Merch Coordinator Featured Filmmaker Pre-Production Advisor Post Production Advisor Writing Coach Teen Creative Advisor Post Production Organization Partner (The Hue Collective) Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member Planning Team Member 2022 PRODUCTION TEAMS Production Team 1 Nia Murray Teen Director Gaelyn Smith Creative Coach/Mentor Kearah-Armonie Jeudy Editor Production Team 2 Madison Proctor Teen Director Jasmine Livingston Creative Coach/Mentor Essynce Herrington Editor Production Team 3 Ashley Meier Teen Director Eris Headley Creative Coach/Mentor Lauren McGarrett Editor Production Team 4 Michelle Elele Teen Director Zoë Hodge Creative Coach/Mentor Angela Uhegwu Editor Production Team 5 Maya Hooks Teen Director Keishon Groves Creative Coach/Mentor Jessica Lewis Editor Production Team 6 Khloe Thompson Teen Director Faithe Lizarda Creative Coach/Mentor Siani Johnson Editor Production Team 7 Marley Noel Teen Director Ashlee Keown Creative Coach/Mentor Lillian Mayer Editor Production Team 8 Sydney White Teen Director Kellianne Jordan Creative Coach/Mentor Jordin Wright Editor Production Team 9 Camille Satterwhite-Rambert Teen Director Jamie Arielle (Lewis) Creative Coach/Mentor Tyra Salli Hughes Editor Production Team 10 Precious Foreman Teen Director Jessica Johnson Creative Coach/Mentor Courtney Thomas Editor

ALUMNI 2025 COHORT 2024 COHORT 2023 COHORT 2022 COHORT 2021 COHORT 2025-26 ALUMNI BOARD ACTIVE ALUMNI MEMBERS Jessica Johnson (2021) Sanaa Wilkins (2021) Marley Noel (2022) Camille Satterwhite Rambert (2022) Ashley Meier (2022) Precious Foreman (2022) Avery Kelley (2023) Addison Belhomme (2023) Lanaa Dantzler (2023) Hannah Merriweather (2023) Jaida Cox (2023) Jaela Ellis (2023) Taylor Brooks (2023) Kalina Thomas (2023) Alexandra Bonner (2024) Daria Strachan (2024) Marley Jones (2024) Jayden Dial (2024) Kyla Holmes (2024) Caris Pryor (2024) Azuri Vallatine (2024) Kennedy Price (2025) Aaliyah Idrissa (2025) Mira Johnson (2025) Auset Adams (2025) Gabrielle Vance (2025) Gabriella Blankson (2025) Denver Humphrey (2025) Kalahari Lewis (2025) Kai Knights (2025) Khloe Hicks (2025) ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS

In Spring 2022, Black Girls Film Camp provided an all-expense paid LA Retreat at USC in partnership with USC Annenberg's Critical Media Project for teen directors, their editor, coach, and a parent to attend. This trip was held from April 29th - May 1st 2022. During the weekend retreat, participants attended sessions led by USC Annenberg and The School of Cinematic Arts' professors, a high tea hosted by Board Member, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, took a shooting basics course taught by Miki Turner, and visited the Academy Museum and Hollywood Blvd. THE 2022 LA RETREAT REELS

SHORT FILMS SHORT DOCUMENTARIES Subway Ballet A Seat At The Table Spider Drove A Taxi NZINGHA "In Decision" 1 - 2 MIN SHORT FILMS Toast Perfection The Box Betta Stopped Life BLACK GIRLHOOD 100 Years of Black Hair The Show Must Go On Courtroom KiKi Get The Belt Hair Love A Black Girl's Country 2 - 6 MIN SHORT FILMS The Elevator Gratitude Paper Boy Giving Is The Best Communication

ABOUT OUR WHY Black girls in the U.S. face staggering disparities: They are four times more likely to be arrested at school and five times more likely to face disciplinary transfers than their peers. 60% experience sexual violence before adulthood. Suicide attempts among Black adolescents rose 73% from 2003 and 2017, with Black girls accounting for the largest share. Black girls are more likely than their white peers to experience symptoms of depression or anxiety but are less likely to receive mental health treatment. With only 3% of Black women representing Hollywood storytellers, a scarcity of representation persists that perpetuates harmful stereotypes, contributes to these disparities, and leaves Black girls’ stories untold. At Black Girls Film Camp, we aim to change this by equipping young filmmakers with the tools, mentorship, and platforms to create films that challenge stereotypes, shift narratives, and inspire change. The Mission We seek to close the representation gap of stories in media by cultivating the next generation of storytellers and amplifying those stories from "dream to screen to social impact." BGFC Vision We will create a world where there is an equitable representation of diverse stories in media, and those stories drive narrative and policy change for social transformation. VIEW OUR IMPACT REPORT OUR VALUES NARRATIVE CHANGE STORYTELLING JOY REPRESENTATION COMMUNITY ACCESS OUR ANNUAL CAMP Black Girls Film Camp (USA) provides a FREE, national, and hybrid 16-week experience (held once a year) where high school girls across the country pitch a story idea, and a final ten are selected to have their short film project produced by the program. TEN finalists are selected each year as the new cohort to direct and develop their own short films. The camp is an incubator for the ten girls and each of their films. Participants receive free cameras and tech equipment, free software, their own professional production team of exemplary creatives (editor, production coach, cinematographer, and an alumni coach) contracted out by the camp, an all-expense paid weekend retreat in LA, and free workshops from 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, colleges/universities, and community events worldwide. The Camp

SUBMIT FILM WORK STORYBOARD FEEDBACK SIGN UP STORYBOARDING & PLANNING FOR PRODUCTION RESOURCES How To Make A Storyboard Overview of Shots and Angles SESSION 4 - SPEAKERS

Black Girls Film Camp final award showcase with special guest appearances. 2023 PREMIERE FEATURED SPEAKER 1/8 PHOTOS FROM THE RED CARPET THE AWARD WINNERS 1/1 1/1