Read more about them below.
New Voices grantees will also have their work showcased and participate in events during NewFest.
Learn more about the New Voices Filmmaker Grant and keep up with the latest program updates athttps://newfest.org/new-voices-grant.
Clemetine Narcisse, Cai Thomas, Apa Agbayani and Angalis FieldCourtesy of NewFest
Apa started out directing music videos for indie artists in the Philippines then continued towards films and commercials.
Currently, hes finishing a Film MFA at ColumbiaUniversity.
ANGALIS FIELD(he/him)Angalis Field (b.
1994, Portland, Oregon) is a screenwriter, director, and photographer based in New York City.
His graduate thesis filmBust(co-written with Eliza Barry Callahan) premiered at Sundance in 2024.
His debut short,The Dalles, premiered at Sundance in 2023.
Her next film, a queer lesbian thriller,Blue Moon Angels, will be released in late 2024.
Clementine is also the recipient of the 2023 NewFest Film Festival Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award.
She grew up in Miamis Liberty City neighborhood and is deeply interested in stories rooted in place.
Shes currently developing a film about Black lesbians and motherhood.
