There are more distribution opportunities for short-form documentaries than ever before, Opal H. Bennett noted in a statement.
Yet a challenge many filmmakers experience is a lack of funds to get their projects started.
Its extremely gratifying that a chat over dinner could lead to the creation of such a needed initiative.
L-R: Imani Dennison, LaTajh Weaver, Aurora Brachman, Brit Fryer, and Lydia CornettPOV Shorts/Chicken & Egg Pictures
Hopefully well be back at Camden Fest before too long to share the completed works.
Chicken & Egg Pictures McCrae said, Shorts play a vital role in highlighting timely stories and cultural perspectives.
Points Norths commitment to supporting filmmakers and building community makes CIFF the perfect opportunity to kick-off this initiative.
POV Shorts
Good documentaries teach us tolisten and really hearthe stories of others without getting defensive and attempting to discredit.
Both the organization and its series have long been committed to bringing diverse filmmaker perspectives to public media.
Brit Fryer(he/him) is an award-winning queer and trans filmmaker based in Brooklyn.
He is currently in development of his first feature film.
Lydia Cornett(she/her) is a Baltimore-born filmmaker currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
Lydia is the co-founder of Cineseries, a graduate-student-led screening series at the Wexner Center for the Arts.
Aurora Brachman(she/her) is an award-winning documentary director and producer.
Through patient and poetic storytelling her films explore narratives of intimate relationships within families and communities.
LaTajh Weaver(she/they) is an Oakland based screenwriter and director.
Weaver associate produced A24sEarth Mama, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Dennison is currently developing a hybrid documentaryBlack Rage, their first feature-length film.
