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What is bffs?
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First, and briefly, What is Black Feminism?
To oversimplify it, Black feminism is a politic itā€™s an approach to life that centers the liberation of al...
This phase is all about sharing the film with your audiences of choice. Some of our work is just for us or particular communities of accountability others are for broader film festivals and worldwide theatrical releases. We introduce you to the standard processes of distribution and hosting scre
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The Sound Design and Score represent the sonic and vibrational world of the film which must be considered from the beginning to the end of the filmmaking process. Though this is not one of the five main stages, it is such a complex area that we feature it prominently. In addition to aural meaning ma...
In this phase of the filmmaking process the post-production (aka post) team transforms the footage and audio into a cohesive story. Editing is more than just what happens with the media and technology. Here, through introductory and more in-depth study we share tools for (re)constructing story a
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In this phase of the filmmaking process the team uses the script and production plan (production notebook) to create the story world and record the scenes of the film. An introduction to production and a thorough investigation of the process are useful but they are still no replacement for b
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In this phase of the filmmaking process we use the script as a roadmap to collectively journey into storytelling which we engage as ceremony for expanding awareness. An excellent pre-production plan (production notebook) means that there are few(er) surprises on set and every necessary piece of info...
In this phase of the filmmaking process we journey together with your film idea or draft of your script AND the intention to develop it into an excellent ancestral and community accountable Black Feminist script that can be made into a movie. An excellent script means it conveys not only the story b...
