AWD is pleased to partner with NewFilmmakers LA (NFMLA) to promote their March Monthly Film Festival and co-present the second block of short films screening on March 22nd. AWD Directing Members can purchase the All-Access pass for 50% off (code is in your Member Center). 

The day’s programming opens with InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts I, a program highlighting the work and stories of women through the work of emerging female talent, featuring stories about finding your place in the world, belonging, self-determination, building a community, seeking revenge, processing loss and letting go. This block opens with a selection of films produced through Black Girls Film Camp, an incubator for the next generation of storytellers. The program invites high school Black girls across the US to pitch a story idea, selecting a cohort of ten each year to have their short film project produced through the program.

The day continues with InFocus: Female Cinema Shorts II, with another exciting collection of films by emerging female filmmakers. The program explores surviving your period, intergenerational bonds, sexual awakenings, the deceptive pursuit of perfection, bodily autonomy and women kicking ass. This block is presented in community partnership with us. AWD Directing Members Kim Callaway and Tara Parian will screen in this block.

The night concludes with the Los Angeles premiere of Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, documentarian Varda Bar-Kar’s fascinating portrait of the groundbreaking singer-songwriter. “She is an iconoclast who questions and challenges the status quo. Through her music, she speaks out against oppressive social norms. In addition to her profound contribution as an artist, she has helped move the needle forward in civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and human rights,” says Bar-Kar.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.NFMLA.org/events.