Filmmaking at Your Fingertips:
Empowering Voices for Change
Film is a powerful tool for storytelling, advocacy, and enacting social change—but it’s not just for Hollywood. This hands-on workshop empowers students to use the tools they already have to create impactful, no-budget short films on issues that matter to them. Through collaboration and creativity, participants will learn the basics of filmmaking and discover how accessible this art form can be for anyone with a story to tell and a desire to make a difference.
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After falling in love with the film and editing process in high school, Makeba L. Ross would eventually leave her hometown of Newburgh, NY to study film at Brooklyn College. After graduating and spending 5 years in the corporate film world, Makeba declared an LLC and committed to her freelance business full time. Over the years she has produced, directed, shot and edited various projects for BuzzFeed, BET+, Elite Daily, Bustle, NYC H+H, and more. Her goal is simple: showcase the Black community in a positive and emphatic light, while encouraging young Black children to pursue their storytelling.
Makeba is the proud owner of Problem Pictures, LLC, a Black and female owned production company based in NYC that is committed to showcasing the Black community in a positive and empathetic light while challenging reductive stereotypes and uplifting local artists. IG: @problempictures.llc |
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Reel Works is an arts education nonprofit that was founded 20 years ago to serve New York City based youth and young adults who live in underrepresented communities and/or who do not have access to arts education. The organization began in 2001 at the Prospect Park YMCA with approximately 15 students, and has grown to help over 6,500 young professionals find training with industry professionals and jobs in entertainment to date. Reel Works offers free in school and after school programs that pair teens with professional filmmaker-mentors to create original short documentaries, narrative and experimental films. Additionally, Reel Works’ MediaMKRS program offers training and digital badging to prepare talented New Yorkers for careers in media and entertainment. MediaMKRS aims to provide an avenue for both traditional and non-traditional students with production experience and hands-on skills to more effectively demonstrate their skills and abilities to potential employers through digital credentials. www.reelworks.org
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