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 through building community.

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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 

Reel Works mentors, inspires, and empowers underserved NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking, creating a springboard to successful careers in media and beyond. Reel Works matches teens 1:1 with professional filmmaker mentors to tell their stories and have their voices heard. It’s a powerful combination that changes young lives and creates films that have been seen by tens of millions of viewers worldwide. www.reelworks.org