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Our pathway from first film to professional career

Film & Freedom Academy

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Critical Juncture

An 18-month fellowship for emerging LBTQIA+ filmmakers of color

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Apprenticeships in media arts and creative technologies

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Madeleine Lim Films

Madeleine Lim

Founding Executive/Artistic Director and filmmaker

JEWELLE: A Just Vision

The life of Black Cape Verdean writer and activist Jewelle Gomez

The Worlds of Bernice Bing

The Abstract Expressionist painter, Buddhist, and Chinese American lesbian

Sambal Belacan in San Francisco

Cultural identity, lesbian sexuality, and immigration

JEWELLE: A Just Vision (2022) by Madeleine Lim

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Madeleine Lim Receives Pride Commendation

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