An amazing 4 days. Thank you for the experience! See you in June!
Filmmaking Workshop: Fall 2022
This October 2022, QWOCMAP will conduct a FREE in-person filmmaking workshop for LBTQIA+ BIPOC youth ages 18-24 at our space in the Presidio.
REGISTRATION CLOSED
DEADLINE: Monday, September 5, 2022
This Film & Freedom Academy workshop is offered to LBTQIA+ BIPOC youth who are:
African Descent/Black; Native American; First Nations & Indigenous; Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander; Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern, Arab, North African, South Asian; Asian, Southeast Asian, Central Asian; Latinx, including indígena and afrodescendiente; and multi-ethnic lesbian, bisexual, asexual, queer women of color (both cisgender & transgender), Two Spirit, intersex, agender, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color (of any orientation) between the ages of 18 and 24 years old.
In 4 days, you will learn to create, write, direct, and edit a short film, under 5 minutes. This FREE intensive workshop demystifies filmmaking through hands-on exercises and interactive technical lectures in a highly creative, collaborative, and supportive environment. Each film project will be paired with a Film Mentor for support and coaching for the duration of the workshop. The entire process makes filmmaking completely doable and FUN!
Your completed film will then world premiere in June 2023 at QWOCMAP’s 19th annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival.
You must be able to attend ALL 4 classes IN-PERSON if you are accepted into this workshop.
Class 1: Friday, October 7, 10am-5pm
Class 2: Saturday, October 8, 10am-5pm
Class 3: Sunday, October 9, 10am-5pm
Class 4: Monday, October 10, 10am-5pm
Monday, October 10 is Indigenous People’s Day.
During the last class, you will edit and complete your film. Please be prepared to work past 5pm if necessary. The more time you can dedicate to editing, the more successful you will be!
After the workshop, we strongly recommend that participants take a day off to rest and recover.
This IN-PERSON 4-day, intensive filmmaking workshop will take place at QWOCMAP’s space in the San Francisco Presidio.
Address: 1014 Torney Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
There is a free PresidiGo shuttle from Embarcadero BART in San Francisco. There are other public transportation options and ample parking.
Youth participants will receive a $500 stipend for on time arrival for each workshop session, full attendance at each workshop session, and completion of film by the end of the workshop process.
Our COVID and monkeypox safety guidelines are designed with high standards for the safety of our Sick & Disabled community and therefore will benefit everyone.
All participants, their cast and crew, and the QWOCMAP team commit to:
- Email proof of full COVID vaccination plus at least one booster.
- A photo of your CDC vaccination card; OR
- A screenshot of your personal digital COVID-19 vaccine record; OR
- Documentation from a healthcare provider
- Email proof of negative PCR test results taken between 10/4-10/6.
- Take daily antigen tests during the workshop.
- Wear a N95 or KN95 mask indoors at all times.
- Be fragrance free and smoke free.
QWOCMAP will run mobile HEPA air purifiers, open the windows for fresh air ventilation, provide disinfecting supplies, N95 masks, and gloves.
Should there be smoke from wildfires, there are air scrubbers that will run in the building.
Please let us know your access needs in the registration form, including food allergies, so that we can better accommodate you.
ASL
ASL interpretation will be provided for participants who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Childcare
QWOCMAP is not able to safely provide childcare for this workshop.
Crisis Counselors
Crisis counselors will be available for the duration of the workshop to provide support for participants who experience intense emotions as they learn and create. There are also quiet areas and comfortable spaces in the venue to reduce sensory stimulation.
Fragrance Free
QWOCMAP asks that all participants come fragrance free. We provide fragrance free hand soap and low-scent markers, and we make black & white copies of printed materials for participants. However, while we can open windows and run air filters in the workshop space, the entire venue is not fragrance free.
Meals
QWOCMAP will provide individually packaged boxed meals and snacks with as much variety of vegan and vegetarian options and as few allergens as possible.
There are a number of indoor and outdoor locations where participants will be able to safely unmask to eat their meals.
Mobility
Bathrooms and other amenities require a little walking.
Seating
There are standard and big & tall rolling office chairs, 21-inch-wide padded seats without arms for comfort that support up to 800 lbs, and folding chairs without arms.
Service Animals
QWOCMAP is not able to accommodate service animals for this workshop.
Wheelchair
The entire venue, including restrooms, is ADA compliant and accessible for wheelchairs.
Thank you for your dedication, your commitment to faithfully recording the thoughts, visions and voices of queer women of color.
Filmmaker Training Program
Our Filmmaker Training Program demystifies filmmaking and gives you the tools to create your own film. We provide professional training, coaching, equipment for use, and learning resources, all free of charge.
QWOCMAP disrupts the current film landscape by developing richer, authentic, and more complex representations of our community on screen and behind the camera. We provide the equipment, the support, and the intensive, professional training that make it possible for our participants to take control of their creative vision. Our program is free because film is the most expensive art form in the world. And in the fight for social justice, stories by, for, and about queer women of color, both cisgender and transgender, and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color of any orientation, need to be seen, heard, and shared.
Waiting List
Some of our filmmaking workshops are open to all queer women of color (cisgender and transgender), and nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and transgender people of color (of any orientation).
Other workshops are specifically for certain groups, such as Youth (ages 18-24), Sick & Disabled, or formerly incarcerated LBTQIA+ Black, Native/Indigenous, people of color.
If this timing or workshop isn’t the right one for you, fret not! Sign up on the waiting list, and you’ll be the first to get registration information for future workshops.
I want to thank you again, for allowing me to be a part of something so very special (and very important). I have walked away inspired and more confident than I have felt in a long while. You have given me more than you know. I already have plans for upcoming projects and am eager to share things I have learned with other queer women of color who have interest in the power of film. —QWOCMAP Filmmaker