For the 2022-2023 Cohort, each film team, with a director, cinematographer, and editor produced an 8-minute short film and each participant received a stipend of $600.
At the 2022 New Orleans Film Festival, our Cohort, Jill Campbell, took home the award for Best Louisiana Short Documentary for “Ode to Oda Benga.” At the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival, our Cohort team of Luke Harris (Director), Jay Falice (Director of Photography) and Lauren Messina (Editor) took home the Audience Award Best Louisiana Short Documentary for “SOUTH BODY.”
KELSEY SCULT
GIAN FRANCISCO SMITH
ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS
LUKE HARRIS
JAY FALICE
LAUREN MESSINA
FRED OLALEYE
LEMAR ARCENEAUX
HARLEY KING
JILL CAMPBELL
VIVIANA ELENA DE LA ROSA
ASHLEY JONES
JULIE HOLMAN
RENÉE JOHNSON