Our Mission
Black Girl Film School is a 501(c)3 non profit education foundation that offers quality face to face and online film production programs for females interested in pursuing a career path in TV and film. The goal of our 2020 program development is to introduce learners to non-acting career paths (above the line & below the line) and the skills it takes to work in these roles. Black Girl Film School is a collection of media experts, filmmakers, screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, directors, teachers, instructional designers, and below the line crew – all with one common goal of increasing the number of Black women working in the industry above and below the line. We work with Black women subject matter experts and use their experiences to shape how we design our programs, courses and teaching methodologies.
How Your Donations Help
- $2,800 supports 1 learner for an 8-week program
- $200 supports 1 student user license for 1 month
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Our Impact
almost 4 years ago — Los Angeles, CA
Award Winning Director of Photography Jomo Fray met with our BGFS class to talk about the craft of cinematography and workshop best practices for "lensing" their own films.
almost 4 years ago — Los Angeles California
Our BGFS class connected on a live 1- hour webinar to discuss Princess Garrett's journey to directing her first film which won a Student Academy Award in 2018.
almost 4 years ago — Arlington, VA
Black Girl Film School partnered with Girls Inspired and Ready to Lead Inc. to sponsor the Middle School STEAM exploration program! Over 20 girls learned about technology, drones and filmmaking.
about 4 years ago — Online (Global)
This is our strategic outlook for 2020-2024 program development. We aim to train our learners below the line by focusing on technical areas that have opportunities for growth like camera department, camera op, animation, VFX, motion design and cinematography to name a few.
about 4 years ago — Los Angeles & Chicago, IL
With your donation, we look forward to welcoming our first official fall cohort this September. It cost about $1,000 each to sponsor a learner for our 6-week foundations course launching this fall. We'd like to welcome 24 girls in September. Thank you for your support and helping us get closer to our goal.
Causes We Support
Countries We Serve
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
We believe access to quality education demands strategic partnerships across sectors to reduce inequalities. Black Girl Film School can encourage innovation through our disruptive approach to online education and our intentional effort to build strong institutions in furtherance of these goals.