Emerging Black Filmmakers to Watch

Victoria Coker — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:57:55 +0000

Through our program we were able to educate over 50 filmmakers about Web Monetization. We helped several filmmakers enable a payment pointer on their sites or video accounts. If you missed our tipping party and want to support these creators here are their direct links.

REAL MEN DON'T...: An exploration of modern manhood and masculinity.

REAL MEN DON'T... explores manhood and masculinity through society's taboos against male expressiveness. Funny, emotional and thoughtful, the film addresses many of the questions around the changing notions of what it means to be a man.

Director: Elton Loud

Tip Link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8antbXHAxtfmbGOmr9UJrA

Hide & Seek
A naughty kid finds a permanent hiding spot.

**Writer :Ajoke' Adebesin

Director: Mika Frank**

Tip Link:
https://youtu.be/z_rdYfviLLU

VICTUS
Ten years have passed since Dena, a young widow living in a rough Atlanta neighborhood, lost her husband. She has struggled to balance life and deal with the mysterious illness her teenage Ren has been fighting to overcome. When Adriel, an injured man, suddenly shows up on her doorstep one evening, she is forced to face her truths, and the circumstances of her life, as she learns there is more beyond this world than what we can possibly see.

**Writer & Director: Yolanda T. Ross

Director: Ivan Mbakop**

Tip Link:
https://mbakop.com/web/shorts/victus.html

More to come :) !

We Launched Our Project

Victoria Coker — Mon, 09 May 2022 12:22:27 +0000

Last month, we launched our project Black Web Fest x Web Monetization. Black Web Fest x Web Monetization, is a program that provides training for creators to learn how to use web monetization to access new streams of funding. We'll be providing free training, a two-month free Coil Membership and four creators will be awarded a $5,000 grant.

One creator selected from each category (i.e., Best Short Film, Best Short Documentary, Best Web Series, and Best Animation) will receive a $5,000 grant ($4,000 to use on their next project + $1,000 to use on marketing their film or series) and support to stream and monetize their content on Cinnamon.Video.

Submissions close June 25, 2022. Winners will be announced before or by July 25, 2022, at 11:59 EST.

If you know of any independent Black filmmakers or animators who maybe interested in particpating or you think should learn more about how to monetize their work with web monetization please share. Here is the link for our registration: https://blackwebfest.org/bwf-x-web-monetization/

The Interledger Community 🌱: Black Web Fest x Web Monetization

Emerging Black Filmmakers to Watch

We Launched Our Project