Lenfest has announced the second class of The Lenfest Next Generation Fund. The 25 NextGen award winners are Philadelphia-area professional and student journalists of color who will receive grants to attend the national professional development conference of their choice and receive related support from The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. READ MORE.
IDA Magazine Editorial Fellow
IDA’s editorial fellows will participate in the Documentary magazine planning process and help bring a wider range of voices and perspectives to the publication’s coverage of the documentary field. Fellows receive an annual stipend to write articles for publication, participate in editorial meetings, attend mentorship sessions, and attend IDA’s Getting Real conference in September. READ [...]
Bryn Mawr College Alumna-In-Residency
Through the Bryn Mawr College Career & Civic Engagement Center, I will spend Friday, February 21st on campus for lunch and 1:1 conversations with students! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rAqfQnEaZ/
Film Festival Lounge Panel
On Wednesday, February 12th at 6:30PM, I will be representing Philadelphia Latino Film Festival on Philm Factory’s Film Festival Lounge at CIC Philadelphia. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZimYbnbQa/
PRX Two-Day Podcasting Intensive
I've been accepted into PRX's Two-Day Podcasting Intensive for a wonderful weekend of podcasting! The PRX training at WHYY is an intensive podcasting workshop for journalists covering everything from recording and editing audio to publishing and monetization. The tuition and travel were generously covered by the Knight Foundation. https://www.instagram.com/p/B86za46HaVL/
Sundance Institute Press Inclusion Initiative Award Winner
For a second year, the Press Inclusion Initiative, our effort to cultivate a more representative press corps at the Sundance Film Festival, returns by providing top tier access to freelance critics from underrepresented communities. With returning support from partners Critical Minded, Netflix, Open Society Foundations, and Rotten Tomatoes, the initiative again additionally made available a [...]
Sundance Institute Nonfiction Session Presentation
One of my favorite memories of the year was presenting the resources and programs of Scribe Video Center at the Sundance Institute Nonfiction Session to a crowd of 300 in Philadelphia! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wZcJznDK0/
Speaking at Haverford College
Professor Emily Teera-Hong for hosted Expanding Sanctuary Producer Selena Yip and Director Kristal Sotomayor to speak to her Haverford College course. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4n68VjnYSq/
ITVS Article
So excited to have interviewed director Hao Wu of People’s Republic of Desire for ITVS! Learn about the innovative visualization of modern digital communications: "In the land of memes, baby photos, and selfies, social media can serve many purposes for users. Social media not only connects friends and families who are wide distances apart but [...]
To My Motherland on Comcast Xfinity
My film To My Motherland is on Comcast Xfinity On Demand! Stream the film anywhere around the globe! Thank you Philadelphia Latino Film Festival for the opportunity to show my film to international audiences.
