We can do better
Severe lack of representation hinders diversity of thought, emergent possibilities, innovation of ideas and limits opportunities for growth for everyone. Founded by scholars and artists that represent diversity of expertise, race, class, nationality, religion, gender, and sexuality, we work towards a vision where womxn’s perspectives, experiences and knowledge matter. This is the future of documentary filmmaking.
Our Approach
visual anthropology, documentary art, decolonial ethnographic filmmaking, and social justice work. We push the boundaries of non-fiction cinema through our vision and values:
We work against the colonial residue of conventional ethnographic filmmaking by centering ways of knowing and being in the world that are often marginalized. Our films immerse viewers in the sensorial, intimate, and embodied aspects of everyday life, inviting them to use their own social, cultural and political knowledge as a primary point of entry.
We see filmmaking as a deeply inclusive and collaborative process that spans multiple stages of production. The people featured in our films are more than just passive subjects--their artistic and political contributions are foundational to the stories we tell. At every stage of our creative work, we hold space for autonomy, multivocaltity, and creative dissonance among our crew.
We contest mainstream narratives through personal stories both on and off screen. Our filmmaking is committed to movement-building--working alongside communities to co-construct impact goals through media for political organizing, mobilizing new allies, or challenging harmful social, political or economic structures.
Our Team
Filmmakers & Anthropologists
Elena
Mariangela
Miasarah
Laura
Emily
Nat
