September 4th, 2024 Press - THL 2024 Announcement AssetsTHROUGH HER LENS: THE TRIBECA CHANEL WOMEN'S FILMMAKER PROGRAM THREE-DAY WORKSHOP RETURNS FOR NINTH YEAR
MENTORSHIP AND GRANTS EMPOWER 10 WOMEN AND NON-BINARY FILMMAKERS
Jury: Joanna Calo, Beanie Feldstein, Lucy Liu, Da'Vine Joy Randolph & Olivia Wilde
Mentors: Pamela Adlon, Mara Brock Akil, Janicza Bravo & Molly Gordon
Conversation leader: Ruth E. Carter
Advisory Committee: Jane Fonda, Patty Jenkins, Laura Karpman, Greta Lee, A.V. Rockwell & Kerry Washington
NEW YORK, NY (September 4, 2022) - Tribeca and CHANEL today announced the ninth THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca CHANEL Women's Filmmaker Program, taking place September 17 to 19 in New York City. The artist development program convenes filmmaker finalists, jurors and esteemed industry leaders from across the globe for a series of events, workshops, conversations and peer-to-peer sessions.
Founded in 2015 by Tribeca and CHANEL, THROUGH HER LENS provides industry support, artistic development and funding to emerging U.S.-based self-identifying women and non-binary filmmakers. The program includes a three-day immersive workshop with one-on-one mentorship and intimate conversations focused on script-to-screen development, music composition, costume design, producing and directing. Participants work with mentors to shape and refine their projects and pitches, and at the conclusion of the program, each pair pitches their project to a jury of industry experts. One team receives full financing to produce their short film with support from Tribeca Studios. The four other projects are awarded grant funds to support their development.
I'm incredibly proud of our THROUGH HER LENS alumnae, a tremendously talented group of women filmmakers who are making waves within the industry, including A.V. Rockwell, Numa Perrier, Nikyatu Jusu, Kat Coiro, Sonejuhi Sinha, Gabriella Moses, Hannah Peterson, Ani Simon-Kennedy, Laura Moss, Caroline Lindy, Shuchi Talati, the list goes on, said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. Together with CHANEL, we are reshaping the landscape of Hollywood, and this year's class of emerging talent is no exception. I can't wait to see the ways in which they will leave their mark-we need their young, diverse voices and creativity now more than ever.
Established in 2023, the THROUGH HER LENS Advisory Committee - consisting of Jane Fonda, Patty Jenkins, Laura Karpman, Greta Lee, A.V. Rockwell and Kerry Washington - works to advance the program, bring in new collaborators and provide consultation to participating filmmakers.
2024 Industry Leaders:
JURORS:
Writer, producer and director Joanna Calo (THE BEAR); actor and producer Beanie Feldstein (DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS; AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT; BOOK SMART); Emmy -nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning actress, advocate, director and producer Lucy Liu (KILL BILL; CHARLIE'S ANGELS); Academy Award -winning actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS); director, actress, producer and activist Olivia Wilde (DON'T WORRY DARLING).
MENTORS:
Director, actor and writer Pamela Adlon (BETTER THINGS; BABES); creator and showrunner Mara Brock Akil (GIRLFRIENDS; THE GAME; BEING MARY JANE); filmmaker Jannicza Bravo (ZOLA; LEMON); actress, writer and director Molly Gordon (THE BEAR; THEATER CAMP).
CONVERSATION LEADERS:
Two-time Academy Award -winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter (BLACK PANTHER; BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER); filmmaker Patty Jenkins (WONDER WOMAN; MONSTER); Academy Award -nominated and five-time Emmy -winning composer Laura Karpman (MS. MARVEL; LOVECRAFT COUNTRY).
THROUGH HER LENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Academy Award -winning actor and activist Jane Fonda; filmmaker Patty Jenkins (WONDER WOMAN; MONSTER); Academy Award -nominated and five-time Emmy -winning composer Laura Karpman (MS. MARVEl; LOVECRAFT COUNTRY); actress Greta Lee (PAST LIVES; THE MORNING SHOW); director, writer and producer A.V. Rockwell (A THOUSAND AND ONE); Emmy -winning actress, producer and activist Kerry Washington (SCANDAL; LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE; UNPRISONED).
2024 Selected Projects and Filmmakers:
BRACE YOURSELF
Fifteen-year-old Nina Boukris wants to end her life-but not until she gets her braces off.
Chloe Sarbib (Writer/Director) is an American and French-Algerian filmmaker who writes about characters who struggle with identity and get in their own way. Her short films have played Aspen Shortsfest, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Seattle International Film Festival and more. Notable work includes Girl Friend (Best Student Short, Provincetown Film Festival; Best New York Short, NewFest) and Jensen, which won a 2022 DGA Student Film Jury Award. Most recently, Sarbib directed an episode of The CW's In the Dark, now on Netflix. An alumna of Yale (BA) and Columbia (MFA), where her feature screenplay Les v nements won the Zaki Gordon Memorial Prize for excellence in screenwriting, she's received support from the Cine Qua Non Lab, the Saltonstall Foundation and Indian Paintbrush, among others. Based in Brooklyn, Sarbib also teaches at Montclair State University.
Rtusha Kulkarni (Producer) is an Indian American screenwriter, director and producer based in New York City. Her previous work includes experience at Archer Gray, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Netflix and Bleecker Street Media. She is the co-founder of TL;DR Film, an independent production company dedicated to shining a light on untold stories and unheard voices. She holds a BA in Film Studies and Political Science from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Film from Columbia University.
BLACK SHORE
Forced to look after her ailing mother back home in Santorini, Evangelina must confront the reality that her mothers lifelong obsession with mythological monsters and an ancient
