Underrepresented creators who are on the FREE THE WORK database directed work that is showcased in this list. All work is shown in alphabetical order by first name, so don't forget to scroll all the way down to the bottom!
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Please note: this round-up features community work submitted through October 6th.
Must-See Streaming Film Releases
Please note that all dates are specific to the United States.
Recently Released Films
Isabel Sandoval's Lingua Franca (Netflix)
Merawi Gerima's Residue (Netflix)
Niki Caro's Mulan (Disney+)
Rachel Lee Goldenberg's Unpregnant (HBO Max)
Upcoming Releases
Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortes' All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Prime)
Anna Mastro's Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (Disney+)
Miranda July's Kajillionaire (In Theaters)
Angel Manuel Soto's Charm City Kings (HBO Max)
Diane Paragas' Yellow Rose (In Theaters)
Radha Blank's The 40-Year-Old Version (Netflix)
Must-See Episodic Releases
The following series feature episodes directed and/or created by underrepresented creators! Please note that the following dates are specific to the United States.
Recently Released Series
Teenage Bounty Hunters (Netflix)
Created by Kathleen Jordan. Directors include Rebecca Asher, Angela Barnes Gomes, Stephanie Laing, Lauren Morelli, and Diego Velasco
We Are Who We Are (HBO)
Created and directed by Luca Guadagnino
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Created by Misha Green and Jordan Peele. Directors include Yann Demange, Cheryl Dunye, and Victoria Mahoney
Upcoming Releases
September 18th
Pen15, Season 2 (Hulu)
Created and written by Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle
COMMERCIALS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Ashley Barron ACS | DOVE | Great Guns TV | LINK
Ashley Czerniewski | Biden 2020 – "Better America" | RossComm | LINK
Emily Maye | Tracksmith – “Race Day is (still) Sacred” | Tracksmith In-House | LINK
Haley Wetherington | Erdelyan House of Design | LINK
Jess Coulter | Snickers – "First Visitors" | O Positive | LINK
Karla Braun | Warner's – "I Tell My Girls" | Picture Farm | LINK
Shih Ting Hung | Simplehuman – "Make Space" | RSA Films HK | LINK
Tati Barrantes | SmartyPants Vitamins – "We're Here for All of It" | Sawhorse LA | LINK
BRANDED CONTENT
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Blair Waters | Atlas Obscura – "Local Legends – Meet Ms. Showtime" | LINK
Elle Schneider | Atomos Academy – "The Village Blacksmith" | LINK
Julia Jansch | Cruz Vodka – "Cruz Vodka featuring AKA the Rapper – Brooklyn" | Beastie Productions | LINK
Laura Scrivano | Bumble – "Dating These Days" | Missing Link | LINK
Megan Brooks | Luna Bar – "Storm" | Where the Buffalo Roam | LINK
Shira Ankori (Editor) | Joy The Baker – "Camp Joy" | Instagram | LINK
Tania Mesta (Editor) | Prada – "The Show That Never Happened" | Post: Futurista Inc | LINK
MUSIC VIDEOS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Ali Roberto | Dauzat St. Marie – "Common Ground" | Label Logic/INGROOVES | LINK
Alice Plati | Vesa Beats – "Running" | Crooked Letter | LINK
Amhalise Morgan | Shabazz Palaces – "Bad Bitch Walking" | Sub Pop Records | LINK
Anita Fontaine | The Phoenix Foundation – "Hounds of Hell (with Nadia Reid) | Danmark Music Group, UMG | LINK
Ashleigh Jadee | SET – "How I Feel" | LINK
Aya Tanimura | Katy Perry – "Resilient" | Hound Content | LINK
Charlotte Rutherford | Ashnikko – "Daisy" | Creative Blood | LINK
Chloe de Brito | Emalia – "Suga Rush" | YBY Creative | LINK
Chloe de Brito | Sonny Grin ft. Lueth Ajak – "Keep It Up" | YBY Creative | LINK
Chloe de Brito | Zelie – "Higher" | LINK
Claire Edmondson (Director), Catherine Lutes (DP), Lauren Horn (Editor) | Jessie Reyez – "Before Love Came To Kill Us" | ASYMETRIC | LINK
Daria Geller | Marina Maximilian & Guy Mentesh – "Beyachad" | No Man’s Land | LINK
Haley Wetherington | Karaoke – "Baby" | Irrelevant Music | LINK
Lily Rose Thomas | Oliver Pash – "No Namer Blues" | Agile Films | LINK
María Alvarez | María Isabel – "Distance" | LINK
Sarah Jacquier | Waldskin – "The Shore" | Motor Entertainment | LINK
Zhamak Fullad | Lil Yachty Ft. Future – "Pardon Me" | UMG | LINK
SHORT FILMS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Alix Eve | "Something Seen" | LINK
Andrea Gomez | "Sierra Kidd – BIG BOI" | LINK
Bianca Poletti | "Fertile" | LINK
Erica Ortiz | "The Tampon" | On The Map Entertainment | LINK
Fred Brown II (Editor) | "Everything Must Change" | Cinema Libertad and OTV – Open Television | LINK
Fred Brown II (Editor) | "-Black" | LINK (TW: Potentially Disturbing Visuals)
Joslyn Rose Lyons | "Looking Glass | LINK
Nina Gofur | "Nectar" | LINK
Dominique van Olm | "Zone Rouge" | Zone Rouge Productions Inc. | LINK
Loren Denis | "The WALLS Between Us" | LINK
Rachel Myers | "Confidence" | LINK
Rachel Wolther | "C.R.E.A.M." | IFC Films | LINK
