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NOWNESS Directors’ Cuts: The Unseen Work of Floria Sigismondi & Georgia Hudson

  • byFTW Staff
  • January 11, 2021
In a collaboration between FTW and NOWNESS, these acclaimed directors premiere never before seen shorts.
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Sujata Day On Her Directorial Debut, “Definition Please”

  • byFTW Staff
  • September 15, 2020
With her first feature film, the performer turned director hopes to inspire marginalized voices to share their own singular experiences.
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MUSIC VIDEO ROUNDUP: WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11TH

  • byFTW Staff
  • September 14, 2020
What. A. Week. But you made it to Friday! May these music videos brighten your day and weekend. You deserve it 🌹
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JASON NICHOLS IS OWNING HIS OWN STORY

  • byFTW Staff
  • September 10, 2020
The longtime ad agency creative director turned filmmaker is finally tackling a topic that's been a lifetime in the making: himself.
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“ISHEMA”: THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER IN CONVERSATION ABOUT LIVING IN RWANDA TO MAKE THEIR INDIE FEATURE

  • byFTW Staff
  • March 10, 2020
Director S-hekh Shem Hetep Ebron and Co-Writer & Producer Danielle Morgan Boyd discuss how filming their first indie feature in Rwanda taught them about uplifting the communities they seek to portray.
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PARA NOSOTROS: CREATORS LINDA YVETTE CHÁVEZ & MARVIN LEMUS ON “GENTEFIED”

  • byFTW Staff
  • February 21, 2020
The creators behind the new Netflix show, "Gentefied," talk about the deep, introspective process that went into crafting stories that could empower and represent the Latinx community and audiences everywhere.
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DIRECTOR RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN TAKES A LEAP OF FAITH TO TELL AN UNTOLD STORY

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  • February 18, 2020
The acclaimed television director and winner of the Independent Spirit’s “Someone to Watch” Award discusses his sophomore feature, Premature, and how simply telling a young Black love story became a radical act.
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PHILLIP YOUMANS IS REDEFINING THE WORD ‘DIRECTOR’

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  • December 9, 2019
The up-and-coming filmmaker discusses his debut feature, Burning Cane, and his life changing year since its release.
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TALENT ACROSS THE RAINBOW FTW PLAYLIST ARTICLE

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  • November 19, 2019
Dive into these recs of LGBTQIA+ creators from Director-Screenwriter Joey Soloway (Transparent) and Tea Uglow (creative director at Google's Creative Lab in Sydney), and our very own Free the Work Team.
MENTORSHIP 101: FINDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION
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MENTORSHIP 101: FINDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION

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  • September 2, 2019
The women of Shethority share tips on how to find and work with a mentor.
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