Micro Budget Film Workshop

On Sat., June 11, 2022, from 1 pm- 4 pm, Reel Sisters presents two workshops devoted to helping filmmakers write and produce their first microbudget short film. Award-winning film producers Zanah Thirus, CEO of the Microbudget Film Podcast, and Craig Williams, Founder of Red Wall Productions, will give you a nuts to bolt break down on everything from creating a professional budget to writing characters that resonate with your audience! The workshop will be held in Harlem at the Maysles Documentary Center, 343 Lenox Ave.

Registration: $25 (Both workshops or $35 for one workshop).

MICRO BUDGET FILM WORKSHOP - 1 pm-2:30 pm

THIS WORKSHOP IS A 1 HOUR CRASH COURSE IN SCRIPT BREAKDOWNS, BUDGET HACKS, AND PRODUCTION SCHEDULING. FOLLOWED BY SPEED NETWORKING WITH INDIE FILMMAKERS.

ZANAH THIRUS

Named one of Diversity in Cannes' Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade, Zanah is a filmmaker (producer+ director+ writer) from Chicago, IL. Since launching her brand, Zanah Thirus Productions, Zanah has shifted her focus to merging arts and activism through documentary and narrative storytelling. Her films explore subjects such as reproductive justice, local politics, intersectional feminism, and recovering from sexual trauma. In 2020, Zanah’s documentary, ‘Unlearning Sex’, won Best Human Rights Film at the Toronto International Women's Film Festival and The Silver Award at the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards.
Her documentary, ‘Black Feminist’, won Best Documentary at Coal City Film Festival (2021) in Nigeria, and the Jury Award for Best U.S. Documentary at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival (2021). Recently, Zanah branched into comedic storytelling with her romantic comedy short, ‘The Love You Want Exists’, which premiered at three Academy Award Qualifying Festivals in 2021 (Bronze Lens, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora, and St Louis International Film Fest).

Event Venue

Maysles Documentary Center, 343 Lenox Ave./Malcolm X Blvd., New York, United States