We Launched a Mentorship Program for Women & Non-binary Filmmakers!

During the pandemic, with so much of the film industry on hold, I worked so hard to take care of myself and to find purpose and drive in a truly difficult time. Prior to lockdown, I had been asked to become an ambassador for The Chimaera Project, and after familiarizing myself with everything they had to offer women filmmakers, I not only accepted… I offered to help them develop a mentorship program.

I’m so proud to announce the launch of SUPPORT.HER, a mentorship program for women and non-binary filmmakers. We’ve launched with six awesome inaugural mentors, four old friends and two new ones. It was so exciting to reach out to them because I could really feel their “Hell yeah” vibes and I just knew we were doing something important and necessary.

One thing I kept thinking about every single day was about my desire for every woman and non-binary filmmaker to know just how much we were thinking about them and working to give them opportunities to change the landscape for them going forward. I wrote this down for myself because I wanted it to drive me every day.

And this is just the beginning. We are going to learn so much from this first cycle and we are so excited to expand and develop in-person mentorships, scholarships, and even job shadowing opportunities in future cycles.

I’m so grateful to The Chimaera Project team who both empowered and supported me to take the lead on this. And I also want to thank all my friends who’ve shared the mentorship program either on their social media accounts or privately between friends. It means the world to me to see this shared far and wide!

Find out more at chimaeraproject.org/supporther. Applications are open until July 31st, 2021.