Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM)

This #GivingTuesday, you can make a big impact on our small nonprofit! 💌 Your gift to BGDM has 2x the impact with all donations all matched up to $10,000, plus being tax deductible. Give today however works best for you! Site: bit.ly/BGDM-EOY2024 Paypal: bit.ly/BGDMPaypal Venmo: browngirlsdocmafia Thank you for considering a BIPOC-led org with 5,000+ BIPOC women and nonbinary folks in the #documentary field globally 💘

Thrilled to announce our first in-person event of 2025! Join us for a screening of the Oscar-shortlisted #FRIDA by our very own Carla Gutierrez! BGDM Presents is free to all members and supporters! RSVP TODAY: https://lnkd.in/gNz965yN Carla will be joined by two fellow Mafiosxs Laura Pilloni and Paula Opsina in a exclusive post-film conversation. Artist Renata Galindo will also share her work on the lyrical animation inspired by Frida's artwork.⁠ See you on Monday, January 6 7pm ET at Neuehhouse Madison Square, NYC!

Ahead of the Sriyanka Ray Grant Deadline, we caught up with the inaugural grantee, Dr. Moupia Mukherjee, to chat about her process, inspirations and her film, MURSHIDA. Catch the latest Call Sheet on our website! Get your applications to Bitchitra Collective by Dec 30 📆 https://lnkd.in/gRPGyrt8

Members, we're celebrating three years of our jobs round-up emails, and we need your help! If you can't donate this year (or if you already have given and want to go the extra mile), please fill out this survey so we can better better support our members & our workforce advocacy! It's the first survey we've done for our bi-weekly jobs and opportunities newsletters, and takes under 10 mins to complete. Submit a response: https://lnkd.in/grmFqaYR PS - BGDM's offices are closed through January 6, 2025 for the holiday season. Peace out, 2024! See you Mafiosxs in the new year 💖

Jam out with BGDM 🌟 Here's what our members and staff have been bumping all year long. It's global, bilingual, genre-spanning and most importantly: a VIBE! Check it out now: https://lnkd.in/gAURjKkE

Wondering who will be on the Oscar shortlists next week? You know we will be rooting for our member films! In this last listicle of the year, we've gathered 12 lesser-known award contenders to put on your radar. Some of them are already available to watch!

It's the season to celebrate many things, including award-winning and nominated films from our members! We've brought you the ultimate round-up of who was up an award or took home the prize from International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards , Critics Choice Association and CINEMA EYE HONORS, LLC. Read now on our site: https://lnkd.in/gs6Wpism

Class is in session! 📏 Meet the BGDM members named as 2024 DOC NYC 40 Under 40 and Documentary New Leaders! Congrats to all the amazing members, allies and partners for making the list 💖 2024 DOCUMENTARY NEW LEADERS: Nive Das (BGDM's new Co-ED!), Amber Morning Star Byars, Cindy Choung, Cecilia R. Mejia, & Lucky Mukerjee 2024 40 UNDER 40: Mars Verrone (a past BGDM Fellow!), Francesca Sharper, Netsanet Negussie, Sophia Nahli Allison, Li Lu, Jalena Keane-Lee, Kiana Jackson, Cassandra Jabola, Contessa Gayles, Paige Bethmann & Nesa Azimi Photos: Lou Aguilar for DOC NYC

Big News 📣 We're excited to share results of the most comprehensive study to date unpacking the filmmaker-participant relationship in the documentary industry. We were honored to have some staff and members acting as advisors on this amazing report. 🔗 Read the full study https://lnkd.in/gcXq8HxK

Close out the year with community! BGDM members, we're having out final virtual member meetup of the year, on Dec 5 at 2pm EST. The gathering is complete with games, prizes, music, reflections, friends and more. No better way to close out the season than with our Mafiosxs by our side 💖 RSVP on Mighty Networks: https://lnkd.in/gtKpVuJb