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Black and Latine Women Filmmmakers of Philadelphia
The SIFTMedia 215 Collective is a cooperative that centers Black and Latine women-identified independent media artists who work in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
As filmmakers, we seek to educate ourselves and the wider community by creating socially conscious, culturally relevant work that challenges mainstream narratives and structures.
Our mission is to use our collective strength to amplify the work of and create meaningful opportunities for Black and Latine Women content creators by providing a community of support to share resources, skills, and creative space.
OUR MEMBERS
Tatiana Bacchus
Owner/Senior Producer of Teaspoon & Pound Media
.Lisa Barnes
Award-winning Producer, Editor, Videographer, and Community-radio Journalist
Melissa Beatriz
Documentary Filmmaker, Cultural Producer & Researcher
Dai Belquer
Award Winning Filmmaker, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor
Jos Duncan
Documentary Filmmaker, Cultural Producer & Researcher
Gabe Castro
Member Programming Manager; Producer and Co-host, "Ghouls Next Door"
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Pamela Hooks
Video Producer, Media Consultant
DaSaint
Artistic Minister, Spiritual Alchemist
M. Asli Dukan
Producer, Director and Editor
Bettina Escauriza
Filmmaker, Writer, Artist, and Actor
Eboni Zamani
Filmmaker, Photographer, Founder of Pearl’s Girl Productions
Nikki Harmon
Filmmaker, Author, Educator; Program Director, SIFTMedia 215
Erica Hawkins
Filmmaker, Educator
Charlese Hawkins-Hatton
Owner, Prime Act Media
Yolonda Johnson-Young
Filmmaker, Co-Founder
Danielle Lewis
Chief Experience Officer, Dunamis Group
LeAnne Lindsay
Social Media Manager, SIFTMedia 215
Kristal Sotomayor
Programmer, Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist
Jasmine Lynea
Director / Writer
Stephanie Malson
Cinematographer
Lois Moses
Actress, Poet, Clinician, Filmmaker, Director, Playwright
Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum
Filmmaker
Gabrielle Patterson
Animator, Illustrator, Visual Artist
Gabriela Watson-Burkett
Stephanie Renée
Elizah Turner
Producer
Rae Shaw
Artist, Writer
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Shameka Sawyer
Nadine Patterson
Co-Founder and Resource Strategist, SIFTMedia 215
OUR MEMBERS
Tatiana Bacchus
Owner/Senior Producer of Teaspoon & Pound Media
Lisa Barnes
Award-winning Producer, Editor, Videographer, and Community-radio Journalist
Melissa Beatriz
Documentary Filmmaker, Cultural Producer & Researcher
Dai Belquer
Award Winning Filmmaker, Director, Writer, Editor, Actor
Gabe Castro
Member Programming Manager; Producer and Co-host, "Ghouls Next Door"
Pamela Hooks
Actress, Video Producer and Media Consultant
DaSaint
Artistic Minister, Spiritual Alchemist
Jos Duncan
Documentary Filmmaker, Cultural Producer & Researcher
M. Asli Dukan
Producer, Director and Editor
Bettina Escauriza
Filmmaker, Writer, Artist, and Actor
Nikki Harmon
Filmmaker, Author, Educator; Program Director, SIFTMedia 215
Erica Hawkins
Filmmaker, Educator
Charlese Hawkins-Hatton
Owner, Prime Act Media
Yolonda Johnson-Young
Co-Founder, Filmmaker
Danielle Lewis
Chief Experience Officer, Dunamis Group
LeAnne Lindsay
Social Media Manager, SIFTMedia 215
Jasmine Lynea
Writer/Director
Stephanie Malson
Cinematographer
Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum
Filmmaker
Lois Moses
Actress, Poet, Clinician, Filmmaker, Director, Playwright
Gabrielle Patterson
Animator, Illustrator, Visual Artist
Nadine Patterson
Founder Hip Cinema Labs Co-Founder and Former Resource Strategist, SIFTMedia 215
Iliana Pagán-Teitelbaum
Filmmaker
Stephanie Renée
Shameka Sawyer
Rae Shaw
Artist, Writer
Kristal Sotomayor
Documentary Filmmaker, Founder of Sotomayor Productions
Elizah Turner
Producer
Gabriela Watson-Burkett
Eboni Zamani
Filmmaker, Photographer, Founder of Pearl’s Girl Productions
HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?
We are always looking to collaborate and support other Black and Latine women in film! If you are interesting in being an ally, please contact us or make a donation.