Educated Filmmakers 2023

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre's

Community Film Initiative

presents...

"Educated Filmmakers" 2023

"Educated Filmmakers" is an 8week crash course on filmmaking and the business of filmmaking, consisting of 16 workshops. Classes take place twice a week (Wed. 7pm-9pm, and Sat. 1pm-4pm).

In This educational series, students learn: 

Film History, Theory, Lighting, Editing, Camera, Screen Play Writing, Story Boarding, Sound Design,the business of film making, and more..

This program culminates with a  finished film short. Classes will be held at Open Mind Studios in  Queens, NY, from April 29th - June 28th. Those interested in Online Classes may Register on our Online Event Page.

The finished short is screened at the A.P.T.'s annual Black History Month Film Festival, hosted by 

Museum of the Moving Image.

Here are our Incredible, Esteemed team of Instructors and Film Educators for the 2023 Semester:

1. Okema T. Moore (Script Writing)

2. Samson Styles (Table Reading)

3. Felicia Harden (The Business side of Filmmaking)

4. Carrie Liegh (Producing/Pre Production)

5. Vernon "Smij" Williams (Directing)

6. Montaigne P. Massac ( How to complete an Independent Film)

7. Chuck White (Editing)

8. Lavar "Bully" Grady (Camera Operation/Lights/On-Set Sound)

9. Saiku "720" Branch (Post Sound Design/ Music Scoring)

REGISTER NOW!!!