Shameka Sawyer
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Shameka Sawyer is an award-winning film producer, writer, director, and educator in Philadelphia. Through the medium of film, she teaches women and people of color how to write direct, and produce short films that promote cultural awareness, diversity, and equality.
Awarded Grants
2020
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
$2,500
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Discipline(s)
Media Arts
Overview
Shameka’s project, Being Me: Careers Behind the Camera, is a series of four hands-on workshops for teen girls interested filmmaking. This series of workshops is an opportunity to expose a group of young women to the power of story-telling while gaining valuable hands-on technical skills. Working professionals will lead workshop participants in the areas of camera operation, cinematography, and career exploration in film.
Partner
Delores Mills, House of Able Organization
