![]() ![]() Having that community has made the bridge toward full-time work in film possible for many members who are finding their place in the passion economy. What started out as an interest-gauging Eventbrite meetup has over the years exploded into a robust and active community, providing members with the resources, education, and the network they need to make their work possible. The Chicago-based nonprofit Ghunim founded with Elena Valentine in 2017 has become that pillar for more than 700 nonbinary and women filmmakers of color. “It’s really hard if you don’t have a support system.” “Filmmaking can be a very lonely endeavor and career,” she explains over Zoom. Creators need to be in community with each other, for the art and the artist’s sakes, says filmmaker and Mezcla Media Collective co-founder Colette Ghunim. (See: a lone painter in front of their easel, a solitary potter at the kiln.)īut great art is never created in a vacuum. ![]() At best, the only things keeping an artist company are their tools. Creating art is often depicted as a solo endeavor. ![]()
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