Ep08: Building a Foundation and Safe Space for Women of Color Filmmakers featuring Landi Maduro

She's in Focus

Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers​​​​​ and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.

In this episode Kel sits down with Landi Maduro - a writer, producer, director and photographer who also has worked professionally as a singer and actress. She is no stranger to the entertainment and film industry and paves her own path. Not only does she own and operate her own production company, Bluechild Entertainment, she is also the leader of Women of Color Filmmakers, an organization that garners support, skill building and networking for female filmmakers as they pursue careers in film and television.

In this episode they discuss:
- Origin story of Women of Color Filmmakers
- The process of finding women to join the organization
- Film Lab
- ScriptWriter's Circle
- Knowing your worth and not disqualifying yourself or your work
- Speaker Showcase
- Representation and diversity in the film industry and on the big screen
- Grassroots efforts to rise up in the film industry as a community
- Building a foundation through community
- How Landi got started in the film industry (model, singer, photographer, producer, director)
- The Silent Killer Documentary
- What excites Landi about a project and how she chooses
- Challenges and obstacles Landi has faced and overcome during her journey
- The founding and mission of Bluechild Entertainment
- The future of Bluechild Entertainment and WOCF
- Defining the terms "filmmaker" and "videographer"
- Where you can find Bluechild Entertainment & WOCF
- How you can support Landi as a filmmaker

CONNECT w/ LANDI
✩ Women Of Color Filmmakers:
website: Womenofcolorfilmmakers.com
Instagram: @womenofcolorfilmmakers

✩ Landi Maduro
Facebook: Landi Maduro
Instagram: @landi.maduro
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landi-mad...

✩ Bluechild Entertainment
website: bluechildentertainment.com

CONNECT w/ KEL
✩ instagram: @therealkelgrant
✩ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kelgrantnj
✩ business/collaboration/sponsorship inquiries: [e-mail]

If you or someone you know is a #femalefilmmaker​​ or #femalevideographer and would like to be a featured guest on the podcast, send an email to the address above :)

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