A film and culture newsletter from the digital library Black Women Directors, featuring film news, reviews, opportunities, and upcoming events.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 109 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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What I Watched
New-To-Me: Blackstar version
Angels Pull Your Hair
It’s a month later, and I’m still thinking about Gabby Beans’’ haunting short horror film (that she wrote, directed, and starred in) about the anxiety and fear we inherit from our pare...
October Grants and Opportunities
— Compiled by Maia Wheaton
Name of Opportunity: Reel Works Documentary Lab
Opportunity Type: Filmmaker Lab
Fee: No Fee
Details (eg, cash prize and amount, mentorship, etc.):
The Reel Works Documentary Lab is a free after-school filmmak...
Black Women Directors Monthly October 2026
Happy fall, dear readers!
I’ve been thinking about the shape I want this newsletter to take. For a long time, I followed a strict formula: Notes from the editor, BWD News, occasional BWD Interviews, Recommended Events, Grants and Opportuni...
Black Women Directors Monthly September 2026
September Updates, in brief
This month’s newsletter will be shorter than usual, as yours truly has been quite busy as fall approaches!
Today, Friday, Sept. 4, I’ll be hosting a special (and now nearly sold-out!) screening of Shatara Mic...
September Grants and Opportunities
— Compiled by Maia Wheaton
Name of Opportunity: For Us, By Us San Francisco Filmmaker Incubator
Opportunity Type: Filmmaker Lab
Fee: No Fee
Details (eg, cash prize and amount, mentorship, etc.):
For Us, By Us supports documentar...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Founder and curator of Black Women Directors, a digital library. Words and thoughts my own.
Just a girl who likes to yap about books and movies\ud83d\udc95
I frequently travel deep into the earth, right where her heart beats the hottest and there I speak with those of old.
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