Hi everyone!
I'm currently an artist in residence at Cactus Club through their in-person artist residency program, In the Clouds. Part of this residency is producing/organizing a community event, of which I've decided to organize a screening event featuring short films by Asian-American filmmakers.
I need your help to make this screening successful by submitting to my open call, which can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLc7CfAnXRjzFaEfoDgC30z_BwVrSlYZkzJZi7V1ee2eMzeQ/viewform
Here are some quick details about the submission form:
DEADLINE: August 3rd @ 11:59PM CST
Film(s) submitted must be less than 30 minutes in length
Paid opportunity: $250 will be split between accepted filmmakers
If you have Asian heritage (South, West, North, East... all the little overlaps in between, and mixed) you are welcome to share your work.
There is no narrative restriction: I really want to emphasize that there are a diversity of narratives to be shared from the Asian-American community.
The form itself has some more information about the artist residency, along with my contact information if you have any inquiries. I encourage you to share this with the people in your life who might be interested in submitting.
Some other stuff that just contextualizes this open call:
This follows a stint of organizing screenings locally, but I kept thinking to myself about the ways in which I can better support my Asian-American creative community. I am Filipino-American myself, and to me, practicing this community engagement is critical to practicing kapwa, or togetherness.
If you don't have a short film to submit but have any suggestions of where else I can post this call, don't be a stranger and let me know. Thanks for taking the time to read this post! :)