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Sending our final THANKS and deep appreciation to all the donors and members for the support of Brown Girls Doc Mafia! Now that the #GoFundBGDM has wrapped, the real work begins getting work for our members, continuing to populate our public directory, launching our grantmaking initiatives, and so much more! We invite you to please stay involved - if you haven't joined our Ally List, do so here: https://bit.ly/2P0k4SR
If you're reading this and missed the opportunity to support, you can still donate to our website directly. For sponsorship opportunities, connect with us at browngirlsdocmafia.com.
I just want to reiterate, this was a year full of uncertainty, but due to your generosity, BGDM is THRIVING. THANK YOU so much again and again.
Wishing everyone the best!
Iyabo Boyd Founder & Director
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) is an initiative advocating for over 4,000 women and non-binary people of color working in the documentary film industry from around the world! Our mission is to bolster the creative brilliance and professional success of our community, and to challenge the often marginalizing norms of the documentary field. We fight inequality and systemic racism by building community and sharing resources, by nourishing our creative brilliance, by demanding access and visibility in creative and professional environments, and by cutting through oppressive industry structures to advocate for our members.
Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) was formed in the context of the deep inequality many of our members continue to experience throughout their careers. Though many of our members have just as much potential, talent, and education, or may have worked just as long and hard as their white peers, many of us still find ourselves marginalized, undervalued, and powerless.
As the film industry has been called upon to diversify, gatekeepers have tended to resist stepping up to the challenge. This ignorance, lack of research, and semi-conscious bias has put legions of film professionals of color at a disadvantage for generations, causing professional, psychological, and financial damage that has discouraged many film professionals of color, especially women and non-binary folks, from pursuing the careers they truly desire, and from seeking higher levels of support or positions of power.
With the financial impact of COVID-19 putting the doc field's grantmaking abilities at risk, combined with the murders of many unarmed black people in 2020, BGDM and other BIPOC led organizations are refusing to ignore how systemic racism permeates the documentary community as well. BGDM has been fighting for change since our inception. Now is the best time to support us because, in light of the film industry’s increased interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in response to these global calls to action, BGDM has a unique opportunity to catalyze this moment into deeper organizational sustainability, and to expand our ability to support our members financially through grantmaking.
BGDM is the breeding ground for the next generation of filmmakers of color.
But we are in dire need of funding, professional advocacy, and creative nourishment. As we ba
If you're reading this and missed the opportunity to support, you can still donate to our website directly. For sponsorship opportunities, connect with us at browngirlsdocmafia.com.
I just want to reiterate, this was a year full of uncertainty, but due to your generosity, BGDM is THRIVING. THANK YOU so much again and again.
Wishing everyone the best!
Iyabo Boyd Founder & Director
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) is an initiative advocating for over 4,000 women and non-binary people of color working in the documentary film industry from around the world! Our mission is to bolster the creative brilliance and professional success of our community, and to challenge the often marginalizing norms of the documentary field. We fight inequality and systemic racism by building community and sharing resources, by nourishing our creative brilliance, by demanding access and visibility in creative and professional environments, and by cutting through oppressive industry structures to advocate for our members.
Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) was formed in the context of the deep inequality many of our members continue to experience throughout their careers. Though many of our members have just as much potential, talent, and education, or may have worked just as long and hard as their white peers, many of us still find ourselves marginalized, undervalued, and powerless.
As the film industry has been called upon to diversify, gatekeepers have tended to resist stepping up to the challenge. This ignorance, lack of research, and semi-conscious bias has put legions of film professionals of color at a disadvantage for generations, causing professional, psychological, and financial damage that has discouraged many film professionals of color, especially women and non-binary folks, from pursuing the careers they truly desire, and from seeking higher levels of support or positions of power.
With the financial impact of COVID-19 putting the doc field's grantmaking abilities at risk, combined with the murders of many unarmed black people in 2020, BGDM and other BIPOC led organizations are refusing to ignore how systemic racism permeates the documentary community as well. BGDM has been fighting for change since our inception. Now is the best time to support us because, in light of the film industry’s increased interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in response to these global calls to action, BGDM has a unique opportunity to catalyze this moment into deeper organizational sustainability, and to expand our ability to support our members financially through grantmaking.
BGDM is the breeding ground for the next generation of filmmakers of color.
But we are in dire need of funding, professional advocacy, and creative nourishment. As we ba