Women's Voices Now

Girls' Voices Now is a youth development program that empowers girls and femme-identifying youth ages 14-18 from under-resourced and underrepresented communities of Los Angeles to find, develop and use their voice for positive social change through filmmaking. With this program, we strive to: - empower the next generation of filmmakers and changemakers in LA - build pathways for underrepresented voices to access the creative industries - create valuable content for all - our film 'Under the Scarf' won a Daytime EMMY in 2021!

Girls' Voices Now empowers girls and femme-identifying youth (14-18) from under-resourced and underrepresented communities of Los Angeles County to find, develop and use their voice for positive social change through filmmaking. GVN is composed of: - a five-week intensive summer filmmaking training during which participants create their first short film; - a premiere public screening in the fall; - year-round programming for all current and past participants to continue supporting their personal, academic and professional development.

Girls' Voices Now (GVN) amplifies the voices of 24 young women (age 14-18) from low-income and underrepresented communities in Los Angeles by teaching documentary filmmaking, leadership, collaboration and critical thinking skills. During the program, participants learn to create their own short film and to use that medium to affect positive social change in their lives, communities and beyond. GVN culminates with a public premiere screening, where participants invite audience members to get involved through calls to action.