GFS is a non-profit film school located in the South Bronx, NYC, MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, and Peckham, London. Ghetto Film School is an award-winning independent film organization located in the South Bronx, NYC, and MacArthur Park, Los Angeles.
We are a group of educators and students who share a love for storytelling and filmmaking.
We are a group of educators and students who share a love for storytelling and filmmaking.
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As part of #NeutrogenaStudios mission to celebrate healthy skin for all, @neutrogena, in partnership with Ghetto Film School and artists @chloexhalle, created the #FirstFrame program to amplify the voices of emerging filmmakers to educate and inspire action.
The two short films, directed by GFS alums, @sarah.jean.williams and @kyratheprofessional, take their own stance on imagining a world where skin isn’t a barrier. The full films are out now on Neutrogena’s YouTube channel!
Two days left to apply to the GFS x Mythical Creator Grants program! DEADLINE: Friday, March 11th, 2022. Click the link in our bio or visit ghettofilm.org to apply now and get the chance to win a $10,000 grant + a feedback session with the Mythical and Smosh teams! @mythical @smosh
Coming Soon! On March 10, tune into @neutrogena YouTube page to watch the GFS x Neutrogena Studios First Frame™️ films “En Avant” by Sarah Jean Williams and “If My Voice Rang Louder Than My Skin” by Kyra Peters! The First Frame Fellowship was a transformative experience that afforded the two selected young filmmakers the opportunity to receive mentorship from Neutrogena brand ambassadors Chloe and Halle Bailey, as they see their short film idea from script to screen - including funding, story workshopping, scriptwriting and more, over an eight-month time period. Watch this space for more updates!
Repost • @dolbylabs 🎥 Cameras rolling with our #FinishTheScript winners as they bring their stories to life.
Check out all the action🎬, including the magic & madness behind the scenes.
Learn more about our #DolbyInstitute & @GhettoFilmSchool partnership by visiting the link in our bio.
Repost • @friezeofficial Recap from the 2022 filmmakers
Discover what the program meant to the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award 2022 fellows, presented in partnership with Ghetto Film School and Endeavor Content. Hear directly from Jury Award winner Diante Stingley and Audience Award winner Adham Elnashai about the stories that inspired their films
To watch the full video, hit the link in bio
@deutschebank @ghettofilmschool #EndeavorContent #FriezeLA #DeutscheBankCollection #PositiveImpact
Ghetto Film School Roster and Red Bull have teamed up to launch an exciting opportunity for our filmmakers to discover the world of Red Bull! Announcing the inaugural Red Bull x Ghetto Film School Establishing Shot: A Filmmaker Launch Pad.
By combining our missions to develop the next generation of great storytellers, create community, demonstrate our living legacies, and ensure that filmmakers have freedom of expression, we have partnered to produce 6-8 short films.
We’ll select 15 finalists to submit a full pitch deck and creative samples to the Red Bull Media House team. 6-8 films will be selected to receive a month-long mentorship opportunity and the support of both GFS Roster and Red Bull to produce your film! Visit www.ghettofilm.org to apply. DEADLINE: 3/15/22 11:59 pm EST
This month, we’d like to highlight three films by young GFS artists - (from top to bottom) KNIGHT INTO DAY by Sarah Jean Williams; SILENCE OF FRIENDS by Nia Stanford, and DIVINITY STREAK by Jess Waters; - created through the 2021 GFS x Netflix Content Creation Program. Click the links in our stories to check out these extraordinary films!
Watch the trailers for the two winning shorts from the Neutrogena Studios First Frame™️ program, in partnership with Ghetto Film School - “En Avant” by Sarah Jean Williams and “If My Voice Rang Louder Than My Skin” by Kyra Peters. Musicians and artists, Chloe and Halle Bailey partnered with @neutrogena and GFS to select these films and even gave feedback to the filmmakers on the scripts and early rough cuts! Watch this space for the full films releasing soon. Link in bio
Repost • @neutrogena “We are here in the spirit and the celebration of the development of the next generation of great storytellers”
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Last year #NeutrogenaStudios kicked off our First Frame Program – cultivating up-and-coming Gen Z filmmakers, powered by @ghettofilmschool. Through this partnership, we selected two young filmmakers @sarah.jean.williams and @kyratheprofessional to participate in an 8-month experience and be paired with mentors, @chloexhalle, to support them on their journey – from scriptwriting bootcamp through the completion of their films.
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Curious to learn more about #FirstFrame? Be sure to stay tuned for the inaugural premiere of their two short films! 🎬
We’re thrilled to announce the GFS x Mythical Creator Grants program, open for applications NOW through Friday, March 11th, 2022. Click the link in our bio or visit ghettofilm.org to apply now and get the chance to win a $10,000 grant + a feedback session with the Mythical and Smosh teams!
Only one week left to vote for your favourite film and decide who will win the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Audience Award! Watch ten short films made by emerging filmmakers and then choose your winner:
1. 'Ascension' - Wesley Rodriguez
2. Rahma' - Adham Elnashai
3. 'Be' - Desmond Jackson
4. 'Oink' - Milky Tran
5. 'Plan LMNOP' - Halima Lucas
6. 'Nomadic' - Kyle Sykes
7. 'Rise with the Sun' - Kristy Choi
8. 'The Boy & The Ghost' - Genie Deez
9. 'Greyhound' - Diante Singley
10.'Crosswinds' - Candace Ho
Presented in collaboration with @friezeofficial @deutschebank and Endeavor Content, the award provides a platform and development program for emerging Los Angeles-based filmmakers. Click here to xplore the films produced by the Fellows https://www.frieze.com/DB-Frieze-LA-Film-Award
Deutsche Bank Frieze #EndeavorContent #FriezeLA #FriezeLAFilmAward #DeutscheBankCollection #PositiveImpact
Only one week left to vote for your favourite film and decide who will win the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Audience Award! Watch ten short films made by emerging filmmakers and then choose your winner:
1. 'Ascension' - @wesrodphoto
2. Rahma' - @adham9621
3. 'Be' - @desmondljackson
4. 'Oink' - @milkytran
5. 'Plan LMNOP' - @halimalucas
6. 'Nomadic' - @kylesyks
7. 'Rise with the Sun' - @mybodymychoi
8. 'The Boy & The Ghost' - @genie_deez
9. 'Greyhound' - @diantesingley
10.'Crosswinds' - @xjustcandace
Presented in collaboration with @friezeofficial @deutschebank and Endeavor Content, the award provides a platform and development program for emerging Los Angeles-based filmmakers. Explore the films produced by the Fellows via the link in bio @deutschebank #EndeavorContent #FriezeLA #FriezeLAFilmAward #DeutscheBankCollection #PositiveImpact
Thank you to @comcastnewsmkrs for featuring Ghetto Film School earlier this week in their piece “Elevating A New Wave Of Filmmakers”. Head to our stories or to the link in our bio to watch the full interview with GFS LA Executive Director Montea Robinson and Chief Partnerships and Strategy Officer Sharese Bullock Bailey
Shout out to our long-time Roster member and collaborator Camrus Johnson @camrusj on his NAACP Image Award nomination for his animated short “She Dreams At Sunrise”!
Repost • @dolbylabs ACTION! 🎥 🎬 Our #DolbyInstitute and @GhettoFilmSchool #FinishTheScript winners have been working hard to bring their movies to life. Which short film are you most looking forward to seeing?
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Dwayne LeBlanc is a Los Angeles based, first generation, Caribbean-American artist with parents from the island of Dominica. A self taught filmmaker, his work concerns migration, visibility and dual identities.
Highlighting our three 2022 GFS X Netflix Content Creation Program winners: Kecia Romiel!
Kecia is a 27-year-old filmmaker born and raised on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York. A visual storyteller, since the age of 14, Kecia started her career through local activism in community lead programs such as Teen Action, UNICEF, and The Jewish Museum. Focused on her creative endeavors, she advocated for the well-being of families dealing with issues such as domestic violence, mental health awareness, and children’s rights education and awareness.
Kecia played an important role in the writing, directing, and producing of short-form public service announcements in her local community around these issues. Her most recent project OVALS was picked up and premiered on Issa Rae Productions and has currently won over 6 awards in film festivals such as the 2020 New York Cinematography Awards, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and the 2020 Golden Film Festival.
LAST CALL: DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 28th! If you haven’t already submitted, click the link in our bio to apply. Calling all filmmakers ages 18-34: pitch us your coming of age story for a chance to win $10k. GFS and Picturestart have teamed up to give 10 finalists a month of mentorship and the opportunity to pitch a feature film idea to our panel of judges, with prizes for the top three entries! Link in bio to apply!
Highlighting the first of our three 2022 GFS X Netflix Content Creation Program winners: David Fortune! @bydave_fortune
Born the eighth child of ten siblings, David was only privy to content viewed by his older siblings such as Malcolm X, Menace II Society, and Higher Learning. However, these stories sculpted his creative mind later, when he gravitated to directing narratives that focused on societal dramas, while studying film at Morehouse College and Loyola Marymount University’s graduate program.
Afterward, David was selected as a participant for the Village Roadshow Emerging Talent Program to develop a documentary based on the cultural and dance icon, Tommy the Clown. He later was accepted into the Viacom - ViewFinders Emerging Director Program where he shadow directed two episodes of 13 REASONS WHY. In addition to these accolades, David finished as a finalist under The Wrap’s Shortlist for his film, Z –MAN, and was named the winner of the Urbanworld Film Festival’s Young Creators Showcase, for his dramatic short, LACED. Recently, David’s screenplay, SHOEBOX, was selected for the Indeed and Hillman Grad’s Rising Voice Program. Out of 850 applicants, SHOEBOX went on to be produced and premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.
It's your chance to vote for the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Audience Award 2022!
Choose from ten emerging filmmakers:
Kristy Choi (@mybodymychoi)
Genie Deez (@Genie_Deez)
Adham Elnashai (@adham9621)
Candace Ho (@xjustcandace)
Desmond Levi Jackson (@DesmondLJackson)
Halima Lucas (@HalimaLucas)
Wesley Rodriguez (@wesrodphoto)
Diante Singley (@diantesingley)
Kyle Sykes (@kylesyks)
Milky Tran (@milkytran)
Tasked with responding to a brief centered around the theme of ‘facing change’ , the fellows produced individual short films
Presented in collaboration with Endeavor Content and the acclaimed non-profit academy @ghettofilmschool, the award provides a platform and development program for emerging Los Angeles-based filmmakers
Watch the films and cast your vote at https://www.frieze.com/DB-Frieze-LA-Film-Award before 14 February. The Jury Award winner and Audience Award winner will both be announced during Frieze Los Angeles 2022
@deutschebank @ghettofilmschool #EndeavorContent #FriezeLA #FriezeLAFilmAward #DeutscheBankCollection #PositiveImpact
GFS and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation are thrilled to announce the finalists and winners selected for the Humanity Inspires Tech Filmmaking Challenge! The final films were chosen by an incredible jury that included John Legend, Emily Mortimer, Camilla Cormanni, Nikolas Adonis, and Jacob Moe. Click to read more! https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ghetto-film-school-stavros-niarchos-foundation-humanity-inspires-tech-short-film-challenge-1235150815/
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Joe Hall founded Ghetto Film School (GFS) to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great American storytellers. Through his leadership, GFS opened The Cinema School in September 2009 — a select-admissions NYC public institution that is the nation’s first film high school. Both are located in the South Bronx neighborhood where Joe has lived and worked for the last 22 years. Since that time, more than 500 students have participated in GFS programs and workshops, coming from all areas of New York City to our South Bronx training facilities for hands-on production and cinema studies courses.
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