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As September wraps up, we wanted to share some new content on the site, offers from partners, and a sneak peak at what's next!

NEW VIDEO: Dissecting the Scene: The Gaze

Christina Raia is a New York City-based Writer/Director and the Founder of CongestedCat Productions. 'The Gaze' is her latest short film, a horror that flips the genre on its head by redefining the 'damsel in distress'. Raia's short is an interesting look at the dynamics of catcallers and women biting back topped with a magical cherry on top ending. Check out how she breaks down her directing process!

Free PDFs and Resources on Screenwriting, Film Production, and More

We don’t want you to be held back when education can be as easy as reading, practicing on your own, and familiarizing yourself with industry concepts, plot structure, and emotional beats. Check out this article for an ongoing list of resources!

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On Screen and Behind the Scenes with OITNB’s Xenia LeBlanc

Xenia Leblanc is an actress, comedian and filmmaker best known for her role as young Red in Netflix’s supersmash hit, “Orange is the New Black”. From working in front of the screen to behind the camera as a script supervisor, writer, editor, and producer of independent films and sketches, her passion for creating via different roles on set runs deep. Xenia’s latest creation is “Gritty & Pretty” is a 5 episode female-driven comedy centered around boxing gym owner which tackles female empowerment and friendships with a punch.

Read our interview with Xenia!

from our partners:

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The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)

is proudly known as "The First Home to Asian American Cinema." Organized by Asian CineVision, it's the first and longest-running festival dedicated to showcasing the moving image work by media artists of Asian descent for and about the Asian diaspora experience. Join this year's festival taking place online from Oct 1-Oct 11!!

Killer Shorts is a screenplay competition created discover, inspire and promote emerging screenwriters around the world as they dig up the freshest new voices in horror. They reached out to the Light Leaks because, out of 700+ submissions last year, there was a devastatedly low number of female-identifying and non-binary applicants. Enter now and use TLL50OFF for 50% off your entry submission fee!!Submissions are accepted between July 1 2020 - December 15 2020. **There is no limit to the amount of times you may use this code. 

We're excited to be a partner to Rianne Picture's Women X Festival taking place this October 24/25 online! Check out their site for information on how to submit, international submissions are welcome for this film festival focused on women and nonbinary filmmakers!

Our friends at Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding platform with the lowest fees, the highest campaign success rate in the world (80%), and a track record of setting filmmakers on a path to success are offering an incredible service for any filmmaker crowdfunding on their platform. Seed&Spark is offering TLL community members 1:1 call mentoring (something they don't offer elsewhere!!) for ~free~ with their crowdfunding specialists.Sign UpPS: Do you have a seed&spark campaign live right now? Send us the link, our partnership allows us to plug campaigns on an exclusive page (yay! extra promo for you, for free!)