✨THE LIGHT LEAKS HIGHLIGHTS: EDITION #30✨

NEW Project Spotlight, Hajun Blooms by Mary Kim explores repressed nonbinary queer identity through an Asian American POV. Striking visuals guide this nuanced story, and we’re so proud to feature the full short film on our Youtube channel!

🎶 GET READY TO SING! 🎶⁠ it's May and we're loving musicals this month for What We’re Watching. WWW is our monthly recommendations column with 0 gatekeeping or assumptions. Instead, read about films and tv shows straight from our team’s POV!

Congrats to So Yun Um who is having her documentary premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this June! We interviewed her for TLL back when she was creating this film and we’re so proud of her next steps - support her!!

YOU are special, important, and deserve to invest in yourself! Remind yourself of this everyday with a pin from our online shop. Designed in collab with Bianca Negron of Bianca’s Designs - we have only 5 of these left. When they’re gone they’re GONE! Shop now while they’re here.

Queen Latifah was honored at Variety's Power of Women event and shared some inspiring words for us all. Check it out!

Viola Davis will be honored at Cannes Film Festival with the Kering’s Women in Motion award, highlighting the celebration of women in culture and design.

Because of the work of We are Doc Women in the UK, Documentary Departments at BBC and Channel 4 Commit to 50 Percent Women Directors hires across their programming.

Meet 20+ AAPI Women Directors, Producers, and Creatives in Hollywood making waves with their art.

Don’t be intimidated by video editing! We created a playlist of tutorials all by women and nonbinary creators, tune in here. And don’t forget - practice makes perfect!

Apply to the Emerging Film Composer Program from Ghetto Film School! Deadline is coming up for this three-city, year-long music composition residency for aspiring film and media composers in New York, Los Angeles, and London.

Cinematographers, AFI has a new Cintematopgrahy Intensive for Women, read more and apply to it here! 

Calling all women and nonbinary POC filmmakers ages 18-25: Made in Her Image and A24 have launched a new initiative called Beyond the Screen to support filmmakers changing the narrative of Hollywood.

Here at TLL, we value our community's needs and creative ideas. That's why we created The Light Leaks Feedback Form. Is there something you want to see more or less of from us? Submit your thoughts and let us know!

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