MICRO-BUDGET producer workshop
EVENT DATE: saturDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2023 At 3pM
Location: The Conference Center at the Main Library - Multipurpose Room
(Entrance from Main Street)
Event Description:
Internationally awarded filmmaker, Zanah Thirus, is bringing a 90-minute micro-budget filmmaking workshop to Jacksonville Film Festival based off of her podcast - 'The Microbudget Indie Filmmaker's Podcast’. In this workshop Zanah will use two of her microbudget films as case study examples on how to create high quality work with a shoe string budget.
Zanah Thirus
Named one of Diversity in Cannes' Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade, Zanah is an impact driven creative based in Chicago IL, USA.
Since launching her company in 2018, Zanah Thirus Productions, Zanah has shifted her focus to merging arts and activism through documentary and narrative storytelling. Her films explore subjects such as reproductive justice, local politics, intersectional feminism, and recovering from sexual trauma.
Outside of film festivals, Zanah is passionate about film strategy and getting impact driven films to the intended audience. Her projects have been distributed to more than 20 academic libraries including Harvard University, and screened with various organizations including the American Public Health Association's national conference.
Films as case studies:
New Santa - Click film poster for trailer. Screening at JaxFilmFest Sunday, February 5 at 4:30pm in the block Of Mice & Men.
The Love You Want Exists - Clock film poster for trailer.
