EP 11. Empowering the Next Generation of BIPOC Filmmakers with Jeanette Lam of Youth FX

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EP 11. Empowering the Next Generation of BIPOC Filmmakers with Jeanette Lam of Youth FX

Firefly Inclusion Solutions

Aug 25, 2021

In this episode, Jason Rebello and guest host Felicia Scott talk to documentary filmmaker, writer, educator, and community organizer Jeanette Lam of Youth FX. Jeanette shares how she found her voice in film as an Asian American queer woman, and how she’s helping others do the same through her work with BIPOC filmmakers and her riveting work in the documentary short, A Flower in a Dark Place.

LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE:

How Jeanette’s film “A Flower in a Dark Place” amplified the voice of incarcerated youth
What makes filmmaking either a harmful or healing process
How Jeanette has learned how to “take up space” as an Asian American queer woman
Ways we can end anti-Blackness in solidarity together

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https://www.fireflyinclusion.com/news-notes/2021/empowering-the-next-generation-of-bipoc-filmmakers-with-jeanette-lam-of-youth-fx-

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Stories from the Field

Each day, Oana Amaria, Felicia Scott, and Jason Rebello are fortunate to meet and work with individuals who are driving culture and systems change in their communities, organizations, and across the globe. From diversity, equity, and inclusion experts to champions from all fields and disciplines—we’re sharing their stories of transformation to inspire and create change in people systems, culture, engagement, and performance.

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