Simone LeClaire (front left) models the 180-degree rule with two students as she facilitates Yes, You: Intro to Filmmaking at Fresh Eye Gallery (August 24, 2022)
On June 21, 2022 MRAC board approved $1,344,880 in funding for 93 groups and organizations to receive grant awards in Round 2 of the Flexible Support grant program for FY22. Moonplay Cinema was among this group. We are proud of this achievement as it is our first grant and one we have needed since we launched this project right before the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020. It's necessary funding to kickstart in person programming and projects we have been dreaming about!
So far this grant has helped us offer filmmaker Simone LeClaire’s intro to filmmaking workshop + mentorship. Specifically for gender marginalized folk, Yes, You! is a 6-week class and is intended to meet folx where there are and allow people who are curious dip their toes into the art of filmmaking while planting the vision of themselves as a film director. 2 students from this class are currently participating in an extension of this workshop: a 3-month mentorship to explore film directing and complete their first short film.
This grant is also supporting a rebranding for Moonplay. What was once intended to be a microcinema program; Moonplay is now growing into an artist-run community and educational resource. With a podcast, quarterly consortium meeting, upcoming workshops, and screenings, Moonplay is growing. A rebranding will help align with where we are now and where we want to go. Exciting, right?!
We can't wait to share more with you, particularly as we release an updated website, new logo, and organize our first public event scheduled for December 2022 at Fresh Eye Gallery.
Many thanks for your ongoing support!
So far this grant has helped us offer filmmaker Simone LeClaire’s intro to filmmaking workshop + mentorship. Specifically for gender marginalized folk, Yes, You! is a 6-week class and is intended to meet folx where there are and allow people who are curious dip their toes into the art of filmmaking while planting the vision of themselves as a film director. 2 students from this class are currently participating in an extension of this workshop: a 3-month mentorship to explore film directing and complete their first short film.
This grant is also supporting a rebranding for Moonplay. What was once intended to be a microcinema program; Moonplay is now growing into an artist-run community and educational resource. With a podcast, quarterly consortium meeting, upcoming workshops, and screenings, Moonplay is growing. A rebranding will help align with where we are now and where we want to go. Exciting, right?!
We can't wait to share more with you, particularly as we release an updated website, new logo, and organize our first public event scheduled for December 2022 at Fresh Eye Gallery.
Many thanks for your ongoing support!
Moonplay is an artist-run project supporting gender marginalized filmmakers and moving image artists, first and foremost.
We bring women, gender non-binary, and trans artists together, not to isolate us as a group, but to create space for community and connection. Together we can empower one another to share our stories and experiences. Together we can organize events so that our projects and voices are seen/heard, represented, and appreciated, ultimately creating more opportunities for our careers. Because as it is, what's out there, isn't enough. Moonplay is for us for that very reason.
Moonplay is organized by artists Jes Reyes, Andrea Shaker, Molly Parker Stuart, Xiaolu Wang, Simone LeClaire, and Michelle Baroody as participating artists, artist organizers, and serving as advisory committee members.
Moonplay's name comes from our goals to be boundless. It is also a nod to the act of pressing play and the movie screen's illumination and inclusive possibilities.
If you have questions, please reach out here.
We bring women, gender non-binary, and trans artists together, not to isolate us as a group, but to create space for community and connection. Together we can empower one another to share our stories and experiences. Together we can organize events so that our projects and voices are seen/heard, represented, and appreciated, ultimately creating more opportunities for our careers. Because as it is, what's out there, isn't enough. Moonplay is for us for that very reason.
Moonplay is organized by artists Jes Reyes, Andrea Shaker, Molly Parker Stuart, Xiaolu Wang, Simone LeClaire, and Michelle Baroody as participating artists, artist organizers, and serving as advisory committee members.
Moonplay's name comes from our goals to be boundless. It is also a nod to the act of pressing play and the movie screen's illumination and inclusive possibilities.
If you have questions, please reach out here.
