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 the 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 Sunday, December 11, 7 - 9 PM at the Bryant Lake Bowl.
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 Sunday, December 11, 7 - 9 PM at the Bryant Lake Bowl.
Many thanks for your ongoing support!
