12 Black Female Filmmakers Who Struck Gold at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Reframing Hollywood Through the Black Female Gaze: A Black History Month Series

Robin A Henderson

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8 min readFeb 24

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Two people walking in a hallway. — Rye Lane, Searchlight Pictures

Exceptional moviemakers premiered their passion projects this year at America’s mecca of independent cinema, The Sundance film festival (Sundance).

Robin A Henderson

Written by Robin A Henderson

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I write about inclusive storytelling in Hollywood and diverse representation in wellness.

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