Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Prods. and Indeed Partner to Debut 10 BIPOC Filmmakers at Tribeca Film Fest (EXCLUSIVE)
Angelique Jackson Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed have teamed up to spotlight 10 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) filmmaker teams, debuting each of their films at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.Under the companies’ “Rising Voices” partnership, the filmmakers have been awarded a $100,000 production budget and crew (via Hillman Grad and 271 Films) to produce a 15-minute short film.“Whenever I talk to up and coming filmmakers they always tell me finding money is the biggest hurdle they face.