Join Me in Supporting QWOCMAP's Film Resistance

Please join me in celebrating QWOCMAP’s anniversary - 25 years since the organization was founded, and 21 years of the International Queer Women of Color Film Festival! It is an exciting milestone of filmmaking history for the LGBTQ community of color. Over 500 films created and the telling of true authentic stories. 

I'm fundraising for QWOCMAP because I believe in the power of film as a tool for resistance and liberation.

In a world where legislation increasingly targets LGBTQ+ communities and censors the stories of queer and trans people of color, QWOCMAP stands firm in their commitment to democratizing filmmaking—historically art's most expensive medium.

Each donor who has contributed to QWOCMAP has enabled and supported LBTQIA+ BIPOC filmmakers. Your donation has allowed all of QWOCMAP's programs to remain free of charge. This means accessibility to everyone in the community and globally .  

So please join me in my fundraising effort to celebrate twenty-five years of QWOCMAP’s groundbreaking work. Together, we can help protect QTBIPOC stories at a time when they're actively being erased.

A donation on your part for this Film As Resistance campaign is very much appreciated. I thank you personally as a QWOCMAP filmmaker as you have provided this opportunity to me. Thank You!!!

With Gratitude, 

Lynn T.Sugihara

Film As Resistance: Join the Producers Circle for the Producers Circle 

When legislation targets QTBIPOC lives, experiences, and stories, film becomes our most powerful tool of resistance.

For 25 years, QWOCMAP has transformed filmmaking—historically art's most expensive medium—into a tool for liberation. No other organization combines free filmmaker training, exhibition, and distribution specifically for LBTQIA+ BIPOC creators with a deep commitment to disability justice and accessibility.

We recently lost $500,000 in already awarded funding that would have supported our Critical Juncture program for Black queer and trans filmmakers and our QTWork Apprenticeship program. As arts funding is dismantled at all levels and corporations retreat from supporting queer content, QWOCMAP's independent, community-centered approach becomes necessary for survival.

In the film world, producers create ecosystems that make stories possible. By becoming a Producer through our Producers Circle, you're making an investment in collective resilience that can withstand political shifts and funding challenges.

Our goal is to raise $75,000 by June 30 to ensure QWOCMAP can continue this essential work through our 25th anniversary year and beyond.

When they say we shouldn't exist, we make films that document our joy. When they try to erase our histories, we create archives of our resistance. When they cut funding for our stories, we build our own pathways to create.

Join in the FriendRaising along with our Board of Directors!

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