Filmmaking
Healing
Community
We
nurture
&
cultivate
QTBIPOC
filmmakers
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We nurture & cultivate QTBIPOC filmmakers ✶
Our programs & offerings
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Film Fellowships
We offer two fellowships for BIPOC filmmakers.
StorySeeds is a 3-month screenwriting fellowship and FilmSparks is a year-long short film production & distribution fellowship.
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Cinefilmu Film Fest
Organized by TDM5 and Mamá Papaya, the film festival welcomes visionary QTBIPOC filmmakers and storytellers to a community focused celebration of our ancestral stories and cultures.
The free and open to the public event showcases powerful and brilliant cultural stories from immigrants, Black, Indigenous, Hmong, Somali, Latine, and the many peoples in our neighborhoods.
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Offerings
The BIPOC Filmmakers MN directory is a public resource to find and connect with local collaborators, mentors, apprentices, and crew.
We also offer services in script analysis & feedback, production consultation, community catered screenings, and keynotes.
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Events & Workshops
Throughout the year, we offer events and workshops to grow, align, and nourish our local BIPOC film communities!
Our values
Solidarity
Community
Care
Become a member!
Member Benefits
Listed on the BIPOC Filmmakers MN public directory
Invitation to members-only community events
Extended application deadlines for our fellowships and programs
30% discount for camera and studio rentals at Midcity Production Supply
Discount on Mamá Papaya workshops
Priority for Mamá Papaya productions and collaborations
Membership Eligibility
Open to MN based BIPOC filmmakers.
Commitment to co-create a safer, equitable, and more energized BIPOC film community with us!
It’s free!
Testimonials
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After being in enough art spaces where I felt really small and othered, I knew I wanted to learn about filmmaking in a space that centered community, healing, and connection.
Rio Pérez, FilmSparks Fellow 2025
