Seven Hillz Productions Foundation

The funding will assist Seven Hillz Productions Foundation with initiatives for young college students. Our funding is to support them in their efforts of internships, networking, scholarships, and programming to help improve their skill sets by being marketable in the film and entertainment industry and create platforms by bringing industry veterans in their respective fields to give insights about their career paths and their projects.

I serve as the CEO of the Seven Hillz Productions Foundation, which provides educational opportunities and scholarships to new and aspiring filmmakers.I am the visionary behind ReelBack is the first film summit that focuses specifically on Historically Black Colleges and Universities graduates and students.

There was an attack on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and any university that supports “race-conscious programs” by the former administration to pull funding that supports these initiatives. 

In recent data, UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report stated, "In 2018, just 7.1% of the directors of top-grossing films were women and 19.3% were people of color. In 2019, women posted meaningful gains to reach 15.1%, but minorities directed just 14.4% percent of the top box office movies, a slight increase over recent years. Women earned 14.8% of writing credits on the films analyzed in 2018, and minorities claimed 10.4%. Both figures improved for 2019, with 17.4% of writing credits going to women and 13.9% to people of color."

The Seven Hillz Productions Foundation supports initiatives of young college students. Our funding is to support them in their efforts of internships, networking, scholarships, and programming to help improve their skill sets by being marketable in the film and entertainment industry and create platforms by bringing industry veterans in their respective fields to give insights about their career paths and their projects. 

The ReelBack Film Summit is the first of its kind in the State of Florida, which will feature veteran filmmakers, keynote speakers, film submissions, expert facilitators, panel discussions and introductions to new industry filmmakers. It's is our cornerstone event where we provide workshops for students facilitated by industry practitioners and faculty for students in all aspects of filmmaking where practice meets theory.

We are having an impact on humanity because it’s important to have a diverse executive team. Our team is able to relate to all consumers and is social conscious. I want to lead by example, so I am building a team of professionals to help identify with other communities, markets, and needs. Our world is multicultural and multiracial therefore, we should acknowledge the importance of diversity. We need black voices, especially black women because we are the backbone of this country and they aren’t acknowledged enough.

Lastly, our plan is effective because the nonprofit helps students at HBCUs by investing in their education, bodies of work, and giving them a platform to showcase at the ReelBack Film Summit. Providing opportunities for others while you are in spaces of influence. Granting access to unrepresentative is essential to increasing economic mobility.