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What is the future of independent media? And what would it look like if we built it around creators of color? These are the questions at the heart of the Filmmaker Summit, a vibrant space for learning and conversation. We’ll examine the state of public media and together reimagine a future grounded in inclusion and solidarity.
Agenda: Friday, May 8
9:30 AM Registration & Refreshments
10:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:15 AM From the Margins to the Blueprint: Building the Future of Public Media Around Filmmakers of Color
Part 1: Celebrating the History of the NMCA
11:00 AM Part 2: Life After CPB
12:20 PM Lunch & Learn: Reimagining Solidarity As Collective Liberation
1:30 PM The Creative Process (Feature Documentaries), in partnership with A-Doc
2:30 PM Ice Cream Social with Humphry Slocombe
3:00 PM NBCU LAUNCH Talks: Breaking into Episodic Television
In this program
The Creative Process
In partnership with A-Doc Film is an art form and creative practices can define our work as artists….
Lunch & Learn: Reimagining Solidarity as Collective Liberation
An intentional conversation about what it means to hold each other through struggle, not in spite of our differences, but because of them.
Celebrating the History of the NMCA
Hear how the NMCA broke barriers and how decades of collaboration laid the groundwork for diversity in public media.
Life After CPB
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been defunded. What happens now?
NBCU LAUNCH Talks: Breaking into Episodic Television
Join NBCU LAUNCH alums as they share their career journey into television, break down the elements of working on episodic productions, and offer practical tips on navigating today’s evolving entertainment landscape.
Dates & Times
KOHO Creative Hub
May 8, 2026
9:30 am
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