Emmy Winner Santana Coleman: Black Cinema Out of Milwaukee | Sista Brunch @ Essence Film Festival

Santana Coleman: Black Cinema & Impactful Filmmaking | Sista Brunch @ Essence Film Festival

At the Essence Film Festival for Essence's 30th anniversary, Sista Brunch hosts a special episode featuring Santana Coleman, a Black woman filmmaker with 11 years of experience.

Santana discusses her latest short drama, 'The Last Week,' which explores love and the effects of Black male incarceration on families, and shares her journey from college filmmaking to winning an Emmy.

The conversation also touches on financing independent films, uplifting Milwaukee's creative community, and important filmmaking terminology.

00:00 Welcome to Sista Brunch at Essence Film Festival
00:27 Introducing Santana Coleman and Her Film
01:16 The Journey of an 11-Year Filmmaker
01:56 Building a Black Audience Through Cinema
02:46 Financing the Last Week
03:36 Filmmaking in Milwaukee
04:49 Winning an Emmy and Future Goals
05:38 Let's Talk Tech: Continuity in Filmmaking
06:32 Closing Remarks and Appreciation

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