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Join Tara Roberts Zabriskie, Jessica Mendel, and me for this wonderful Intro to Filmmaking Weekend Workshop.

At the end of this 2-day workshop participants will have the knowledge to write their first short script for narrative or documentaries, have knowledge of the grant writing process, how to budget and track your progress, and get hands-on experience with filming and editing.

Date: May 30-31 

Location: Tiny Hidden Ridge, a rustic retreat center in Washington County, Maryland surrounded by nature. 

Cost: $400 includes all meals and 2 days of in-person hands-on instruction

Additional Options: Stay at one of our private rooms, tiny houses, or campsites for our special filmmaker workshop rates $25-$50/night.

More Information & Registration Here

 
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Leah Clare Michaels is a Baltimore native, artist, activist, historian, writer, and surfer. She has produced documentary films, multi-media installations, and performance art works rooted in historical research, social justice, and cultural exchange.

She received a B.A. in History with a focus in Classics from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2012 and a M.F.A. in Intermedia and Digital Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2019. 

Michaels has taught and presented in the United States, Europe, and Asia including an international tour of her feature documentary Rock, Rage & Self-Defense: An Oral History of Seattle’s Home Alive, which she co-directed and produced with friend and colleague Rozz Therrien. Her written work has appeared in BmoreArt, UMBC Magazine, and the Debutante Journal based in Edinburgh, Scotland. As an adjunct professor, she teaches film and cinema studies at Towson University and Anne Arundel Community College.

She received a Fulbright grant to Poland for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Mediums: Video/Film, Animation, Photography, Printmaking, Performance, Installation, Writing, and Fabrication.
 
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Contact: leahcmichaels@gmail.com