Empowering Black Filmmakers: Tracey Baker Simmons at Essence Film Festival

🎉✨ Bonus Episode Alert! ✨🎉

We’re thrilled to bring you a special bonus episode of the Sista Brunch podcast recorded live at the Essence Film Festival! 🎬🌟

Join us as we celebrate and learn from the amazing Tracey Baker Simmons, a trailblazer in urban reality TV. Tracey shares her journey, insights on the importance of Black representation behind the camera, and practical advice on financing and producing projects.

One key takeaway from Tracey: 'I think one key thing is to have more of us behind the camera.'

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00:00 Welcome to Sista Brunch at Essence Film Festival

00:18 Introducing Tracey Baker Simmons: Pioneer of Urban Reality TV

00:38 Tracey's Workshop on Reality Television

01:36 Challenges and Triumphs in Reality TV

02:56 Financing Reality TV Projects

04:16 Self-Financing and Ownership in Filmmaking

05:19 Networking and Fundraising Tips

06:37 Let's Talk Tech: Unscripted TV Terminology

08:09 ECCO: Media and Civic Engagement

10:15 Upcoming Projects and Reality TV Decoded