This opportunity is part of a collaboration between NW Documentary and The Naturally Beautiful Project. NW Documentary is a nonprofit supporting documentary filmmaking. The Naturally Beautiful Project provides a safe and judgment-free space for parents and children to learn afro-textured hair care.
The Naturally Beautiful Project is seeking media to raise awareness of its services, mission, and programs. They have recently moved into a new location and want to document the work their organization is doing in this space. The intern will develop an idea for a short documentary in collaboration with NW Documentary and The Naturally Beautiful Project, and will then work like a freelance filmmaker with support from NW Documentary. The Naturally Beautiful Project will serve as the client for the student's work.
By the end of the summer, each intern will have completed a short documentary film, 5 - 10 mins. They will find the story, record images and sound, edit the film, and apply graphics. If possible, the intern will also produce social media content using the same material as their short documentary. Students will be trained on the basics of camera operation, sound equipment operations, and editing as they work to complete their films.
This is a part-time internship. The intern should plan to work 8-hour days Tuesday and Thursday, plus additional days as needed for filming and editing - most likely some Mondays and Sundays. Interns will have access to the workspace on other days if they need more time to work on editing.
NW Documentary has a curriculum for teaching filmmaking but emphasizes learning by doing and project-based learning. Interns will be given room to practice and make mistakes in the process of creating a short documentary film. NW Documentary will also document their learning and creation process.
We strongly encourage students to apply who are from one or more systemically and historically excluded group, including but not limited to, non-cis-gendered students, girls, BIPOC, first-generation college bound students, low-income/low-resourced students, students with disabilities, who are neurodivergent, and those who speak a primary language other than English.
This internship will be taking place in-person, as permitted by Federal/State/Local/NW Doc/Naturally Beautiful Project guidelines. To reduce the risks of coronavirus exposure, mentors and interns will act in accordance with applicable COVID guidelines and procedures. Selected applicants will be required to review and sign a waiver agreement.
If you have any questions about the application, website technical issues and/or this position description, please contact Saturday Academy at ase@saturdayacademy.org. Do not contact the mentor directly. Contacting the mentor directly is grounds for disqualification of your ASE application.
Interns should be self-motivated and excited to take on the role of freelance filmmaker. They should be up to date on COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations.