Her lens Boot camp
HER LENS brings together women from various cultural backgrounds with a common interest to tell their African stories. The participants are trained in the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking. At the end of the programme, they produce a short film.
The first edition of HER LENS film boot camp took place in Nairobi in 2017. We had twenty- two applicants and selected six women to go through a 3-week intensive workshop. They produced a short film “The Verge”, which was screened during the 4th edition of UDADA International Women’s Film Festival to great audience appeal.
HER LENS Film Boot Camp & Residency:
- Trains young women and girls to tell stories.
- Encourages women and girls to take up roles in filming that are stereotypically considered as male roles.
- Trains emerging female producers, writers, cinematographers, directors, gaffers, sound engineers, production managers, art directors, casting directors, costume and makeup, design artists, and editors.
- Runs mentorship programmes to produce film-centric ‘trainer of
