Growing as a Filmmaker and the #365Films Challenge
Given my last name, people might assume that I have deep connections to Hollywood and filmmaking. The truth is that I don’t know of any familial connection to the Warner Bros. Pictures studio. I also have no brothers. Growing up in a family of three older sisters, we watched films from time to time, but filmmaking did not become an important part of my life until about four years ago.
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Interview with Director of Production, Michelle Aguilar
Our spring 2017 outreach and distribution intern Marjan Koffa sat down with Michelle Aguilar, MHP’s director of production at MHP, to talk more about Michelle’s background. Get to know our awesome director of production in this blog post that highlights how Michelle got her start in documentary filmmaking, the story behind her short film El Cacao and insights she has for other filmmakers.
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No Roadmap: Reflections From an Aspiring Documentary Film Producer
I didn’t go to film school. Instead, I started fundraising for public radio after college and stumbled into documentary film by accident while trying to go in a more creative direction with my career.
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City of Trees on Netflix, iTunes and Amazon
We are thrilled to announce CITY OF TREES will launch on Netflix streaming on May 15 to more than 50 million subscribers! The film is also now available to rent or purchase on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, and Vudu!
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The Particular Perspective of James Baldwin: "I Am Not Your Negro" MHP Team Screening
It always fascinates me how many interesting and prominent American figures, particularly people of color, are regularly excluded from the narratives found in textbooks and school history lessons. I am astounded when I learn of someone whom I feel should have been an integral part of my early education and whose contributions and works I should be fully aware of by now. Most recently, I experienced this when the whole MHP team went together to see the new Oscar-nominated documentary film, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO.
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The Messy Truth web series nominated for 21st annual Webby Awards
The Messy Truth, the landmark web series produced by Meridian Hill Pictures and Magic Labs Media, was nominated for the 21st Annual Webby Awards, the internet's highest honor.
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City of Trees airs on Maryland Public Television
In April, CITY OF TREES will have a special broadcast on Maryland Public Television on the Emmy-nominated series America ReFramed.
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Lance Kramer Selected For The 2017 Impact Partners Fellowship
CITY OF TREES producer and Meridian Hill Pictures co-founder Lance Kramer has been selected to participate in the 2017 Impact Partners Documentary Producers Fellowship. Lance will have the opportunity to attend six developmental workshops led by well-known documentary producers and industry experts in New York City.
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GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series
Lance and Brandon were invited by George Mason University Visiting Filmmakers Series on the day after the 2016 election to visit film classes, engage with students, and screen CITY OF TREES + THE MESSY TRUTH followed by Q&A discussion moderated by Professor Rutledge Dennis.
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Intern Podcast: Behind The Messy Truth
MHP fall 2016 interns Lisa Fierstein and Aisha Jama share reflections on the day they spent working as production assistants for the The Messy Truth shoot in Gettysburg, PA.
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