We’re excited to announce that 14 Women Make Movies filmmakers have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Chicken & Egg Research & Development Grants! These grants provide crucial support to women and non-binary filmmakers in the early stages of their documentary projects, empowering them to explore new ideas and bring important stories to life.
This year’s recipients include six WMM-sponsored filmmakers receiving research grants, six receiving development grants, and two alum projects receiving development grants.
Research Grants for WMM-sponsored Projects:
- Assia Boundaoui (dir.) | US, Algeria
- Ali Grant (dir.) | Canada
- Hazel Gurland-Pooler (dir.) | US, Colombia
- Anushka Meenakshi & Richa Chandru Bhavanam (dirs.) | India
- Jennifer Ngo (dir.) | Hong Kong
- Sonia Ben Slama (dir.) | France, Tunisia
Development Grants for WMM-sponsored Projects:
- Sahra Mani (dir.) | Afghanistan, France (DREAM OF GRAPE GARDENS)
- Rand Beiruty (dir.) | Jordan (PORTRAIT OF A)
- Francesca Trianni (dir.) | Italy (UNTITLED PREDATOR PROJECT)
- Georgina Cammalleri (dir.) | Argentina, UK (OLYMPIC TWINS)
- Jane M. Wagner (dir.) | US (HOLDS YOU TIGHT)
- Anabel Rodríguez Ríos (dir.) | Venezuela (THE JOURNEY TO SANTA ROSA DE AMANADONA)
Development Grants for Program Alum Projects:
- Jules Rosskam & Irene Lusztig (dirs.) | US
- Michèle Stephenson (dir.) | US, Haiti (OSHUN AND MY GRANDMOTHER: A FABLE IN FOUR MOVEMENTS)
We are incredibly proud of these talented filmmakers and their dedication to telling powerful, impactful stories. Learn more about the 2024 Chicken & Egg Research & Development Grants and the recipients here.
