, the founder of the diversity-focused professional filmmaking program, said that as odd as times may be, the celebration of this year’s group of young creators couldn’t come at a better time.voices need to be told and their stores need to be told by themselves for themselves,” Miller told Deadline.
“I think teenagers are resilient and they’re eager to share their stories and share their voice,” she said. “I found my students, specifically, were open and ready for a challenge.”While the COVID-19 restrictions brought out the young creators’ determination to complete their projects, Miller said the shutdown also gave students’ time to reflect on meaningful topics and allowed them the opportunity to express themselves.
After witnessing how the filmmakers worked to complete their projects in the middle of a pandemic, Miller said she hopes that Film2Future’s students and the program will help set Hollywood on a new path.especially from emerging filmmakers, to just make it work in whatever way they can,” she said. “They’re not stuck in any old system.”The virtual Film2Future gala will take place November 19.