Workshop: Collective Lens

Peace is Loud and Arab Film and Media Institute present: Collective Lens, Peace is Loud’s impact learning space for filmmakers. This is a workshop led by Florencia Varela which will be held virtually via Google Meet on July 23rd at 6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT.

Collective Lens equips filmmakers with impact frameworks and practices to help them design and implement their own impact campaigns and integrate impact values into their overall filmmaking process.

The session will feature:

• A brief presentation of film impact by Peace is Loud, integrating the organization’s definition of impact as a holistic care-driven practice as well as an overview of how to approach an impact campaign and build an intentional strategy.
• A conversation with documentary filmmaker Loulwa Khoury about her film We Never Left and impact campaign. We Never Left had its world premiere at last year’s Arab Film Festival.

Participating filmmakers will also get access to the Collective Lens Digital Library, a collection of templates, tools, guides, and resources to accompany them on their impact plans. 

The session will last approximately 90 minutes.

This workshop is part of the 2025 Arab Women in the Arts, AFMI annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression. This year’s program will run July 22-27 in New York and July 23 in the San Francisco Bay Area, with online programming July 23-27.

Browse the schedule and get your tickets or passes here.