FLOW is Inspired by Passion

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FLOW Film Festival & Market - promoting women in the film industry in non-traditional senior and leadership roles, and the films that employ them.

Their mission is simple: to encourage the growth of opportunities for women in important and male-dominated positions in the film industry, to fight gender bias and pave

the way for an aspiring new generation of female film makers, through highlighting both their significant and high quality contributions and the films and film industry stakeholders who employ them.

We all know that Hollywood and other film centers around the globe are not exactly very female friendly - especially for women aspiring to senior film making positions that are traditionally and largely frequented by men. Given that women represent more than half the film going audience - and the majority of financial decisions including where entertainment budgets are spent - it is high time this changes, and women are helping shape the character of film to satisfy both the male and female gaze, in addition to having equal opportunity for those producing competitive quality outcomes. bUneke M A G A Z I N E .org4It is an honor and a privileged that four bUneke documentaries were featured in the FLOW Film Festival and Film Market in Miami Florida!

FLOW is Inspired by Passion

By Mary Brotherton

Syble Gwendolyn Douglas was a Guyanese journalist, teacher, published poet, visual artist, storyteller and advocate and contributor to the Arts in Guyana. One of her pieces found a home in the National Collection of Guyana. Initiating the founding of the Malcara Gallery, Syble was deeply involved in the Guyana Women Artists Association, a newspaper columnist, and a published poet. Her passion for self-expression is the inspiration behind the FLOW Film Festival and Market’s Syble G. Award.

FLOW, which stands for Florida Leaders Opening Worlds, encourages growth and opportunities for women in the film industry and highlights women’s significance and contributions in a male-dominated arena. FLOW was the brainchild of two women, including Syble’s granddaughter, Kimberly Douglas.

Kimberly met kindred spirit, Tiffany Porter, while working for a Miami film festival. They teamed up to address the barriers and discrimination faced by women in the film industry. Tiffany is an Australian film leader and Kimberly is a film veteran from Hollywood, California. They’ve pooled resources to create a nonprofit that provides outstanding opportunities for a fun and informative week-long festival where filmmakers and the public are able to meet other film professionals, screen specially-selected films and music videos, experience red-carpet photo ops, and learn from esteemed colleagues.

Representatives from bUneke Productions attended the 2022 FLOW Film Festival and met worldwide filmmakers, virtually and in person. Four bUneke films were screened at the event and streamed globally. Daisy, the five-minute, micro documentary that has already earned several accolades, was awarded the prestigious 2022 Syble G. Award for Lifetime Documentary. Learn more! FLOWFFM.com bUneke M A G A Z I N E .org 5