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Film Projects

WHERE OUR COHORT LEARNS BY DOING

Cohort members help develop and write our films, then follow them through production and post, building real skills and earning screen credit along the way.

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Our films are our classroom

Our films are our classroom. Participants in Write What You Want to Believe join a professional writers room, where they develop the story, write and revise scenes, and learn to give and receive notes the way working screenwriters do.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

  • 1 Join a professional writers room
  • 2 Develop the story and write the scenes
  • 3 Follow the script to set and into the edit
  • 4 Earn credit on a finished film
Cohort members working together

From script to screen

Our cohort leads the writing. Then they follow their story through every stage of production, learning how each step depends on the page.

  • Story DevelopmentOUR COHORT LEAD
  • ScreenwritingOUR COHORT LEAD
  • Pre-ProductionOUR COHORT ASSIST
  • ProductionOUR COHORT SHADOW
  • Post-ProductionOUR COHORT ASSIST
  • Screening & CreditOUR COHORT CELEBRATE

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Films that leave the world better

Every project we take on has to uplift, inspire, or serve the community.

Feature Films

Full-length stories with heart, like our first feature, The Way Back Home.

Short Films

Focused stories our cohort can develop, write, and follow through in a single program cycle.

Documentaries

Real people and real places in our community, told with care and dignity.

Community Campaigns

Short pieces and PSAs that raise awareness and move people to act on issues that matter.

Partner Stories

Films for nonprofits and community partners who need help telling the story of their work.

Web Series

Episodic stories for the platforms young people already watch.

What our writers walk away with

SKILLS THEY BUILD

  • ♥Screenwriting and story structure
  • ♥Giving and receiving professional notes
  • ♥Collaboration in a creative team
  • ♥How a production runs, from script to screen
  • ♥Set etiquette and professional communication
  • ♥Presenting and pitching their ideas

WHAT THEY LEAVE WITH

  • ♥Writing credit on a produced film
  • ♥A polished writing sample for their portfolio
  • ♥References and connections in the industry
  • ♥A completion stipend for finishing the program
  • ♥Confidence that their stories are worth telling
The Way Back Home poster
FEATURED FILM

The Way Back Home

After a panic attack forces her home, a high-powered attorney must confront the life she built to be loved and the woman she abandoned to build it.

Our first feature was made with a community cast and crew, with young adults learning on set. It premieres at the 2026 Heart Awards.

Starring Ericka Alexis, Terry Henry, Kadeem Isaiah, Chantress Williams, and Wil Cooks
Becoming Love Project presents a Tamala Baldwin film

COMING NEXT

Our current cohort film. A collaborative film about healing, developed and written by our cohort from their own ideas. Participants are following it through every stage, from the writers room to the set to the edit.

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Your story could be next

Apply to Write What You Want to Believe to write with our cohort, or reach out about an internship to work alongside our team on set and in post.

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