creative industries training for black creatives

A Union of Black Artists Society program in partnership with Charles Taylor Theatre & Media Arts, Nova Scotia College and Art & Design, Afromations Media & Community Media Lab. 

After a successfully executed pilot project in the spring of 2021, the “Black Above the Line” technical training program introduces  participants to the filmmaking process, with a focus on production.  Participants will learn both the theory and practice of using and  operating the equipment used by film professionals during each stage of  filmmaking, or one of the other departments available.

By completion, participants will not only understand how a film is made,  they will also learn how to work together as a team to complete a film  and capture the director’s vision on film, by way of comprehensive  technical training. 

The program lengths vary between each program,  followed by hands-on content creation.  The  content created by participants will then be showcased publically in the 2025 Emerging Lens Film Festival. 

Our program has been made possible through the collaboration and support of current and past esteemed partnes including:

• Nova Scotia College of Art & Design 
• ACTRA Maritimes
• Province of Nova Scotia
• Telefilm Canada
• IATSE Local 849
• Screen Nova Scotia
• Black Women in Film! Canada
• Eastlink
• Director's Guild of Canada 
• SOCAN Foundation
• Sound-Body-Culture

View details on the three finalized film projects created by the participants below!