Introducing Kala Monet Bradford, Camera Ambassador Apprentice Graduate

Introducing Kala Monet Bradford, Camera Ambassador Apprentice Graduate

Kala Monet Bradford is our most recent graduate of the Camera Ambassador Apprenticeship Program! We sat down with Kala to get to know her better! Enjoy.    CA: As a Digital Media Artist, Producer, Director, Editor, and...
Checking in With Our Collaborators

Checking in With Our Collaborators

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve checked in with some of our previous collaborators amplifying Black stories on where they and these projects are now. We're excited to spotlight their work! Read on to learn...
Activist-Centered Films to Watch on MLK Day

Activist-Centered Films to Watch on MLK Day

Martin Luther King Day celebrates the life of the most recognizable figure of the Civil Rights Movement. King provided undeniable leadership in the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. On this day we...
Hey CA, What's your Favorite 2021 Release!?

Hey CA, What's your Favorite 2021 Release!?

Ever so often, we ask our team, "Hey CA!...," a question to catch up with what they're working on or how they're doing. This week, we asked our team...  Hey CA, What's your Favorite 2021...
Four Chicago Latino Filmmakers You Should Know

Four Chicago Latino Filmmakers You Should Know

About 1.4 million Latinos reside in the Metropolitan Chicago area, comprising 17.4 percent of area residents. Of the vast and multi-cultural Latino population in Chicago, there exists a wide-ranging collection of voices. This Hispanic Heritage Month,...
How the Chicago Latino Film Festival Thrives Through Humble Beginnings and COVID-19

How the Chicago Latino Film Festival Thrives Through Humble Beginnings and COVID-19

In 1985, the Hispanic Film Festival (which would later, under the guidance of current Executive Director Pepe Vargas, change its name to “the Chicago Latino Film Festival” in 1987) was founded. The first fourteen films were...
Adenike Thomas Builds Community with The Red Line

Adenike Thomas Builds Community with The Red Line

A rising tide lifts all boats... and Adenike Thomas (AT) is the wave of change we need right now. As a prolific producer, actor, writer, director, and overall multi-hyphenate, Adenike cares deeply about her community...
Empowering Women Coffee Producers with On the Go Jo

Empowering Women Coffee Producers with On the Go Jo

Women perform 70% of the labor on coffee farms worldwide, yet very few get the recognition they so rightfully deserve. On the Go Jo was created between three girlfriends as a way to serve coffee...
Introducing Rey Tang, Client Relations and Marketing Associate

Introducing Rey Tang, Client Relations and Marketing Associate

We're excited to welcome the newest addition to our team: Rey Tang!Rey will be serving as our new Marketing/Client Relations Associate and will be taking over the blog for July. To kick things off, we sat down...
Yourself & Yours: Part 3

Yourself & Yours: Part 3

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Camera Ambassador and Subtitle are collaborating for a series of blog posts conducted by Subtitle's Alex Wen to highlight artists in Chicago making films, television, and other video work! This...
Yourself & Yours: Part 2

Yourself & Yours: Part 2

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Camera Ambassador and Subtitle are collaborating for a series of blog posts conducted by Subtitle's Alex Wen to highlight artists in Chicago making films, television, and other video work! We...
Yourself & Yours: Part 1

Yourself & Yours: Part 1

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Camera Ambassador and Subtitle are collaborating for a series of blog posts conducted by Subtitle's Alex Wen to highlight artists in Chicago making films, television, and other video work! We...