| WOMEN'S VISION FILM GRANTS |
Film Action's Women’s Vision Film Grants are offered to women flmmakers based in Oregon. Projects must be directed by a woman and include at least two women in key roles - producer, writer, editor or cinematographer. Eligible film projects must tell bold stories about the human experience, especially those stories that challenge and actively engage viewers in thought and discussion.
Established in 2006, the Women's Vision Grants are part of Film Action Oregon's Women's Film Initiative.
In 2006, Film Action awarded $10,000 to two Oregon filmmakers: Randi Jacobs, director/producer of “A Sentence for Two,” and Rolla Selbak, director/producer/writer of “3 Veils.” These inaugural grants were made possible through the support of the Faerie Godmother Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.
If you are interested in the criteria for the Women's Vision Film Grants click here...
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| A SENTENCE FOR TWO
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Randi Jacobs of Eugene, Ore. is a twenty-one year veteran of the film industry and a recipient of a $6,000 Women’s Vision Film Grant.
”A Sentence for Two” is a first-person documentary about women who are incarcerated during pregnancy at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Ore. The women not only face the reality of pregnancy behind bars but the harsh and tragic fact of giving up their newborns at birth.
The 60-minute character-driven documentary encourages society to take an honest look at these women’s lives and how their situation impacts their babies, families and society. The film brings to light a national issue and provides a teaching tool for young women at risk of following the same path. |
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| 3 VEILS |
Rolla Selbak of Beaverton, Ore. is a director of one feature film, three narratives and two documentaries. She is also the recipient of a $4,000 Women’s Vision Film Grant.
Selbak's project, ”3 Veils,” follows the intertwined stories of three Arab women, each holding their own controversial, secret and universal experience. The film is intended to inspirationally portray the painful and conflicted experiences that Arab-American women hold inside but are rarely talked about or discussed. As an Arab-American herself, it is Selbak’s goal to encourage the film world to view these women as viable lead characters in mainstream cinema and in turn create more contemporary Arab role models.
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