Access to careers in the film industry is often shaped by opportunity, relationships, visibility, and resources. For many Black women, barriers to advancement, leadership, compensation, and long term career sustainability continue to impact how they enter, navigate, and remain within the industry.

Production in Black: The Women Behind the Work is BWIP's documentary project created to document the stories of Black women across the film industry through candid conversations and personal experiences that explore the realities of building careers both on and off screen while examining the inequities that continue to affect access, representation, professional growth, and decision making power.

From actors, producers, and directors to camera operators, editors, coordinators, stylists, and other industry professionals, Production in Black highlights the women whose work helps shape the industry while bringing visibility to the challenges they often face along the way.

These stories matter because inequity does not only affect individual careers. It influences who receives opportunities, who advances into leadership, whose voices are valued, and whose contributions are remembered. By documenting these stories, Production in Black helps preserve a record of lived experience while creating greater awareness of the barriers that continue to impact Black women throughout the industry.

At its core, Production in Black is about ensuring that the voices, contributions, and perspectives of Black women are not overlooked. It is a commitment to visibility, accountability, and a future where Black women have equitable access to opportunity, leadership, recognition, and long term success in film.

Why The Work Matters: