RM.19 NEWSLETTER JULY '25

VOLUME 19 // JULY '25

Celebrating at last year’s launch party <3

Hey hey, friends and family -

We are BACK with your monthly dose of artistic goodness!! We had a little break in June from our newsletter, but rest assured we have not stopped scheming and dreaming on our creative projects and community events!! Lots of fun stuff in the next month, so whether you’re an actor, a maker, or a lover of film, we hope you find something here that you’re into<3

Lots of love,

Imani, Jamie, & Julia

BRUNCH

IT UP

WITH THE

FILM GIRLZ

Join us at Uncommon Ground on July 19th for food, friends, and a filmmaker chat. We are so thrilled to be partnering with Cinema Femme Short Film Festival for this month's Film Girlz Brunch in Chicago!!!

Check out more info on this incredible non-profit, magazine, and film fest (women really CAN do it all) at @cinemafemme_community or Cinema Femme. If you can’t make brunch, they’ve got events July 17-21 so check them out <3

Your ticket includes:

  • Family style brunch & bevs

  • Exclusive filmmaker chat featuring Jinsui Song (writer/director/editor) and Jacqueline Chan (cinematographer) from Something Blue, which will be showing at the fest

  • Networking with the film girlz obviiii

  • PLUS 1 FREE ticket to Cinema Femme’s Opening Night Screening!!! (Thurs. 7/17)

WELCOME

TO THE WORLD OF

TRAVELERS

Mina needs cash - quickly. So, she’s going back to her roots to figure it out…

We are SO excited to be producing this proof-of-concept short by Imani Davis and directed by Talia Shea Levin this August!! And we are CURRENTLY CASTING!

Other details:

  • 5 speaking roles

  • Local to Chicago

  • Paid through SAG microbudget agreement

  • Shoots last week of August

  • Paid background opportunities also available

Submit BY JULY 20 AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST<3

ALSO we are still on the hunt for a great casino location for this short!!! Think swanky private table. It does not have to be an actual casino as we can dress the space. If anything comes to mind, feel free to email us at [email protected] <3

FREE MOVIE

ALERT

!!!!

​We are pumped to announce that we have linked up with Allied Global Marketing to offer FREE ADVANCED SCREENINGS to upcoming films! Our first film screening will be OH, HI! - the new dark comedy from Sophie Brooks and Molly Gordon.

​The showing will be TOMORROW at AMC River East at 7pm (Wednesday, July 16th). General admission seating, so it is unreserved and first-come-first served. Make sure to select "Film Girlz Brunch" when they ask how you got the link in the form! Folks should arrive 20-30 min early, and there shouldn’t be a problem with securing a seat. See you there!

STAY IN THE LOOP

Join co-hosts Imani Davis and Demma Strausbaugh as they demystify the film industry one episode at a time! Tomorrow’s episode tackles festivals - listen along while Imani & Demma chat with three filmmakers about their experiences. Plus, be one of the first to find out about new episodes by following their account on Instagram!!!