From Idea to Distribution Workshop by dorian gómez pestaña

Join us for a hands-on workshop designed for artists and storytellers of all backgrounds looking to take their creative projects from concept to completion. Whether you’re working on a documentary, a podcast, a narrative film, or a visual art piece, this session will guide you through the essential steps of production—idea development, planning, execution, and distribution.
Things covered:
-Develop & Blueprint: Refining your concept, identifying your core message and audience, and choosing the right medium.
-Executing your Idea: Budgeting, assembling your team, maximizing resources, and reaching the finish line.
-Distribution & Community Engagement: Strategies for sharing your work through festivals, social media, and community showcases.
This interactive workshop will include guided group exercises, real-world examples, and a Q&A session to address your specific project needs. Whether you’re a first-time creator or an experienced artist, you’ll leave with actionable steps to move your project forward and connect with your desired audience.

Meet your instructor

dorian gómez pestaña (she/they) is a Queer Mexican producer, storyteller, and sound artist raised in the South. Their work delves into themes of belonging, celebrating the immigrant experience, and social justice issues. dorian's past documentary work includes Nuevo South Magazine # 1, The Duramitas Edition, a multi-generational collaborative of Latino cultural workers and storytellers dedicated to preserving and documenting the living history of the Great Latino Migration to the American South as well as Me Vacuno Porque... a Spanish illustrative podcast exploring vaccine equity and the effects of long-covid in North Carolina's Hispanic/Latine community, and co-producing POV’s Independent Spirit Award Winner, unseen, a film about an aspiring social worker that surmounts political restrictions as a blind, undocumented immigrant to obtain a college degree and support his family. As a 2023 Beyond Status Showcase grantee, dorian wrote, directed, and produced Refugio, a short film exploring an immigrant family's journey towards homeownership in the US while grappling with the complex concept of home. They are a founding member of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, whose mission is to tackle the systemic inequities that undocumented immigrants face in the field of filmmaking, by centering the expertise of undocumented people not only as sources of stories but, more importantly, as creators, artists, and primary audiences.

Host or Publisher Cine Casual