Roadmap to Distribution

Join us for a chat about the "Roadmap to Distribution" with Jennifer Pessima and Dennis Dortch. Get tips and tricks on how to package and pitch your project. Learn what to include and what distributors are looking for when getting your project from script to screen.

Jennifer Pessima of Jennifer Pessima Productions is an Atlanta-based film director, producer, and writer dedicated to purpose-driven storytelling. As the founder of her own production company, she has created impactful films and series, including The Despaired on BET+ and This is Thirties on Tubi. Known for bold, narrative-driven content, she continues to shape independent cinema with God as the captain of her ship.

Dennis Dortch is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and entrepreneur known for co-founding BLACK & SEXY TV, a digital streaming network for Black audiences. He gained widespread recognition with his acclaimed 2008 indie feature debut, A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and grew with a collective of artist like Lena Waithe and Issa Rae that are proof of the need to create and Hollywood will recognize.