Using art to elevate and celebrate unseen and unheard voices
What We Are: Founded in 2021 Strange Orbit Works is a U.S. non-profit corporation under the leadership of Strange Orbit Films, Inc. www.strangeorbitfilms.com We are located in New York, NY.
What We Believe: We believe that art changes the world by fostering belonging and inclusion through shared human experience. Art creates places and spaces for everyone. Our VISION is of a world uplifted through stories artfully told.
What We Do: We elevate and celebrate the artfulness of under-represented people. Our MISSION is to enable their self-expression through writing, storytelling, filmmaking, and the performing arts.
We will accomplish our MISSION in the following ways:
Events Production
We produce events that use writing, storytelling, filmmaking, and the performing arts as avehicle for peacebuilding in under-represented communities
We produce events that raise public awareness of under-represented artists
Education, Training, Mentorship
We provide education, training, and mentorship in writing, storytelling, filmmaking, and the performing arts
We provide peacebuilding training for struggling communities through writing, storytelling, filmmaking, and the performing arts
We provide business training and business mentorship for artists
Grants, Scholarships, Residencies
We provide scholarships for film, television, and performing arts training and education
We provide development support of new works
We provide production support of first works
We provide residencies for the development of new works
We provide residencies for late-blooming artists
Internships and Job Placement
We offer guidance and networking to help emerging artists to find internships and jobs in film, television, and the performing arts
We connect participants to internships with Strange Orbit Works, Strange Orbit Films, and other partners