A Documentary story masterclass with Dr. Bev Ditsie

ABOUT

Dr. Bev Palesa Ditsie (Hon) is a radical gender nonconforming lesbian activist and award winning filmmaker, disruptor and change agent who was instrumental in bringing LGBTIQA+ rights into focus in the late 80’s and 90’s in South Africa and the world. She is also a reality TV director whose credits include Big Brother Africa, Survivor South Africa, and Project Runway South Africa. Among her film credits are Simon & I, A Family Affair, and The Commission. Lesbians Free Everyone (2020), their latest work filmed during lockdown, takes the viewer along their journey as the first African Lesbian to address the UN at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing 1995.

Recipient: 2022 Chicken & Egg Award - https://chickeneggpics.org/grantee/beverley-palesa-ditsie/

Recipient: 2022 Artfluence Human Rights Award, UKZN

Story consultant: ViacomCBS-Paramount - BEYOND THE BINARY, FLUID VOICES 

Lesbians Free Everyone trailer: https://youtu.be/h7exlJ1txmE 

What’s your story?

Dr. Bev will be offering a full day masterclass guiding you from concept to screen.

Elements that will be covered:

Proposal (Story | Structure | Style | Tone | Treatment)

Guide Script

Funding models and options

It's not about just telling our stories, it's about telling our stories well.

DIRECTIONS