MISSION

2B Scene, Inc.’s mission as a 501c non-profit, is to promote and support inclusion and diversity in the film industry in our Hudson Valley area and the entire US market. We want to provide education and opportunities for people of color, LGBTQ+, and persons with disabilities in order to greater their opportunities and set them on a pedestal of success in the industry.

SERVICES

• Provide funding to minority, LGBTQ+ and disabled filmmakers located in the Hudson Valley, NY area for their small budget media projects.

• Provide educational scholarships to minority, LGBTQ+, and disable persons of the Hudson Valley who are seeking to enroll in workshops and courses at local colleges, film and art schools and have a goal of gaining trade skills in the film industry.

• Manage an in-depth database that will compiling resumes, contact information, voice, and video reels and headshots of minority, LGBTQ+, and disable persons working in the film industry in the Hudson Valley. This database will allow studios and casting agencies a centralized pool of talent of our constituents’ demographics.

• Provide home-based recording and photography studio to provide low-cost services to minority, LGBTQ, and disable persons who want to attain promotional and casting materials necessary to apply for film industry jobs in the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas.

• Promote film industry jobs and casting calls for minority, LGBTQ+, and disable persons in the industry with the goal of sharing job information and resources to our constituents.

FOCUS

• Education

• Mentorship

• Technical training

• Employment

• Intervention

• Access to support and promotional resources

• Community services