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Project Celluloid

Art is human.

Fund the next artist

Omar Bocanegra

Erik Dylan Matibag's crew with a camera rig on a mountain road, backlit by late sun

We fund artists.
Then we get
out of the way.

The only rule?

Make something without generative AI.

From the Founding Cohort

Krystle Tabujara

Charcoal drawing of a tall figure by Carmen Argote — Carmen Argote

A dressed desk with a green apple, from Justin Michael's set — Justin Michael

Marty Meyer's Bobbit creatures drawn over a photo of an apartment tower — Marty Meyer

An actor mugging for the camera in a car, from Erik Dylan Matibag's shoot — Erik Dylan Matibag

A sketchbook page with a cloud character labelled braincloud, by Lilliana Winkworth — Lilliana Winkworth

Omar Bocanegra's finished cut piece of two faces pressed together, under a work lamp — Omar Bocanegra

A black-and-white still of an actor laughing, from Daniel Smith Coleman's project — Daniel Smith Coleman

Kayla Fagan

Kayla Fagan's starting sketch

The same piece in progress

Kayla Fagan's finished piece

Notebook page reading 'failed writer' four times, from Justin Michael

A modeled hourglass on screen beside the real one, by Cedric Tai

Kayla Fagan's piece in progress on her laptop and drawing tablet

A camera operator setting up a shot in an apartment, from Daniel Smith Coleman's project

Making something takes time.

And the process of creation is just as important as the end result.

Justin Michael and collaborators crowded around a phone on a tripod

The Founding Cohort
was chapter one.

The Founding Cohort

Aziza Stewart — Aziza StewartInstagram

Krystle Tabujara — Krystle TabujaraWebsite

Justin Michael — Justin MichaelWebsite

Erik Dylan Matibag — Erik Dylan MatibagInstagram

Kayla Fagan — Kayla FaganInstagram

Lilliana Winkworth — Lilliana WinkworthInstagram

Namrata Prakash — Namrata PrakashWebsite

Daniel Smith Coleman — Daniel Smith ColemanWebsite

Charcoal figure by Carmen Argote — Carmen Argote

Bartow Weiss

Molly McLean — Molly McLeanInstagram

Detail of a cut piece by Omar Bocanegra — Omar BocanegraInstagram

Ben Wietmarschen

Blake Wilding — Blake WildingInstagram

Cedric Tai — Cedric TaiWebsite

James Werner — James WernerWebsite

Marty Meyer — Marty MeyerInstagram

Marcial Vance

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Project Celluloid operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Community Partners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.