BLKFLM IMPACT
BLKFLM is a media organization founded by Vanessa as a hub for impact driven media.
We are dedicated to building a happier and more human world through well designed storytelling. Each project is bespoke, from strategy, style and formate. Our media projects span films, episodic TV development, to 360 advisory for campaigns or induvidudals. Our clients include foundations, brands, advertising agencies and public figures in a tailor made format. Each client has thier own needs, deliverables, structure and art direction.
We are excited to be part of projects that inspire and ignite.
Content Creation
How you tell a story matters. The elements that make up these stories - the point of view, language, color palette, art direction – all add up to a piece of media that is used to drive change.
At BLKFLM, we don’t just produce media from a brief, we think about the world where this media lives and how we want it to change that world.
Strategy
How can story impact audiences to take action: participate in a movement, convert a story to sales or reposition a brand's image with new audiences?
We work closely with individuals, foundations, agencies, and brands to advise on their impact strategy. Authenticity is the core. We develop the visual language and media plan that helps you achieve your organization’s goals.
Consulting
With 10 years of media experience in the impact space, we work with our clients on a project, retainer or hourly structure. Contact Hello@BLKFLM.com.
“Black has spent the past decade making films for global brands, interacting with climate advocates, and has a deep and technical understanding of the environmental space.”
NGO CLIENTS
SELECTED PROEJCTS
One Million Stories. One Million Lives Changed: LankA (Film)
This piece was commissioned by GAP’s Pace Program in partnership with Vogue. The film was launched on The United Nation Day of the Girl. Original Music by Madam Ghandi. This was filmed over 2 weeks in Sri Lanka, translating across English, Sinhalese and Tamil to work with our subjects.
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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BRAND
In 2020, Black Co-Founded and Creative Directed a sustainable brand called FUTURE PROSPERITY. It was an exciting endeavor with an amazing group of women, and meaningful partnerships with the Presidential Plastic Pledge, Plastic Bank, No. 29 communications, Ecoy Worldwide and a team of advisors across every vertical of the business. We learned so much about building a company. Every effort to combat climate is worthy and meaningful. Really proud of the look, feel and vision of the brand we built, even fits just in our imaginations…for now anyway.
WITNESS THE POWER OF STORY
Viacom & WITNESS, an international human rights organization that equips people to use video to create change, have partnered to give you the tools you need to share your stories and make an impact. The project was filmed over the course of 7 days in New York City. We created custom films for 8 networks based on the architecture of 8 iconic buildings across the city, with the organic reactions of passersby caught on camera.
This campaign has been an unprecedented success for WITNESS and Viacom. It received 33 million social media impressions and the videos were shared by viewers and celebrities alike, including stars like Nick Cannon and Imam A Siddique. While the impression numbers are easily tracked, it is more difficult to quantify the impact of more than 160 million people learning more about the power of video and about the specific CSR initiatives that Viacom champions. More than 100 million viewers on BET alone learned more about the power of video to break down stereotypes in the African American community and more than 20 million Spike viewers now know more about the work being done to support post-9/11 veteran health and wellness in local communities around the country.
Viacom received hundreds of video submissions from viewers, many of whom were sharing their stories for change for the first time. Viewers from around the world uploaded videos and shared stories about their own communities.
Moreover, this campaign has helped to place Viacom and WITNESS in the ranks of other notable top CSR efforts. Inc. used the "Witness the Power of Story" campaign as an example of "How to Do Social Responsibility the Right Way". Overall, the campaign received more than 9 million impressions and coverage from industry outlets including Inc., PRWeek, AdWeek and MediaPost.