Hi there. We’re so happy you are here.

we’re BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE OF STORYTELLERS AND STORIES TOLD.

Studio IX is a 501(c)3 nonprofit production studio that elevates women and nonbinary documentary filmmakers and creative visionaries with the resources, network, and funding needed to break into the industry and lead.

Currently, our focus is on helping filmmakers to raise and make money!!! 💰 We’re on a mission to get more money in the hands of women and nonbinary filmmakers. We also pay special attention to moms and caregivers in our community, and are working to make sure they have access and are not pushed out.

OUR NAME

Pronounced Studio Nine: Our name is a nod to Title IX. Title IX leveled the playing field for women in the academic and athletic arena. At Studio IX, we’re working to level the playing field in film to ensure everyone’s right to create.

Turning artists into entrepreneurs

THE STUDIO IX WAY

We don’t believe in waiting to “be discovered.” We’re creating our own way by teaching our community creative, strategic, and effective ways to get the resources you need to make and distribute your film, without relying on traditional systems that don’t work and keep us out.

The majority of our resources are created with emerging nonfiction filmmakers in mind, whether you are 16 or 96. If you dream of a career that allows you to do what you love while achieving the freedom of financial stability, you’ve come to the right place.

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WE SAY YES TO:

  1. Sharing every industry secret we know

  2. Community care and support systems

  3. Learning by doing (messy but moving)

  4. Breaking rules that don't serve us

  5. Working smarter, not longer

  6. Judgment-free talk about money and funding

  7. Making it work with the time you have

  8. Showing up imperfect and consistently

  9. Getting paid what you're worth and then some

  10. A holistic and inclusive approach that recognizes systemic oppression. 

  11. Action over preparation.

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WE SAY NO TO:

  1. Gatekeeping knowledge and contacts

  2. "Hustle harder" bro culture

  3. Teaching theory without practice

  4. Waiting until it’s perfect

  5. Money shame and guilt

  6. Competition over community

  7. "Grind until you die" mentality

  8. Starving artists

  9. Solutions that rely on prior access to wealth.

  10. Trying to stick to the same thing everyone else is doing

  11. One “right” way