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Fresh from an awards-season run, Teyana Taylor will appear at Tribeca on June 7 for a conversation focused on mentorship and creative leadership, part of the festival’s Storytellers Series. The event, organized under the Through Her Lens initiative with Chanel, arrives as the industry looks to expand pathways for women and nonbinary filmmakers.
Taylor joins a high-profile advisory effort
The discussion takes place at Tribeca’s Spring Studios hub and is presented by Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. Taylor will address how mentorship and institutional support can help women claim space in film and media.
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She has also joined the program’s advisory committee, which brings together established figures from film, television and music. Organizers say Taylor’s combination of artistic independence and industry experience will add a distinct perspective to the mentorship work.
How the Through Her Lens program works
The program pairs emerging teams with industry mentors to move projects from script to screen, covering creative and production disciplines. Over an intensive workshop and a season of development, participants sharpen their storytelling, craft and pitching skills before presenting to a jury of industry leaders.
- Areas of focus: directing, producing, costumes, music composition and script development.
- Outcomes: one team receives full production financing and support from Tribeca Studios; additional teams receive development grants.
- Track record: the initiative has supported roughly 50 short films and about 100 emerging filmmakers, with 10 projects fully produced and shown at major festivals.
- Diversity impact: a large share of funded filmmakers identify as women or nonbinary, and many recipients have been women of color.
The program’s advisory roster already includes well-known names from across the industry, signaling strong institutional commitment to diversified storytelling. For festival organizers, bringing Taylor into that group underscores a strategy of pairing established artists with rising talent.
Practical details and why it matters now
Submissions for the 2026 Through Her Lens cohort are open, and the program’s 11th annual workshop is scheduled for September. For filmmakers seeking support, the program offers not just funding but hands-on mentorship and a route into festival circuits.
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14 in New York City. Tickets for Taylor’s conversation and other Storytellers Series events are available through the Tribeca Festival box office and website.
