about — Boob Sweat

819A9086ByMicahE.Wood.jpg — We are an all-female team of filmmakers based in Baltimore
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We are producers, directors, animators, sound engineers, cinematographers, and editors. Our collective was formed while in graduate school at the Maryland Institute College of Art. The four of us were part of a majority female crew on a short film called “We Be The Same” during the summer of 2018. During a long shoot day in 100 degree weather in a house with no AC, we began referring to our endeavors as “boob sweat.” As our collaborations continued over many more productions, the phrase “boob sweat” came to signify the empowerment we felt as a team of women on set. This empowerment continues into the content of the work we choose to be a part of as well. It is our firm belief that people who cannot be seen cannot be represented, therefore they cannot be remembered. We strive to create work which depicts the diverse world we live in and amplify voices which are rarely heard.

imani leigh

Imani is a director, writer, and video editor currently living in Baltimore. She began writing short stories in childhood and has spent the last twenty years honing her craft. Her work focuses primarily on the complex relationships of flawed female characters. She holds two bachelors, in psychology and studio art, from the University of Maryland, and an masters of fine arts in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

camila franco ribeiro gomide

Camila is a sound mixer born and raised in Ilhéus, Brazil. While studying communications for her bachelors, she found a passion for recording and editing sound through podcasts and shortly after transitioned into film. Camila holds a masters of fine arts in Photography and Electronic Media from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Camila’s work has appeared on Netflix and EPIX, as well as independent projects in the US and Brazil. Recently, Camila became a member of the ABC, the Brazilian Association of Cinematography as a sound editor.

samantha mitchell

Samantha is a film producer, cinematographer, editor, writer, and curator living and working in Baltimore. Samantha has worked on projects ranging from music videos to feature docs. She has served as a clearance producer on the Slamdance-selected film Anatomy of Wings and as a producer on the kaleidoscopic and personal documentary, Through the Eyes of Others. She has directed music videos for the internationally-acclaimed artist Perfume Genius, as well as Baltimore favorite Micah E. Wood. She also currently produces documentary content which highlights and stewards philanthropy at Johns Hopkins University. As film curator for Creative Alliance, she garnered recognition from the Baltimore Sun for creating “the best place to see a movie that isn’t a movie theater.”

Makare saunders

Makare Saunders is a writer, artist, animator, and filmmaker based in Baltimore. Her work explores a central idea of horror as a way of coping with trauma, where internal fears and ideas are turned into external monsters. After graduating from Howard University, she went on to pursue an MFA in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art.