The William & Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar is a gathering dedicated to artists working in cinematic realms. Hosted by BlackStar in partnership with Stanford University’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts, this seminar provides an immersive space where filmmakers, curators, scholars, critics, and cultural workers can explore both the technical and creative dimensions of media-making.

Named after William and Louise Greaves, visionary documentarians whose work broke new ground in truth-telling and representation the seminar is built around honest conversations: success, struggle, craft, theory, innovation, and community!