In 2021, Gabrielle Ewing and her feature length documentary CREDIBLE FEAR received the DC-Camera Grant administered by WIFV. Despite taking several years to raise the rest of the funds and coordinate with the main subjects, DC-Camera was able to honor the original equipment request, which included the ARRI Alexa Mini, lenses, sound, lighting, and grip equipment. “This incredibly generous grant allowed us to actually make this shoot happen, and with top of the line camera gear. Without this package, it would’ve been nearly impossible for us financially as a small independent documentary” said Ewing. DC-Camera worked extensively with the team behind CREDIBLE FEAR, including Director of Photography Katherine Castro and sound recordist Lena Moreno (who is also the owner of the DMV based production company Crabtown Media) to ensure they had everything they needed. “They were awesome to work with, and went above and beyond when a piece of our equipment needed a swap in the middle of our first day,” said Ewing, “It was a stressful situation for us but they got us through!” CREDIBLE FEAR is a woman-led project, which is dedicated to having women in all its key creative roles. For their two-day DC and Virginia filming, everyone on their crew identified as a part of a historically marginalized community, something the Ewing describes as very important to her personal and professional beliefs. With the production wrapped and the footage logged, Ewing reflects back on this collaboration with gratitude: “I’m incredibly grateful to both WIFV and DC-Camera for supporting our project, and hope that opportunities like this are afforded to more documentaries, especially in this difficult funding market we’re currently in.”
Caption: AC Leroy Amankrah (left) and sound recordist Lena Moreno (right) building the camera.
