Gianni-Amber North and Melanna Gray are more than sisters—they embody the spirit of collaboration, creativity, professionalism, and excellence. Together, they have combined their talents and years of experience in film, theatre, and business to create a dynamic nonprofit film and media organization dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices, preserving cultural legacies, and empowering emerging creators.
Indiefemme was founded in 2017 to address the lack of safe, inclusive spaces for women to collaborate, create, and thrive in the arts and entertainment industries. Recognizing a critical need to foster creativity, respect, and growth, the organization set out to provide resources, mentorship, and platforms for women to amplify their voices and tell stories rooted in history, culture, and innovation.
Indiefemme offers a suite of innovative programs:
The Our Ancestors Are Our Future Interactive E-Magazine brings educators, filmmakers, artists, and technologists together to create multimedia-rich content that reimagines historical narratives. This platform fosters collaboration and inspires new generations with tools like historical tutorials, animated content, and educational games.
The Tracing Zora’s Dust Tracks program immerses aspiring filmmakers in hands-on production, traveling to sites significant to Zora Neale Hurston's legacy while developing skills in directing, cinematography, and storytelling.
Complementing these initiatives, the Ten with Indiefemme Interview Series amplifies the voices of extraordinary women, and the Blackwomerica program celebrates the achievements of Black women through exhibits and mentorship. By blending history, technology, and creativity, Indiefemme empowers communities and drives cultural impact.
Indiefemme Films is also developing GSPN, a fabulous sports+pop culture+news show and podcast.
MISSION
Using pop culture and the art of filmmaking to teach historical continuum.
VISION
A worldwide community of compassionate, informed, and culturally aware artists and filmmakers, empowered with the resources and support to discover and achieve their life’s purpose.
CHARACTER
"Education has always been a cornerstone in our family. Despite our grandparents only having an eighth-grade education, they ensured that we never felt limited in what we could learn or aspire to achieve. In our family home, our grandfather transformed a small room into a Study, symbolizing his belief that developing our minds was the key to unlocking any future we desired. Our mother, embodying this belief, became the first in our family to graduate from college and graduate school. She went on to become a teacher and even wrote the curriculum for a multi-million-dollar magnet school in Kansas City. We are proud to be the second generation of college and graduate school graduates, both of us pursuing the arts while recognizing that education is at the heart of our creative endeavors. Building a platform that educates and expands minds and souls through media and art is not just our mission—it is the essence of who we are and what we were always meant to do."
Founders Gianni-Amber North & Melanna Gray