“There’s a hunger for honest storytelling—and more importantly, there’s a community ready to support it. Being in this space gave me the affirmation I didn’t know I needed: our stories are relevant, urgent, and worthy of being seen.”    —Mya-Breyana Morton, VJS Filmmaker

Visionary Justice StoryLab (VJS) is an Atlanta-based independent film collective that builds narrative power through intersectional storytelling. We produce our own films and facilitate social impact initiatives for emerging and experienced filmmakers. We engage intergenerational communities throughout the country with media and curriculum to amplify new voices and create space for the emergence of bold ideas and perspectives.

Our work includes:

Stories shape culture, influencing how we understand ourselves, one another, and what is possible. When the stories of women of color and QTBIPOC communities are suppressed or left out, we lose histories, knowledge, and visions that belong in our collective narrative. VJS creates space for these stories in their complexity—holding joy, struggle, imagination, and possibilities for freedom.

Alongside our own productions, including the episodic series Consider the Rainbow, we invest in filmmakers bringing bold, original stories to the screen. Our Resisting Narratives of Erasure fellowship provides production funding, mentorship, professional development, and creative community for early-career filmmakers in the Southeast to create short films. Our Women of Color Narrative Initiative advances liberatory storytelling through the Narrative Justice Filmmaker Program, investing in mid-career filmmakers to create innovative new works. Your contribution helps sustain this work and supports filmmakers in telling stories on their own terms.