66 Films

✨ Open Dialogues: Gen Qu**rZ has been nominated for a 2025 Suncoast Emmy Award! This marks our 3rd Emmy nomination for the Open Dialogues series — and hopefully, our 4th win! 🏆

Huge thanks to our incredible producers Jeff Rusnak and Joy Satterlee, Tom Landers and to our partners at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Safe Schools South Florida and WPBT2 South Florida PBS for their unwavering support and collaboration.

Let’s take gold! 💛

🎬✨ BIG NEWS! ✨🎬
Our film Malabar just WON the Audience Award at the Florida Filmmaker Showcase 🌟 during the 48 Hour Film Project!

This story hits harder now than ever. 💥

Filmmaker Bootcamp. 4 weeks. Every Saturday in September.

I’ll cover the essentials of directing:
🎬 Finding your Voice
🎥 Composition
🎭 Blocking & Staging
🖼️ Visual Storytelling

If you’ve got a story to tell, this is where you’ll learn how to tell it well, Narrative or Documentary.

📅 Sept 6, 13, 20, 27 | 10 AM – 1 PM

Seats go fast!
DM to lock your spot!

- Filmmaker Bootcamp. 4 weeks. Saturdays in September.

We’ll cover the essentials of directing:
🎥 Camera placement
🎭 Blocking & staging
🖼️ Visual storytelling

If you’ve got a story to tell, this is where you’ll learn how to tell it well.

📅 Sept 6, 13, 20, 27 | 10 AM – 1 PM

Tix link in bio.

Join award-winning filmmaker Freddy Rodriguez — writer/director of HBO’s Malabar and the four-time Emmy® & Telly® winning PBS series "Open Dialogues" — for an exclusive 4-week Filmmaker Bootcamp!

Whether you’re new to filmmaking, an aspiring actor, a producer wanting insight into directing, or a seasoned creative honing your craft, this program is designed for YOU.

Over four Saturdays, we’ll break down the art and psychology of directing — from camera placement, blocking, and staging to visual composition — all to help you tell powerful stories with emotional impact.

📅 Dates: September 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th
🕙 Time: Saturdays ONLY, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

🎥 Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours well.

👉 Reserve your spot today and unlock the secrets to directing like a pro!

https://www.filmgate.miami/event-details/filmmaker-bootcamp-with-freddy-rodriguez-september-2025

🎉 What a night! The wrap party for Season 7 of WPBT’s film·maker series was pure magic.
So proud that Open Dialogues: Gen Qu**rz was one of the films selected this year—huge love to all the incredible South Florida filmmakers who showed up, showed out, and showed support.

The talent in this city is unreal. Grateful to be part of this creative community. 💥🎬🌈

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Big news from 66 Films!
We're thrilled to share that our TELLY® winning documentary, "Open Dialogues: Gen Qu**rZ", has been officially selected for Season 7 of South Florida PBS’s film·maker series!

📺 Catch the broadcast dates:
• Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. on WPBT-Channel 2 (Miami-Dade & Broward)
• Thursday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. on WXEL-Channel 42 (Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast)

📡 Stream it live at:
wpbt2.org/live-tv or wxel.org/live-tv

🎙️ Gen Qu**rZ spotlights eight brave Gen Z LGBTQ+ students from South Florida, opening up about what it means to be “out” at school and at home. Their voices are bold. Their stories are real.

🎤 Stick around for a special Q&A with Director Freddy Rodriguez and Producer Jeff Rusnak.

🌐 Dive deeper at sixtysixfilms.com

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🎬🌈 THIS SUNDAY! 🌈🎬

Our latest film, Open Dialogues: Gen Qu**rZ, is having its world premiere at the 42nd Annual Miami Film Festival. Don’t miss the 4th in our Open Dialogues series of as part of the Homegrown Doc Block, showcasing LGBTQ stories that need to be heard now more than ever.

📅 Sunday, April 6th
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Cinema
🎟️ Tickets on sale now! Get yours here: https://miamifilmfestival.com/program/event/homegrown-doc-block/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJagl9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTSz3CSrYyxgLzoITqf-n_MLUN559YIl7puFnYOJI2lq_LbjHXX_tsoJjA_aem_llRL13S0eszXzV0IDt6tjA
Open Dialogues is produced by the Hollywood Art and Culture Center in collaboration with Safe Schools South Florida

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Always enjoy running into incredible Miami filmmakers like and at the South Florida Film Forum this past Sunday! Events like these remind us why storytelling matters and how powerful our creative community truly is. Excited for what’s ahead! 🎬✨

🎬🏳️‍🌈 Exciting News! 🏆🎥

Our Emmy and Telly Award-winning documentary series "Open Dialogues", directed by award-winning filmmaker Freddy Rodriguez, returns with its first public screening since its PBS run with — Q***r Allies!

✨ Join us for a FREE screening & discussion! ✨

📅 Thursday, April 3, 2025
⏰ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 ArtServe | 13050 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale

Produced by the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood Art and Culture Center/Hollywood and 66 Films, Q***r Allies explores the power of solidarity, allyship, and advocacy in the LGBTQ+ community.

Let’s come together for an evening of film and conversation. See you there! 🌈🎞️

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Let’s come together for an evening of film and conversation.

See you there! 🌈🎞️

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Open Dialogues: Q***r Allies Film Screening Open Dialogues was created to engage people in honest and often revealing discussions that advance acceptance and inclusion for all.