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! 💛

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

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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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! 🎬✨