LEARN TRADITIONAL FILM MAKING WITH MONO NO AWARE

MONO NO AWARE offers PUBLIC COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS at our learning lab in downtown Brooklyn. These educational sessions are made affordable and accessible thanks to support from the New York State Council for the Arts, individual donors and patrons like yourself.

PUBLIC WORKSHOPS IN PERSON 2026

MONO NO AWARE is proud to offer traditional film making workshops to the community here in Brooklyn, NY. Offerings are all ages, open to the public for a hands-on learning experience. Instructors are locally-based, practicing filmmakers and artists looking to share their years of knowledge and experience.  All related workshop materials; film stock, chemical processing, cameras, editing and projection equipment are included.  At the end of each workshop session we organize a FREE public screening open to you and your friends!  Each session, MONO NO AWARE partners with local and international film festivals to offer entry waivers to all our participants.  To assist you in entering your work, MONO NO AWARE will digitally scan and host your finished film on our Vimeo+ channel. Please read our list of workshop policies (below) before registering.  These workshops would not be possible without the support of NYSCA ; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature . We are proud to have partnerships with KODAK, CINELAB, COLORLAB, FOTOKEM, and to work with THE GOWANUS DARKROOM.

* OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2026

+ MOTION PICTURE COLOR TITLES ON 16MM FILM * DEVELOPED, PRINTED & PROJECTION READY * ONE SEAT REMAINS !
Learn to create, expose properly, full color motion picture on a 16mm animation stand for the projection of titles and credits! You’ll learn to conduct and develop an exposure test, set proper framing and capture to time the length of each title. Capture from digital image or rendering!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25TH from 6 - 10 PM + ALL INCLUSIVE + FILM STOCK + CHEMISTRY + DEV & SCAN!
REGISTRATION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ALL AGES - SLIDING SCALE * OXBERRY ANIMATION STAND * KODAK VISION 3 COLOR NEG *

ورشة مكثفة ليوم واحد: حول كاميرا الأفلام "بوليكس" (Bolex) مقاس 16 ملم. نبذة عن الورشة ومحتواها:
تعرّف هذه الورشة المشاركين على فيلم مقاس 16 ملم. سنتناول أنواع الأفلام الخام المتوفرة اليوم ومسارات العمل المعاصرة في صناعة الأفلام التقليدية، ثم نشرح عمليًا طريقة استخدام كاميرا بولكس السينمائية. تشمل المعدات كاميرا Bolex Rex 4، وعدسات Kern Switar ذات البعد البؤري الثابت، ومقياس الضوء Sekonic. وسنستعرض أهم التفاعلات الكيميائية في تحميض الفيلم العكسي بالأبيض والأسود. نوفّر جميع المواد ومعدات السلامة والمحاليل الكيميائية والكاميرات، وتُحمَّض الأفلام في مكان الورشة خلال الدرس. سننجز معًا فيلمًا قصيرًا مشتركًا، ونتعلم المهارات التي تمكّنك لاحقًا من تصوير بكرتك الخاصة بثقة. وبعد انتهاء الورشة، تُعرض المشاريع المنجزة في عرضنا الأول في متحف الفن الحديث بنيويورك (MoMA).
تُقدَّم الورشة بالكامل باللغة العربية!
موعد الجلسة : الأحد 1 نوفمبر، من 10:00 صباحًا حتى 5:00 مساءً
المدربون: سيف الصبيحي، ومدرّب آخر يُعلن عنه لاحقًا

+ AN INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVING FOR MOTION PICTURE FILM ** ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FILMMAKERS **
Learn the basics of film archiving, work flow, storage and professional practices for handling / storing your work on film.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12TH FROM 7-9:30 PM + Free archival can with registration!
LAST WORKSHOP OF 2026 - DON’T MISS OUT ! ESSENTIAL CINEMA KNOWLEDGE

PRIVATE OFFERINGS ** YEAR ROUND **

PRIVATE ONE ON ONE WORKSHOPS on a number of topics. Reserve an instructor for 2 or more hours at a time to be guided safely through any topic of your choosing. These include access to all equipment at the MONO NO AWARE center of operations, chemistry, editing stations and scanner. In some cases we can even come to you, meeting you in the closest public park to socially distance and guide you through the experience. Each private workshop is fully customized to your interest. Contact us for more details. CLICK HERE TO COORDINATE WITH US, PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH SUBJECT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. PRIVATE WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE ON ANY TOPIC FOR ANY DURATION, SIMPLY CONTACT US FOR MORE DETAILS.

WORKSHOP POLICIES
Workshop Registration:  Participants must register in advance for MONO NO AWARE workshops. Registration is possible via: PayPal with any major credit card, Venmo by request, with check by mail, or you can get in contact if you would like to register in person with cash.  MONO will provide masks and gloves to everyone who asks, hand sanitizer will be provided, all surfaces and equipment will be cleaned before and after sessions. Participation fee must be paid in full at time of registration. Registration is not confirmed until payment has been received in full. MONO NO AWARE workshops are non-transferable. No refunds, transfers or make-ups are allowed for any missed sessions for any reason. Please understand that if even 12 people asked for make up sessions in a single 6-week cycle that is an additional 30 hours added to our already busy schedule. For this reason, double check your schedule before registering. PLAN TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE WORKSHOP BEGINS ** if you arrive more than 15 minutes late, you will not be allowed to join the class. NO LATE ENTRY. It’s disruptive and a good deal of information is transferred within that first 15 minutes. Again, no late entry. Workshops are subject to schedule and instructor changes or cancellation at the discretion of MONO NO AWARE. All registered participants will be notified of such changes in a timely fashion. MONO NO AWARE reserves the right to use participant work created in MONO NO AWARE workshops for promotional materials including, but not limited to, workshop trailers, preview stills, grant applications and printed flyers. Participants have the option to notify us if they wish their work to be withheld from being included in such materials, this must happen before the class session begins. Participants also have the option, if they do not wish for their photographic likeness to be used on MONO NO AWARE'S website, social media, and/or any other promotional efforts. All such requests must be made at the time of registration. Audio and video recording of MONO NO AWARE workshops is not permitted.  Workshop Facilities:  Each workshop location will be noted in the course description.  Cancellation Policy:  Cancellations received via email only. Participants must cancel fourteen (14) full business days prior to the date of the workshop to receive an 50% refund. No compensation is available for cancellations less than fourteen (14) full business days prior to workshop start time. No compensation is available for non-attendance, INSANE AMOUNTS of fun and knowledge is available for attendance. We hope to see you there!