BHIFF is a federally recognized 501c3 nonprofit. In 2019, we created our festival and entitled it “Beyond Hollywood” because we want to lend a hand beyond Hollywood to creators and artists in marginalized groups who rarely have a chance to share their stories beyond their own communities. We partner with production houses and distribution companies to connect these filmmakers with professionals that can help take their projects to new heights. Film can be a very tedious and expensive art form and we take pride in helping overlooked communities have access to the means of distribution that they normally wouldn’t.