In Full Color: Black Women in Production

There’s a groove to being behind the scenes on a film set. A quiet influence. A type of presence that shapes the outcome without demanding the spotlight. And that’s where this story begins, not with the final cut, but with the women who make it possible. Who plans the shot. Who calls the wrap. Who keeps the set moving when no one else knows what comes next.

It’s easy to credit the face on the poster, but the vision? That’s often in the hands of the people off-camera. Nuri Muhammad, Anna Ray, and Chenita Adé are three Black women working behind the scenes in film across North Carolina. They’re producers. DPs. ADs. Writers. Storytellers. Problem solvers. And more often than not, they’re the glue.