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Meet Lil' Filmmakers Leadership here.
JANINE SPRUILL / Founder & CEO
Janine’s love for movies began at 10 years old. Programs that taught young people about filmmaking did not exist during her childhood. She found herself at the library reading books about how movies are made and spent a lot of time watching movies with her family. Her love and passion for filmmaking led her to receive a degree in Film and Media Arts from Temple University in 1999. Due to her drive and ambition, while in her senior year, Janine led a grassroots initiative to bring digital, media & film education to young people living in disenfranchised communities across Philadelphia. Through her natural entrepreneurial spirit and her ability to build relationships with communities, businesses, educational institutions, youth agencies and media companies throughout the city, Janine elevated her ambitious enterprise into a thriving non-profit media company that has served thousands of young people across the Greater Philadelphia region.
Janine is the recipient of the Entrepreneur Works Hall of Fame for her achievements in business. She is also the recipient of the Joan Shepp’s Women of Substance and Style Award for her impact in Philadelphia communities. Janine serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Independent Public Media Foundation.
BRUCE WANG / Director of Education
Bruce has graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master’s degree in Learning Sciences and Technologies. As an education entrepreneur, he has a simple idea: innovation occurs whenever a group of passionate people interact with each other freely. Therefore, he is dedicated to empowering creative students to understand their emotions, to find their passions, and to collaborate with various types of people. To achieve this goal, Bruce works closely with outstanding educators and talented professional filmmakers to design innovative storytelling programs from the social emotional learning (SEL) perspective. As for his artistic passions, Bruce is also a guitarist, singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and photographer. His artistic experience makes him believe that digital storytelling has a unique power to help people be aware of their own voice and make their voice heard.
JORDEN MICHAEL / Project Manager & Assistant
Jorden embarked on his journey at Lil' Filmmakers as a dedicated intern videographer, motivated by a desire to harness the power of filmmaking to amplify the narratives within his community through documentaries. Rapidly progressing to the position of Project Manager/Assistant, he now assists with various LF initiatives while continuing to develop his craft and hopes to evolve into an exceptional filmmaker that can make a lasting impact in the future.