The Digital Storytellers Lab is a yearlong fellowship that gives digital-first storytellers the opportunity to develop, launch and grow original audio/visual media exploring Jewish themes for new media platforms. The program provides fellows with production funds, mentorship, and technical and subject-matter expertise to support the development and production of their projects. This is our second cohort. Applications are closed at this time.

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The Lab seeks to elevate untold and lesser-known Jewish stories, or retell familiar stories in innovative ways and for new audiences. Working with each other, and with support from accomplished mentors from multiple media, the fellows participate in professional workshops, consultancies and Jewish educational experiences which together elevate the material. 

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While the Lab offers plenty of time for development, research, workshopping, and refining the concepts for each project, after the first few months the emphasis will be on producing, launching, iterating and growing the audience for the fellows' work. Therefore, applicants should apply with a well-formed plan for projects, and expect to spend time executing and learning together from our efforts.

Fellows work with program staff and a pool of mentors, educators and technical experts to refine and implement their plans for project development and deliverables. Different types of projects will naturally have different sets of deliverables, to be determined in consultation with Program staff. However, the intent is for each creator to come out of the program having launched their project online and produced several episodes or installments, as well as having established a marketing strategy, trusted advisors, and organizational partnerships if relevant and appropriate.