Addison Belhomme

I am a young creative who's always ready to take on a challenge. I am a CEO of my own film business, "Director's Eye", and I have had two internships involving team work, discipline, and organizational skills. I have learned so much from these programs, that I am now ready to implement my new high skillset into my next job as a committed High School student!

Black Girls Film Camp, is a non-profit organization focused on helping young Black Girls across the country achieve their dreams of becoming a filmmaker. Selected as 1 out of 10 girls, from 8,000 applications, I am a 2023 Alumni where I created my first short film "A Thin Line Between Black and White". My film screened in many film festivals including "The All American High School Film Festival" in Time Square in NYC and at the "Black Harvest Film Festival" here in Chicago. I am also the first Teen on Board of Directors for this organization, helping make decisions for the upcoming cohort, and coming up with idea on how it will continue impacting young aspiring Black Girl filmmakers all across the country.

I am Vice President of the Tau Psi Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated Youth Auxiliary Chicago Chapter where I attend different meetings learning a lot about sisterhood, and giving back to the community, while also learning the history of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Being a part of this program since I was four as a "Pearlette", now being 16 and the Vice President of the "Archonettes", I help give back to my younger sisters below me, and instill in them the confidence and importance of giving back to our community as it has been instilled in me.

I was recently selected to be a part Global Glimpse Study Abroad Program, where I will get the chance to travel to Costa Rica and give back to local communities in that country. Being selected as 1 of 200 students across the state, community service is something I live for, and I definitely am looking forward to this trip in the new year!!