Three internationally recognized women filmmakers will join a free livestreamed conversation hosted by Miami Beach nonprofit Oolite Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

The panel, titled "Women Across Moving Image: Sustaining Practice," runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET on Oolite Arts' YouTube channel. The stream is free and requires no registration.

Isabel Sandoval, Marialy Rivas and Raven Jackson will discuss sustaining a creative practice across different countries and moving-image disciplines. Monica Sorelle, a Miami-based Haitian American filmmaker and a 2019 Oolite Arts Cinematic Residency alumna, will moderate.

The panel is the inaugural edition of Global Media Exchanges, a new initiative Oolite Arts developed as part of expanding its Cinematic Residency program, according to the city's events calendar. The initiative aims to connect filmmakers worldwide with South Florida's creative community.

Sorelle's own path illustrates that connection. Her debut feature "Mountains," filmed in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, received a $50,000 Oolite Arts microbudget grant. The film screened at Tribeca, the Toronto International Film Festival and AFI Fest. Sorelle won the Someone to Watch Award at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

In an August 2024 interview with SAGindie, Sorelle described how working on the set of "Moonlight" in Miami shaped her commitment to local filmmaking: "… we can stay here in Miami and make films about our communities and our culture and it will grow wings and reach spaces outside of just the local community."

Sandoval, a Filipina filmmaker, made history when "Lingua Franca" premiered in competition in the Venice Days program of the 76th Venice International Film Festival in 2019, becoming the first film directed by and starring an openly trans woman of color to screen in the program's competition. ARRAY Releasing acquired the film, which later streamed on Netflix.

Rivas, from Chile, has directed episodes of HBO's "Perry Mason," BBC's "The Jetty" and Hulu's "The Season." Her work, including "Young & Wild" and "Princesita," has screened at Cannes, Sundance and the Berlinale.

Jackson's debut feature "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt" premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was recognized as one of that year's best films by several publications.

Oolite Arts, headquartered at 924 Lincoln Road, has supported Miami Beach artists for more than four decades. Its Cinematic Residency provides $50,000 in direct production funding, mentorship and production resources to eligible South Florida filmmakers making their first narrative feature. Qualifying projects must be at least 80% filmed in South Florida.

How to watch: The panel streams free on Oolite Arts' YouTube channel, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET.