Become a Honey Insider
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison
We’re not waiting for permission.
We’re saying yes to ourselves.
We are HONEY CHLE. We're a new, independent, boutique media + entertainment company speaking with love to an underserved audience: Black women 40+. “Honeys” as we like to call them.
Founded by award-winning filmmaker and television writer/producer Felicia Pride and led by an all-Black-woman team, HONEY CHILE is on a mission to:
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Tell bold stories for, by, or about Honeys. Everything from genre to grounded to YA and in between.
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Challenge Hollywood’s limited, traditional ways of operating as we look to create innovative models for the development, production, marketing, and distribution of content.
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Hold the door open for others and equip Honeys with the tools to transition into the industry.
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Remind Hollywood and the world about the power that’s cultivated when underserved communities tell their own stories.
And we’d love for you to join us. Become a Honey Insider.
WHAT YOU’LL GET AS A HONEY INSIDER…
For a one-time contribution of your choosing, starting at $25.00…
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Insider updates and access to HONEY CHILE projects, happenings, and plans
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Added to the Honeycomb, our public slate of supporters
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Invites + discounts to select HONEY CHILE events, workshops, and screenings
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FREE GIFT: the script for tender, written and directed by our Head Honey Felicia Pride
THE HONEYCOMB
Meet the HONEY Insiders
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Aijana Williams
Alexandra Wright
Alexandria Moorman
Alisha Henson
Allison Horton
Andrea Willis
Angela Bass
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Annie Gordon
Antoinette Barber
Ariel Driskell
Aryka Randall
Aubree Hill
Bernadette Davis
Brandon Craig
Briana Franklin
Bridget Morris
Britt Banks
Brooke Obie
Caitlin Boston
Carmen Fulton
Carmen Mahon
Carol Sealy
Carolyn Lovie Davis
Celeste Wolfe
Celia Peters
Ceyanna Dent
Charlie Savage
Crystal Irby
Cynthia Reid
Cynthia Wright
Dalila Ali Rajah
Danielle S. Mooney
Daphne Valerius
Dioni Daley
Dionne Roberts-Emegha
Donnica Gordon
Doreen Balthazar Blunt
Elizabeth Tussey
Ellynn Brown
Erin Hairston
Erin Roberts
Eunice Levis
Ezinne Ukoha
Gatwiri Muthara
Grayson Simon
Hope Cervantes
Heidi Williamson
Hill Harper
Isra Syed
Jana Smith
Jasmin Benward
Jasmine Harvey
Jason Ruan
Jessica Solomon
Jo Rochelle
Jordan Kauwling
Jovonne Bickerstaff
Kalisha Buckhanon
Karen Alston
Kasha Foster
Kathreen Noel
Katura Hudson
Kelly Turner
Kendra Ross
Kharma Finley-Wallace
Kimberly Alsup
Kimberly Conner
Kristina Bowles
Kyra Jones
LaCora Stephens
Lakeisha Renee Moore
Latheleene Brown
LaTisha Arana
LaToya Thompson
Latonya Parker
Lechara Fletcher
Letitia Coley
Lisa Williams
Lucille T. Kaloup
Lutishia Walker
Luwam Yeibio
Maria Valdez
Mariah Reese
Marisa Bramwell
Marissa Nance
Marty Coley
Meagan Mayo
Meamya Christie
Michelle Keita
Monica Corbin
Monica Lawson
Monique Skinner
Natahn Varni
Ngozi Chuku
Nichole Perkins
Nicolle Robinson
Nofisat Almaroof
Norma Stanton
Olufolakemi Onifade
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Pamela Hill
Patrice Peck
Patricia Stoufer
Raiven Gibbs
Rasheda Crockett
Rashida Ellis
Regina Brooks
Renee Swindle
Rhonda Kennedy
Rhonda N. Tankerson
Rockelle Henderson
Rosemary McNatt
Rosslyn Ruffin
Saba Knife
Sabrina Wind
Sara Finney-Johnson
Sh’Kia Augustin
Shakilah Smith
Simone Johnson
Stacie McClam
Stephanie Barnett
Stephanie Kimou
Tahirah Walker
Taj Shareef
Talaya Grimes
Tammy Duffy
Tamara Henry
Tanisha Christie
Tara Betts
Tatiana Johnson
Tauniceum Stewart
Tayana Brumaire
Tewodross Williams
Tiffany Holloman
Torell Taylor
Trina Dong
Valerie Fogg
Vivian Vanzego
Waikinya Clanton
Whitney Webster
Yiqing Zhao
Yolanda Lewis
Zahra Belyea
Zuri Rice
We are a small but mighty team and have been bootstrapping (read: paying out of our Head Honey’s pocket) all our operational needs thus far. And so far we’ve:
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On the festival circuit with the proof of concept for LOOK BACK AT IT, our first feature film, which is written and directed by our Head Honey Felicia Pride and shot in Baltimore, her hometown.
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Produced and released Season 1 and 2 of Chile, Please podcast.
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Launched our biweekly newsletter, A Taste of Honey, which is chock-full of stories, news, and cultural conversation.
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Launched our Instagram and TikTok account that curates stories, entertainment, and encouragement about, by, and for Honeys
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Solidified an amazing slate of initial film + TV projects to take out, with some really amazing partners, and some of which are based on books by Honey authors.
And we’re just getting started…
WHO IS A HONEY INSIDER?
A Honey Insider is an invaluable part of our team.
You believe in the mission and vision of HONEY CHILE, and value art + independent creators.
You want to help us fill a need in the cultural landscape and are enamored by the magic of storytelling.
You support what you want to see in the world… underserved communities telling their stories.
You’re co-conspirators in this work. Helping us to shake sh*t up.
Looking for Additional Levels? We Got Options.
PRODUCERS + PATRONS
For your heftier patronage, you receive VIP access, credit on select projects, direct engagement with our team, and more.
We currently have producer packages available for our short film LOOK BACK IT and openings in the HONEY CHILE Inner Circle.
PARTNERS
We are always for ways to partner with brands, orgs, and other production companies who can help us amplify our work and serve Honeys.
SPONSORS
Opportunities for individuals, businesses, brands, and communities to sponsor our work - be it our Chile, Please Podcast, A Taste of Honey newsletter, our upcoming short film, a screening, or a forthcoming project.
Check out some of our work.
LOOK BACK AT IT
The proof of concept for our first feature film, written and directed by our Head Honey Felicia Pride. The logline: A forty-something single mother gets her groove back with a little assistance from her teenage daughter. We’re currently in pre-production and will be shooting in Baltimore, August 6-7.
Chile, Please Podcast
Hosted by Felicia Pride, writer and pleasure seeker, and Ivy Grant, corporate strategist and self-indulger in training, “Chile, Please” is a personal and fearless exploration of the pleasures and pains of being Black and women of a certain age. It’s the sister talk to remind you that you’re not alone in this.
tender
An award-winning short that was selected by over twenty film festivals and aired on STARZ. Written and directed by our Head Honey, Felicia Pride, the film is about two women at very different stages of their lives who share an intimate morning after a one night stand.
