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Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Downsizing; Exiting Execs Rishi Rajani & Naomi Funabashi Eye New Venture
Lena Waithe is changing course for Hillman Grad, the company she founded in 2018. The full-service media outfit is scaling back significantly.
That is resulting in the departures of most of the staff including Hillman Grad CEO Rishi Rajani, who, working alongside Waithe, has been leading the company’s expansion, and Naomi Funabashi, head of development TV and film. For the past seven years, Hillman Grad’s focus has been on giving opportunities to up-and-coming talent from BIPOC and other marginalized communities, including first-time filmmakers whose smaller-budget movies the company produced. Going forward, the company’s support for emerging talent will continue through the Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab, which provides opportunities for underrepresented storytellers to connect, grow and accelerate their career in television.
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