Dirt-Stained Roses Productions (DSR)

Organization Description

Dirt-Stained Roses Productions (DSR) is an award-winning, NAACP Image Award-nominated production company dedicated to innovation, visibility, and social justice through storytelling. Founded in 2022, DSR develops original content across film, television, documentaries, podcasts, theater, books, animation, and digital media.

DSR also develops emerging storytellers and creative professionals through screenwriting, internship and mentorship, scholarship, and community outreach programs. Our Internship & Mentorship Program welcomes students from diverse academic disciplines to apply their unique skills and perspectives to the entertainment industry. Interns gain hands-on experience supporting active productions and company initiatives across development, writing, producing, production, post-production, digital media, social media management, marketing, communications, and community outreach. Students also receive professional mentorship, opportunities to create portfolio-ready work, and career guidance to help them understand how their individual fields of study can contribute to the entertainment industry and broader creative economy.

Program Information

All students, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, are open and welcome to participate.

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Must be 18 or older
Address 
16 S 36th place Unit H
Long Beach, CA 90803
United States
General Phone 
(786) 325-6504
Website:
https://www.dirt-stainedroses.com/
Student Contact 
Name
Ebony Gilbert
Job Title
CEO
Phone
(786) 325-6504
Email
dirtstainedroses@gmail.com

Current Opportunities

Title Program Start Date Location Type
Dirt-Stained Roses Intern Service Learning Ongoing Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote)
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Program(s) 
Service Learning
Organization type 
Arts, Entertainment or Recreation (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Adults, College Students
Focus Area(s)
Arts, Culture, and Humanities, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice, Education, Equitable Economic & Workforce Development, Food & Housing Security, Health & Medicine, Restorative Justice
Hours of operation 

Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Internship schedules are flexible and will vary based on each student’s academic schedule and availability, as well as the needs and timelines of assigned projects. Some production, event, or community outreach opportunities may occasionally take place during evenings or weekends with advance notice.

Maximum students 
5