ABOUT US
Yard Girl Productions is a film production company that harnesses the power of filmmaking to tell the stories of marginalized communities around the world to advance justice in the communities they represent. We create short educational films, feature films, docu-series, and documentaries to stir deeper thinking, evoke empathy, and inspire change.
Diane Robinson founded Yard Girl Productions in 2019 to actualize evidence-based learning theory that film can activate aha moments, change mindsets and catalyze impact in our society. A movement-builder since her early days on the front lines as a teacher and non-profit leader in low-income communities for organizations like Teach For America, KIPP, Teach For All and Global Nomads Group -- she knows how to make change happen. She has traveled and worked extensively in the US and globally, is a first-generation college graduate and Jamaican-American who earned her Bachelors degree from Vassar College, a Masters degree from California State University and a Doctorate from Harvard University.
Diane is also a Pahara Institute Fellow, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and a 2021 Recipient of the Black Voices for Black Justice Award from the Moriah Fund.
