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Stephanie Linus is effortlessly elegant at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival

She accessorized with a beautiful white top, green leggings, and a matching bag.Stephanie Linus, the lone Nigerian jury member at the ongoing 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, arrived looking stunning.She recently attended the Chanel & Tribeca Film Festival luncheon in support of the Through Her Lens filmmaker initiative. The filmmaker looked effortlessly lovely in a green and white ensemble that was put together with a strong red lip and a simple rhythm.She spent the afternoon mingling with filmmakers at various stages of their careers. The event, now in its ninth year, was attended by female writers, directors, actresses, and creatives. With year-round programming, the partnership's purpose is to cultivate, mentor, and promote female filmmakers. In attendance were Kathryn Bigelow, Gayle King, Zazie Beetz, Stephanie Hsu, Misty Copeland, Nina Dobrev, Francesca Scorsese, and Kate Siegel. Co-founder of Tribeca Film Festival, Jane Rosenthal addressed the importance of the Through Her Lens program saying, “It’s more vital than ever for women to have a platform to tell their stories.” Rooted in a philosophy of empowering women, Through Her Lens program offers workshops, mentoring sessions and peer networking to pitch and refine their short-film projects. A total of $100,000 is awarded across five teams with one team in the juried program receiving full funding to complete their project. As the festivities ended, Linus and the rest of the partygoers left toting black and white Chanel shopping bags heading to their next stop at the Tribeca Festival’s robust programming.