Grand Stand Pictures

04/01/2026

Honor the Past. Preserve the Story. Be Remembered.
A CITY WITHIN A CITY
Documentary Film.

This Black History Month, we’re inviting the community to help fund A City Within A City, a documentary about the Black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids.

You can:
✔ Add your name to the film credits
✔ Honor a loved one
✔ Support local history
The history was built collectively.
The film will be funded the same way.

DONATE HERE:
https://www.zeffy.com/.../donate-to-a-city-within-a-city...
Campaign Fundraising Video:
https://youtu.be/A36k3BMaRF4?si=nfR9Wl2oJfasQoJw

Grand Stand Pictures producers describe their upcoming documentary on the book A City Within a City: the Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, MI for their...

02/16/2026

Happy Black American History Month
Black American Film Directors🎥📽️🎞️

Oscar Micheaux January 2, 1884 - March 25, 1951

Gordon Parks November 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006

Melvin Van Peebles August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021

William Greaves October 8, 1926 - August 25, 2014

John Singleton January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019

Spike Lee March 20, 1957-Living

F. Gary Gray July 17, 1969- Living

Kathleen Collins March 18, 1942 - September 18, 19

01/18/2026

(Save The Date) Friday February 20th, 2026 ACWAC Documentary Film Sneak Preview 6pm Doors Open 7pm Film & Discussion at Wealthy Theater

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01/16/2026

Save the date. Sneak Preview of the groundbreaking documentary film: “A City Within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan” Friday February 20th, 2026 at Wealthy Theater.

12/29/2025

Greetings Grand Rapidians & Friends,

Over the next 45 days…we are in the final stretch to finish our film! We can’t do this without YOU. 🫵🏽

For the past year plus, “A City Within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle In Grand Rapids, Michigan” Documentary Film has been in post-production—carefully shaping a documentary that honors Black history, leadership and legacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Find out how to get your name or organization’s logo into the film credits. All donations are tax deductible.

Help us finish this groundbreaking film and we’ll acknowledge you or your organization appropriately on the screen. Be a Grand Champion with this !

This is your chance to help finish the story—and be part of it.

See your name on the ! 🎥🎬🎞️

Inbox us for more details! Please share!

12/24/2025

1967 The American Scene

As the Democrats are attempting to make an issue of Gerald Ford's probity, the community that helped shape him stands as a kind of character witness. Just as Plains, Ga. (pop. 683), is typical...

12/21/2025

and beyond! ❤️🖤💚

12/01/2025

seeks to film a 90-minute documentary that depicts the ways Black Grand Rapidians have encountered and resisted structural racism & gatekeeping. Although this doctoral dissertation has enjoyed endless reprints, we need to break it down so more people can access this revolutionary way of telling our....

11/15/2025

Soon come! and beyond! 🙏🏾✊🏾💪🏾🎬🍿

11/12/2025

As our agent arrived at the American Film Market, here was the first thing she saw

10/12/2025