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Join UnionDocs for BEING SINGULAR PLURAL, a workshop that explores the formally rich, ever-expanding landscape of expanded personal filmmaking practices. From December 6-8th, participants and instructors will dive into what it means to tell stories that are personal, vulnerable, and ethical and reflect on how to steer away from the trappings of predictability and narcissism.
Lead instructors Samara Grace Chadwick (Points North Institute, 1999) and Cecilia Aldarondo (Memories of a Penitent Heart) have gathered an amazing lineup of guest instructors to help participants reimagine how the personal is political and think through how to position personal work against the pressures of industry. Guests include Alan Berliner (First Cousin Once Removed), Ellie Ga (Gyres), Hannah Buck (Vision Portraits), and Monika Navarro (Tribeca Film Institute).
The early bird deadline is November 25th and spots are filling up fast! You can learn more and register here: https://buff.ly/2DaoMaQ
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Happy Birthday Assia! Director Assia Boundaoui is a Documentary Lab Alum! Her film FEELING OF BEING WATCHED was supported through the fellowship & is currently streaming on PBS' POV. Join us on Nov 7 at Harlem Stage, as we celebrate 10yrs of Firelight's Documentary Lab.
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The BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship offers an opportunity for documentary filmmakers across the U.S., who are early in their careers and not traditionally well represented in the field, to have access to industry resources, learn from experts, shape their projects in a supportive workshopping space, and grow artistically alongside a community of peers and mentors that will continue to nourish their career long after the fellowship has ended. Fellows are awarded $8,000 and as well as paid travel to convenings and festivals with customized itineraries over the course of the year. Applications are due Friday, Nov. 22nd, 2019 by 5pm PST.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/2JTjPXt
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Director Jackie Olive is a Documentary Lab Alum! Her film ALWAYS IN SEASON was supported through the fellowship & is currently in theaters now. Join us on Nov 7 at Harlem Stage, as we celebrate 10yrs of Firelight's Documentary Lab. #ChangingTheStory.
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This Thursday, meet our Documentary Lab fellows as we raise funds to support documentary filmmakers of color to produce their first or second feature film. Inclusive storytelling is essential and we are proud of each & every one of our fellows.
LEARN MORE & GET TIX
https://buff.ly/31j7nWZ
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Join Loira Limbal & Stanley Nelson on the dance floor THIS Thursday, Nov 7th to celebrate 10yrs of Firelight's Documentary Lab. Music curated by DJ Reborn, at Harlem Stage.
Come meet our fellows, supporters and staff, as we party with a purpose to support independent documentary filmmakers of color. #ChangingTheStory
Get DISCOUNT tickets TODAY, by using promo code FIRESALE75!
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Director Tim Tsai is a Documentary Lab Fellow! His film SEADRIFT is supported through the fellowship & is currently on the film festival circuit. Join us on Nov 7 at Harlem Stage, as we celebrate 10yrs of Firelight's Documentary Lab. #ChangingTheStory.
GET TIX TODAY
https://buff.ly/31j7nWZ
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Director Chelsea Hernandez is a Documentary Lab alum! Her film BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM was supported through the fellowship & is currently on the film festival circuit. Join us in supporting & developing filmmakers of color, culturally centered & #ChangingTheStory.
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https://buff.ly/31j7nWZ
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Meet Sian-Pierre Regis at Firelight's 10 year #DocumentaryLab celebration on November 7th at Harlem Stage. Creating space for filmmakers of color is our mission, so join us as we raise funds to deepen our impact and continue providing resources for emerging documentarians.
DONATE OR PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY!
https://buff.ly/31j7nWZ
Doc Impact Hi5 2019 Announcement
The #DocImpactHi5 celebrates documentary films that have made a real world impact. These films changed minds, structures, behaviors - and built communities. Take a deep dive into the innovative strategies behind some of the most impactful films of the past year, chosen by a panel of international industry experts: https://buff.ly/2oGeUSD
SIMA 2020 TRAILER
Calling all Impact Filmmakers, Production Companies, Funders + Creative Activists! Submit your documentaries, VR films, impact videos, and enter your company or foundation into the 8th annual SIMA Studios + Awards ! More on #SIMA2020 @ https://buff.ly/2kSCsSa. Early bird deadline is this Thursday, Sept 26!
"One of the difficulties of documentary filmmaking in general, is being trapped in your own bubble."
As we countdown to the Open Call submission deadline, hear firsthand accounts from our past fellows sharing their perspective participating in the Documentary Lab.
✅ Mentoring
✅ Networking
✅ Emotional Check-in
✅ Filmmaking Family
"It's helped me to be brave, it's helped push me out of my comfort zone"
APPLY TODAY! http://www.firelightmedia.tv/doc-lab-open-call
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#BossPBS BLACK BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: CREATIVE CYPHER (Chicago, IL)
"It was all about establishing an ecosystem to ensure everyone could win," says Creative Cypher founder Troy Pryor on launching his entertainment collective.
LEARN MORE - https://buff.ly/2Gc4rny
On PBS, 4/23 at 8pm ET/7p CT celebrate Black Entrepreneurship with the premiere of BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS directed by Stanley Nelson.
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#BossPBS BLACK BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The Metaphor Club (Los Angeles, CA)
"The Metaphor Club isn’t simply to be a place of work, but a place of community,” says co-founder Lawrence Ross. LEARN MORE: https://buff.ly/2uGoZ16
On PBS, 4/23 at 8p ET/7p CT celebrate Black Entrepreneurship with the premiere of BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS directed by Stanley Nelson.
#TellBlackStories - Intersectional Storytelling
"We believe that immigration shouldn't be illegal, we believe in Black lives matter, we believe in women's rights." Native filmmaker and Firelight Media Impact Fellow, Ben-Alex Dupris discussing the importance of Intersectional Storytelling on our #TellBlackStories podcast.
Visit http://bit.ly/tbspodcast to hear his full interview.
#TellBlackStories - Black Women and Girls
Listen to #TellBlackStories - Black Women and Girls ft. Firelight Media's President Marcia Smith, Dream Hampton, Angie Martinez, and Lifetime's Brie Bryant.
Visit bit.ly/TBSPodcast to learn more and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Changing Narratives in a Time of Harmful Stereotypes
Stanley Nelson was honored to be one of the first guests on Color Of Change's #TellBlackStories podcast. Visit bit.ly/TBSPodcast to listen to "Changing Narratives in a Time of Harmful Stereotypes" ft. Rashad Robinson, Open Society Foundations' Patrick Gaspard, and Firelight's Stanley Nelson.
During the episode, they talked about shifting narratives to move conversations about Black people forward. The full episode is now available! Visit bit.ly/TBSPodcast to learn more and SUBSCRIBE on @ApplePodcasts and @Spotify.
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Calling all emerging documentary filmmakers. BAVC is now accepting applications for the 2019 MediaMaker Fellowship. The deadline is Friday, January 11, 2019. For more info and to apply click here: https://buff.ly/2QfS0sU #BAVCMediaMaker
In “Muzamil’s Day,” a 12-year-old boy in Dadaab refugee camp gives us a glimpse at his everyday life. You might want to check it out with YOUR favorite kid.
As part of the FRONTLINE/Firelight Investigative Journalism Fellowship, our fellow Roopa Goginemi explores the refugee crisis through the eyes of kids.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or anywhere you get podcasts. #ChangingTheStory
Freedom Summer (Trailer)
In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation’s eyes were riveted on Mississippi.
Over ten memorable weeks known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organizers and local African Americans in an historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in Mississippi, the nation’s most segregated state. The summer was marked by sustained and deadly violence, including the notorious murders of three civil rights workers, countless beatings, the burning of thirty-five churches, and the bombing of seventy homes and community centers.
In the face of this violence, these organizers, volunteers, and Mississippians worked together to canvass for voter registration, create Freedom Schools, and establish an alternative challenge to the State Democratic Party — the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Borne of Freedom Summer, and in response to the challenges of registering voters directly within hostile Mississippi, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party registered its own voters outside of the discriminatory system, ultimately sending a delegation of 68 members to attend the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City to confront and unseat the all-white delegation.
Directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till), FREEDOM SUMMER highlights an overlooked but essential element of the Civil Rights Movement: the patient and long-term efforts by both outside activists and local citizens in Mississippi to organize communities and register black voters — even in the face of intimidation, physical violence and death. The Freedom Summer story reminds us that the movement that ended segregation was far more complex than most of us know.
Frontline/Firelight Investigative Journalism Fellows!
We caught up with our Frontline/ Firelight Investigative Journalism Fellows, Juliana Schatz Preston and Roopa Gogineni at the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium!
Ever wonder how documentaries are made? Want to learn more about the ins and outs of filmmaking? Join our spectacular team of interns! Apply for Firelight Media’s Internship Program!
Check out the link for more information and how to apply!
https://www.firelightfilms.tv/internship-program/
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Learn about the Firelight Doc Lab Open Call from our team live at the PBS Annual Meeting!!
“Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America" Promo
“...This film provides an intimate look at the strategy behind the boycotts, campaigns, and marches that came to define the movement," Stanley Nelson.
Catch “Rise Up: The Movement that Changed America,” tomorrow Wednesday, April 4th!
On this International Women's Day, we honor women for all that they are and all that they do.
A few weeks ago, Firelight had the privilege of documenting the #StateOfOurUnion, an event organized by an amazing group of women-led organizations, charting their vision for a more just society. Watch the re-cap video here for a bit of Thursday inspiration.
Join us for Firelight Live!, an intimate chat with Marcia Smith and Loira Limbal about the great work we're doing. Don't forget to donate on our page!
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If you haven't yet, go check out Peter Bratt's film, DOLORES. The IFC Center just extended its run for another week-- tell a friend to tell a friend who'll tell another friend. Support our stories being told by us and for us through independent filmmaking!
@doloresthemovie @ifccenter @firelight_media
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@tribecafilmins Coordinator of Doc Programming Alex Hannibal and Loira Limbal VP of Firelight Media Producers Lab talking to documentary filmmakers of color about resources for funding their films! Thank you to #POV and N'jeri Eaton from @independentlens for bringing this workshop to our filmmakers!
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In honor of Women's History Month, our #WomenCrushWednesday goes to all women in the Firelight Media Producers' Lab. These women use their gift of filmmaking to create diverse narratives that inspire, educate and empower the world.
WE SALUTE YOU! @bashcarol @mlwproj @penitenheart @Ciara,ei lacy @lasmarthas @cking_918 @homegoingsfilm @dawnporterm @laceyas @lwlfilm @laceyschwartz @laurensgrant @lorenamanriquez @ulisesodyssey @camera_meander @TERROR_doc @malikazw @tyfpfilm @wimsfilm @WIMSdirector @MelissaZMontero @mrsoulthemovie @mhaizlip @ @shalinkantayya @newblackfilm @redrubes14
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We Make Docs: HBCU RISING; FREEDOM RIDERS; THE BLACK PANTHERS; FREEDOM SUMMER | We Develop/Fund Filmmakers telling stories that are that are underrepresented in the mainstream media. 
