Awarded Grants

For the film, "The Full Never Told" about a daring prison escape on a small Caribbean Island of three Rastafarians incarcerated under unjust circumstances and their struggle with meanings of freedom, justice, and memory.

To document the experiences and beliefs of students and educators in Philly public schools, in order to cultivate intergenerational solidarity, push forward movement work to humanize schools, and amplify participants’ calls for systemic change in education.

For the film, "La Casa de Luz," which tells the story of Lucy, who returns to Puerto Rico to care for her grandmother, but whose world is turned upside down when Abuela's unexpected mental clarity reveals Lucy's time is limited.

For the film, "Shattered: The Chase and The Rebirth" by Nicole Rae Shaw which is the story of seven black women who attempt to escape their stereotypes and build new realities.

For finishing funds for Brujo de la Mancha's film, "¿Y Nosotr@s que?."

For the film, "Crowned" by Keyssh Datt, which is the story of a teenage boy's journey toward inner peace, self-transformation, and justice after his mother is shot and killed.

For the film, "Omossa" by Ingrid Raphaël, which tells the story of a woman, haunted by her mother's disappearance during a catastrophic flood, who rescues an unfamiliar person from the river and unlocks the truth about her mother.

For the film "Della Can Fly!" In hopes of reuniting with his long-lost sister, an eccentric old man, in desperate need to prove to his family that she flew away, partners with his grieving 10-year-old great-niece to rectify the family myth, proving it to be true.

For the film, "The Word for World" by Cybee Ford, which is a short, poetic animation illustrating the struggles and dreams of six people across Philadelphia who are fighting to protect their homes and neighboring forests from development.

For the film, "Dance Legends of Philly," which follows a community of Black elders who gather throughout the week for partnered dancing.