Awarded Grants

"War DoctoRyan: Ukraine" gives viewers access to Unit 25, a hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, for soldiers evacuated from the war frontlines. The film follows doctors Maksym, Lyosha, and Eugene as they fight to save lives while undermanned, under-resourced, and under enemy attack.

"Achegety Yvy / Earth Alphabet" is an experimental film where an artist weaves ancestral knowledge and words from the Guaraní language to create a landscape of ideas to explore her relationship to her homeland and culture despite the distance created by childhood immigration.

In "Food for the Soul," a first-generation Nigerian-American and her Black-American partner must decide between being true to themselves or trying to live up to their families’ expectations.

"Barrio Television" tells the story of Puerto Rican activists who, in a fight for authentic stories and media power, created "Realidades," the first bilingual Latino series in U.S. history.

"4Her" follows a young Haitian woman who, fixated on her parents’ fractured past, must confront the weight she’s carried for years before it destroys the most important relationship she's nurturing, the relationship to herself.

"Queer Memoirs: Volume 2 – The Party" continues a few months after the events of Volume 1. The friend group, still grappling with the fallout from a friendship breakup, comes together to celebrate Chilles' 27th birthday.

To support “Project Engage,” an intergenerational community storytelling project in Chester, PA that: trains youth in podcasting, audio production, and journalism; lifts up the vital histories and cultural legacies of local elders; and empowers Chester residents to shape how their city is seen and understood.

To support “Project Dream Forward,” a youth-led cultural organizing campaign that seeks to advance a vision for collective liberation using zines, wearable messaging, and film production to transform apathy into action and develop new leaders, while contributing to a citywide movement.

To support the “With All Due Respect Campaign,” a worker-led fight to regulate Philadelphia’s temporary workers industry and amplify the voices of Black and formerly incarcerated workers navigating exploitative labor conditions.