Awarded Grants

To support "The Fight for Chinatown," which documents the youth in Philadelphia’s Chinatown as they fight to prevent the development of a basketball arena in the historic neighborhood while reflecting on the legacy of activists who came before them to protect and preserve their communities."

To support "Hollywood Does Abortion," which explores 50 years of abortion on screen, revealing how flawed portrayals contribute to a climate where abortion remains an embattled right and access to this medical procedure dwindles. Hollywood insiders and experts share their reactions to these depictions and tell how creators are striving to tell stories that push back against today’s post-Roe reality.

To support "Bumpa," a documentary that uses Afro-Caribbean dance, whining, and Black American dance styles to analyze respectability politics, pressures to accommodate whiteness, and criticism of sexual expression imposed on Black people.

To support "The Soil," a narrative film about four sisters, separated after the murder of their father, who are reunited twenty-six years later and forced to face the secrets of their childhood.

To support "Abolition Conversations," a call to envision a prison-free future and imagine restorative alternatives in a country addicted to mass incarceration. Through a series of interviews, community stewards, artists, activists, and people impacted by mass incarceration will share stories about their work building safer and more caring communities.

To support cinéSPEAK's operational needs while their application for renewed funding is considered through IPMF's regular process and timeline.

To support the development of Vanishing Roots, a film that documents ecocide, urban development, and struggle in a South Philly sacred space-- FDR Park.

To support Eboni Zamani's series, A Song for Nia, with finishing funds.

To support Destiny Cox's film, You Were Dead Yesterday, with finishing funds.

To launch a pilot radio program inside the City of Philadelphia jail.