Awarded Grants

To create a documentary, as part of The Philadelphia Orchard Project, about how communities that lack access to fresh food can develop, maintain and harvest their own fruits & vegetables through community owned gardens and orchards planted in vacant lots, schoolyards, and other urban spaces.

For continued support of Ulrick Jean-Pierre: Guardian of History, a documentary that excavates the hidden history and contributes to righting the historical record by introducing audiences to the work of Haitian master painter, Ulrick Jean-Pierre.

For continued support of the Freedom Constellations multi-media project

In support of "Storming," a story of love and loss that follows a father providing life-sustaining care for his adult son. The film exposes the often unseen challenges of long-term home care and often controversial decision-making required of those who provide care to loved ones facing extreme disabilities. The film carries viewers along the family's journey through the five stages of grief with intimacy and care.

In support of Resolve Philly's efforts to ensure family-sustaining salaries for its employees

In support of "Abortion on Screen" (working title), which is a provocative look at depictions of abortion in film and television, revealing how Hollywood both reflects and distorts the facts and emotions surrounding this overwhelmingly safe, but controversial medical procedure.

In support of "Patrice: the Movie," a feature length documentary portrait of a disabled artist who uses her creativity to move through a world that was not built with her in mind. Unable to legally marry the love of her life without losing her disability benefits, Patrice and her boyfriend Garry, plan a commitment ceremony that could still risk their entire future.

For continued support of "This Too is Liberia," an immersive documentary that follows Liberian surfer Melvin Kabakole Jr. and his friends as they heal their traumatized communities through surf therapy.

For the film "Ambitious," which tells the story of Samara, an impatient, bold Vietnamese-Cambodian-American girl who is determined to show her independence and drive as a college-dropout. On her quest for validation she has to sort out her new lifestyle, and relationships, and prove to her immigrant mother she has what it takes to succeed. Pressure makes diamonds. Or crushes them.

To support Dos Puntos' membership in LION (Local Online Independent News) and travel to its conference, as well as for capacity building support