Awarded Grants

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.

Weaving together live performance footage, raw personal interviews, nostalgia, and humor, "Fox Chase Boy" gathers a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Catholic community into reflection around a long unspoken history of collective trauma and abuse. Conceived as a DIY supplement to an incomplete public record, "Fox Chase Boy" documents the early, improvised efforts at a reconstruction and reclamation of a deeply personal narrative through the communal energy and exchange of live performance and storytelling.

For continued support of their Local Filmmaker Lab. The Lab supports artists (or collectives) through a production lab fellowship that makes equipment, space, crew, mentorship, funding and critical feedback available to emerging and mid-career filmmakers based in Philadelphia, in addition to expanding job opportunities for BIPOC film crews throughout Philadelphia.

For operating support that will allow PhillyCAM to continue implementing its strategy toward franchise fee negotiation

To support the work of the MIC Center as part of the Shift the Narrative Coalition, which aims to change the narratives in local media around violence, crime, and safety, and put the power of storytelling in the hands of the community.

Continued general operating support for Scribe Video Center to support grant their operations, programming, and re-granting for Philadelphia media-makers,

To support Educators to Africa in producing a short film about its history, accomplishments and mission in Philadelphia schools.

To improve digital literacy and help narrow the digital divide among immigrants in Philadelphia who are English Language Learners, by combining English language instruction with digital literacy and workforce development.

To help Love Now Media hire a consultant for developing an evaluation framework, in order to understand and communicate impact to the public, to funders, and to future clients. Additionally, this grant will support LNM's business development support to identify a strategy for increasing event attendance, sponsorships, and building relationships to support growth.

To support the work of the Movement Alliance Project (MAP) as part of the Shift the Narrative Coalition, which aims to change the narratives in local media around violence, crime, and safety, and put the power of storytelling in the hands of the community.