Awarded Grants

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

A sensory-rich short film created by a multidisciplinary team of Philly artists and residents. At the heart of the film is an epic poem created by a writers room of Black and Brown women with lived experiences of poverty and economic struggle. The film will illustrate the poem and the women’s journeys towards economic justice against the backdrop of the SEPTA bus 23 route, a former Indigenous trade route and a major artery of Philadelphia’s transit system.

"La Guagua 47" is a community cultural production that has engaged hundreds of Philadelphia artists, volunteers and community members in its creation. It is based on a story that was made into a song about a life-changing bus ride: Ritmo Lab - La Guagua 47. The film tells a universal story of migration, belonging, and finding home in one another: a young Latinx migrant arrives in Philadelphia feeling very alone. One day she discovers the iconic SEPTA bus 47 and embarks on a journey that changes her life. The film introduces the significance of SEPTA’s bus 47 to the thriving and inspiring culture of Philadelphia’s Latinx community. It reimagines the 47 bus as a central character in helping communities find joy and belonging and demonstrates how public transportation supports society, prosperity, and multiculturalism.