Awarded Grants

To support "Voices of the Unheard," a transformative justice film project that collects and shares stories that center incarcerated people.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.