Awarded Grants

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 "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 "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 "Made in the USA," a feature-length documentary that blends personal stories of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) working class within a historical context and asks: Who is the American working class? The film invites viewers to interrogate mainstream narratives about the American working class.

To support "Ladybug," a narrative film about a young woman struggling to come to terms with the fading memories of her late grandmother while building the nerve to quit her job and live as a more authentic version of herself.

To support "Joy Bank," a feature-length documentary that follows three Black women in Philadelphia as they fight for healthy pregnancies.

To support "The Seeds We Carry," a short documentary depicting intimate portraits of Southwest Philadelphia community farm stewards who find home, belonging, and cross-cultural connections as they grow, cook, and share food.

To support Heather Tenzer's film, The Rabbi's Intifadas, with finishing funds to craft and complete a rough cut.

To support "Justice for Matt," which uplifts the fight for public safety for Black LGBTQIA people. The documentary follows a tenacious young woman who, over three years, becomes a co-investigator and close ally to the detective investigating the gruesome murder of her 26-year-old gay brother. The case marked the first time Prince George's County used forensic genetic genealogy to solve a cold case.

To support Jos Duncan's Film, Queen Mother: Falaka Fattah and the House of Umoja, with finishing funds.