Awarded Grants

To support “Untitled PARS Project,” which exposes the hidden technological infrastructure driving immigrant surveillance and illustrates how advanced data-sharing systems are weaponized to facilitate deportations. The film combines vérité footage, archival material, and animation to follow immigrant organizers, legal advocates, and affected families as they navigate and challenge the ever-growing digital dragnet threatening their communities.

To support "Melting Pot," which tells the story of teenagers from different walks of life who are forced to spend time together but soon discover their differences make them more alike than they thought.

To support "Together We Grow," which portrays farmers Chris and Owen, a mixed-race gay couple in Philadelphia, and their 7-year-old son Bryan. The film documents their groundbreaking work to grow culturally important seeds, and it aims to preserve their stories and fight for food justice.

To support "Ayiana Viviana: The Chaos of Surviving," a documentary about Philadelphia-based emerging abstract artist, Ayiana Viviana. The film explores her journey of overcoming life's obstacles, how she channeled her experiences into her artwork, and her transformation into a more authentic and self-assured version of herself.

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

To support "White Meat: Appetizer," a narrative film about the buried bodies of hundreds of enslaved people that lie beneath Philadelphia's Washington Square Park. What if, one night, they all came back as zombies, but they only ate white people?

To support "The Fight for Chinatown," which documents the youth in Philadelphia’s Chinatown as they fight to prevent the development of a basketball arena in the historic neighborhood while reflecting on the legacy of activists who came before them to protect and preserve their communities."

To support Kate Steiker-Ginzberg's film, Kempis Coming Home, to advance to the post-production phase.

To support "When the Roof Leaks," which tells the story of a mother’s flaw, a son's hope for connection, and the voyage through poetry and testimony that will bring them together.

To support "Hollywood Does Abortion," which explores 50 years of abortion on screen, revealing how flawed portrayals contribute to a climate where abortion remains an embattled right and access to this medical procedure dwindles. Hollywood insiders and experts share their reactions to these depictions and tell how creators are striving to tell stories that push back against today’s post-Roe reality.