Posts in 'Film'

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.

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 "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.

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

To support the distribution and marketing of the film Wisdom Gone Wild at film festivals.

To support "The Legacy of AAPI Labor Activism," a 5-part documentary series featuring the Asian American Pacific Islander labor movement and the people in it, from rank-and-file union members, non-union workers, historians, and other labor leaders.

To support "Trading Stories," a comedy-drama short film that explores the themes of redemption, healing, and acceptance. The film follows Declan Townsen, a young writer who reluctantly moves back to his hometown in Vermont. There he learns that his estranged mother has slipped out of remission and she’s deliberately kept this news from him. Through yoga, tough conversations, and trading stories, a family tries to rebuild.

Sitting in the middle of a cypher with his peers, Marcus begins a train of thought that invites us into his colorful mind. He navigates running thoughts, conflicts, and questions about identity, sex, injustice, and gender. Composed of vignettes to resemble the sequence of thoughts or a dream, the film explores this dialogue through dance, poetry, fashion, and vividly varying visuals with the goal of not having all of the answers but to share a dialogue that was once reserved for one's self.

A global pandemic, demands for racial justice and over 1200 deaths in Philadelphia have led community members searching for solutions to violence. At 90 years old, Falaka Fattah is meeting with activists and organizers in her home to offer resources, strategy, and history. Fifty years ago, she started The House of Umoja by moving active gang members into her home and drastically reduced gang-related deaths in Philadelphia. By calling together former gang members, community leaders, and today’s leaders, Falaka hopes her methods for saving young lives then, can be used as a foundational model to decrease the brewing violence that is taking a record number of young lives in Philadelphia now.