Posts in 'Movement Media'

To continue the Philly Movement Media Fellowship that supports young storytellers from marginalized communities impacted by the criminal legal system to be in control of their own stories and reinvent the media narrative around policing.

Supplemental grant to support the general operations of Spiral Q, which integrates community storytelling to build strong and equitable communities characterized by creativity, joy, can-do attitudes, and the courage to act on their convictions.

To continue building community media infrastructure for political education, mobilization, and narrative power in Philadelphia.

“Stand Up for Madinah” follows Delaware's first female Muslim legislator, Madinah Wilson-Anton, as she challenges the Biden administration on the ongoing war in Gaza. When not confronting the establishment, Madinah spends her spare time at local comedy clubs trying to find success as a standup comedian.

A personal film told from the perspective of a Philadelphia woman who grew up in a Orthodox Jewish community that supports Israel unconditionally, "The Rabbis' Intifada" follows the journeys of four Orthodox rabbis as they speak out in support of Palestinian liberation.

To support Philadelphia-based cinema spaces and audiences for stories of individuals and communities that are often underrepresented in mainstream cinema.

To support the film "Fox Chase Boy", which gathers a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Catholic community into reflection around a long unspoken history of collective trauma and abuse, and to support community screenings of the film.

To create two mini-documentaries highlighting mobile crisis units and the commutation process, and to craft narratives of people who are serving death by incarceration.

To distribute "No Way Out," a short documentary that complicates narratives of victims wanting retribution, and season 2 of the "Move It Forward" podcast exploring gun violence and its root causes.

To support the Craft of Campaigns podcast, which amplifies stories of successful issue-based campaigns, highlighting tactics, strategy, challenges, and lessons learned.