Posts in 'Immigrant Voices'

To support "Stitching Hope," which follows Susan, a Chinese-Indonesian asylum seeker, as she struggles to rebuild her life after fleeing racial violence. Susan must confront an uncertain future after experiencing a traumatic break-in and being denied an asylum request. As she perseveres through hardships, an unexpected turn offers her a new path to stay in the U.S.

To support "Imaginary Lines," a series of animated short films that explore immigration as a challenging and profound human experience. Created in collaboration with Philadelphia’s Latin American immigrant communities, the film uses the migration of the monarch butterfly from Central Mexico to the Northeast United States to tell the stories of the individual and experiences that drive people across borders.

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 "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.

For "To Springfield with Love," a feature-length documentary about Haitian immigrants challenging xenophobic rhetoric while celebrating their community’s resilience. The project will tell individual immigrant stories and culminate with stories from Springfield, OH, and Charleroi, PA, where Haitian communities continue to face hostility.

To support Farrah Rahaman's film project, Palimpsest, with finishing funds.

To support Radio MILPA and the creation of a bilingual radio series, which highlights the struggles of poor and working-class communities across Pennsylvania.

To produce a multimedia archive showcasing the resistance movement for Palestine in Philadelphia over the past year.

To increase community programming of RadioCATA and to continue to make RadioCATA a space that the Latiine community seeks out as a source of trustworthy information, education, and entertainment.

To create a digital docu-series aimed at fostering solidarity and offering a sense of belonging for recently arrived Haitian immigrants, while addressing the growing xenophobic rhetoric in local and national media.