Posts in 'Representation in Media'

The 2021 film grant will support "The Difference Between Us." This short film is about an undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant in Philadelphia starts to fall for a roommate she's never met—forming a connection that will test the limits of her romantic imagination.

The 2021 film grant will support "Dear Sofia," a documentary about a 37-year-old filmmaker's journey as mother and advocate of her daughter Sofia—a five-year-old girl diagnosed with autism in 2019. After over a year of being together everyday, without much contact with other people due to the pandemic, while working full time in her career and as a mother, Melanie must now prepare her daughter, and herself, for the next chapter in Sofia's life: entering kindergarten.

The 2021 film grant will support "With My Own Hands" which centers the theme of memory. When a young girl suddenly becomes ill at a family party, she must retrace her memories to uncover the true cause of her mysterious sickness.

The 2021 grant will support "The Ghouls Next Door," a horror media-analysis podcast that dives into the horror genre, exploring the unique and raw way society and culture influence the genre. The Ghouls Next Door reviews horror media and discuss the history and psychology behind our fears.

The 2021 film grant will support "We are Born of 3." Thirteen-year-old Jade is navigating becoming a teenager and pretending to be her grandmother while helping to care for her great grandmother with dementia.

The 2021 film grant will support "Graveyard Shift Sisters." The film akes a critical and cultural look at Black women and women of color in the horror (and science fiction) community/industry. From mass media representation, filmmakers, writers, to the fans, these women have been close to invisible in recognition in the history of the horror genre.

The 2021 film grant will support "In the Wake." When a beloved revolutionary goes missing, it's up to his estranged daughter to find him.