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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR RURAL CINEMA 2024
Artist: Eryon Shondiin Greenburg | Instagram: @shondiin.art Working Films strives to make all of our events and programs accessible, including our application processes. To request an accessibility accommodation or adjustment, please email amyers@workingfilms.org, or call us at 910-342-9000. Across the United States environmental disasters and climate change are impacting all…
READ MORE »Race Flicks: Call for Proposals
Race Forward and Working Films are thrilled to present Race Flicks, a micro-film festival and track of Facing Race: A National Conference being held in person in St. Louis, Missouri, November 20-22, 2024. Race Forward is pleased to be co-curating the Race Flicks track with Working Films, a national leader…
READ MORE »Announcing the 2023 Docs in Action Film Funds Recipients
While there is a long history of labor organizing in the United States, the present surge of worker-led organizing is remarkable. Workers are fed up and embracing self-organizing at unprecedented levels, especially in workplaces where the odds are stacked against them. This is all happening at a time when they…
READ MORE »A Round of Applause for Impact Kickstart Alumni!
Since Impact Kickstart‘s creation six years ago, we have had the privilege of supporting underrepresented filmmakers in developing impact campaigns that address some of the most critical issues of our time. We’re thrilled by what’s recently unfolded for some of our past grantees! Following a BlackStar Film Festival win for…
READ MORE »An Ear to the Wall; a Hand on the Heart: The Importance of Putting Incarcerated Stories Back in the Hands of Incarcerated People
Imani Russell writes about the intersection of social life and social issues, and works to reimagine new avenues towards social justice. This work can be done in many ways, but they’d like to start with a story. ~~~ Being in control of your own life is a human right. However,…
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