We are beyond honored to announce that GERM has been chosen as a winner of the Tribeca Kickstart with Canva Award! 🙌
This means $20,000 in funding plus creative support from Tribeca Studios to help bring this documentary to life. We couldn’t be more grateful.
BIG thanks to @tribeca and @canva for believing in our vision and empowering filmmakers like us to make meaningful work.
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💥 Here's how you can support GERM in under 2 minutes ⏱️
We’re proud to be part of the Seed&Spark x Gold House AAPI Renaissance Rally, and your support — no matter how big or small — matters.
🌟 3 Ways to Support GERM:
1️⃣ Follow us on Seed&Spark — we need 350 followers to qualify as a Rally finalist that unlocks $10K in funding and big exposure!
2️⃣ Share our campaign with your friends, fam, and community
3️⃣ Donate if you're able — every bit makes a difference.
This story can’t wait another generation. Let’s tell it together.
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Did you know Jerem Angeles? We’re looking for photographs (rare moments, personal snapshots), videos (home footage, performances, recordings), and stories (memories, anecdotes, any connection).
If you knew him, we’d love to hear from you. DM us or comment below. Thank you.
The past couple of months have been a turning point for GERM, thanks to your contributions to our Seed&Spark campaign. Your support allowed our team to film in Temecula, Daly City, Long Beach, and Orange County—documenting overdue conversations within the Angeles family and speaking with community figures who survived what Jerem couldn’t.
We’re aiming to wrap production early next year and move into post. To get there, we’re still seeking funding and investors to help carry us through the finish line. If you feel moved to support the project further, donations remain open through our fiscal sponsor, Film Independent. 🔗 LINK IN BIO
Thank you to everyone who showed love and support. Your belief in this film is what keeps us moving!
Special shoutout to all those who contributed to our month-long campaign! Without your help, we wouldn’t have been greenlit for production this summer. Stay tuned for updates!! #GermDocumentary
Big thank you to our community for showing up and supporting us—we’ve officially been selected as a finalist for the AAPI Renaissance Rally! We’re currently putting together our pitch materials for a chance to win this extra $10k. Stay tuned! we’re just getting started. #GermDocumentary
Does the Angeles family story feel familiar? Maybe you’ve seen it in your own life—the quiet sacrifices of immigrant parents, the confusion and pressure on their kids, and the tension that sometimes builds between those being “from here” and “from there.”
Whether you were born in America or came later, many of us have felt that invisible divide between foreign-born and native-born identities. If you’ve witnessed or experienced these tensions, we’d love to hear your story too.
Solidarity among minority communities is rare. Adults face pressure to assimilate their family into American culture while the youth are left trying to make sense of who they are, where they are, and why fitting in is so hard. Finding the time and resources to organize and come together as a community wasn’t as easy back then. Luckily with social media, we’re able to create connections and build a community to support ourselves and those without a voice.
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