Join @firelight_media Friday, June 5 at 4pm ET for #beyondresillience, as 5 BIPOC filmmakers engage in a powerful conversation about this moment, this industry, and cultural change. Register at the link in bio.
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Launching on Friday, June 5, ‘The Beyond Resilience Series’ will include online screenings, essays, and curated conversations that explore the challenges, strategies, and experiences of creating and distributing work during a time of crisis, specifically for artists and filmmakers of color. The slate will take a global and historical view of films by diverse creators during critical periods of disaster and unrest, seeking to learn from the filmmaker, their community, and the resilience born from collective experiences.
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@djlaylo_ , SVP of Firelight has programmed The Resilience Series to feature a new virtual event every Friday starting on June 5 lasting through the summer. This content consisting of weekly conversations, articles, and collective art projects will be shared via different online platforms including Instagram Live, Zoom, and Medium.com.
You can now watch Invisible Hands by 2019 #indiegrits Fellow @yulian_martinezescobar on @bittersoutherner We are beyond excited to release this quiet yet remarkable story for all to see on such an amazing platform. Thank you @bittersoutherner@slauterer & @reelsouthdocs for making this happen! Link in bio
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#msfw #migrantworkers #migrantes #migrants #farmwork
The 2020 SC Young Filmmakers Project with the @scfilmcommission will be virtually screening their 12 finalists this Saturday, May 23 at 2pm. It is free and open to the public! Link in bio
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Turn Up the Mic
Jada Adams
Columbia, SC
A Short Cut Short
Ellison Mitchum, Paige Dionysius
Summerville, SC
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The Young Filmmakers Project is an annual competition for SC high school students. Designed to encourage media arts education, it is accompanied by a series of instructional programs such as screenings, meet-ups and panels with SC crew & dept heads.
Our friends at @firelight_media have an open call! Firelight’s Documentary Lab is looking for the next cohort of talented filmmakers of color. Do you want to be part of an inclusive network of 70+ documentary filmmakers? APPLY TODAY via Firelight’s website — link in bio
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The Documentary Lab is an 18-month fellowship program that supports filmmakers from racially and ethnically underrepresented communities working on their first or second feature length documentary film. The Lab provides filmmakers with customized mentorship from prominent leaders in the documentary world, funding, professional development workshops and networking opportunities. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:59PM ET.
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Firelight will be hosting an FAQ Webinar on Thu. June 4. To register, sign up via this link: https://forms.gle/dGAzzgo2GMjMk5pK8
And last but definitely not least, the Indie Grits team is honored to celebrate the voices behind these feature films ⭐️⭐️⭐️ For more info and to check out all the winners visit the LINK IN BIO.
TOP GRIT – The Giverny Document (Single Channel), Ja'Tovia Gary .
VISIONARY WOMEN IN FILM Award – Queen of Hearts, Deborah Shaffer and Rachel Reichman
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Visionary Women in Film Honorable Mention – Dirt Daughter, Marnie Ellen
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BIG GRIT – Border South, Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana .
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What can we say? Indie Grits loves short film! Each year we pride ourselves in showcasing the most timely, thought-provoking and structure-defying short form content from our Southern community and this year was no exception. Please give these storytellers a virtual high five 🙌🙌🙌 For more info and to check out all the winners visit the LINK IN BIO. .
NARRATIVE SHORT GRIT – T, Keisha Rae Witherspoon
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DOC SHORT GRIT – Juskatla, Georg Koszulinski
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DOC SHORT GRIT Honorable Mention – Coby and Stephen are in love, Carlo Nasisse & Luka Yuanyuan Yang
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EXPERIMENTAL GRIT – Amazonia, Roger Beebe
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LOCAL GRIT – Little Saluda USA, Lillian Burke & Amada Torruella
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ANIMATED GRIT – Hudson Geese, Bernardo Britto
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EMERGING GRIT – Shelter, Jo Hatcher
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We are excited to announce the 2020 Indie Grits Film Festival award winners as selected by our jury!Congratulations to all filmmakers, thank you for taking us on your journey ✨✨✨For more info and to check out all the winners visit the LINK IN BIO
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NEW PERSPECTIVES Award – 3 Part Horror-mon-ee, Ashley Teamer .
BODIES IN MOTION Award – Bodies like Oceans, KC Cory .
BODIES IN MOTION Award – And the People Could Fly, Roni Nicole Henderson .
WRITING GRIT – The Woodpecker, Courtney Bush, Will Carrington & Jake Goicoechea
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ENVIRONMENTAL GRIT – Mossville: When Great Trees Fall, Alexander John Glustrom .
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR ACTING – Spilt Milk, Cierra Glaudé .
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Apply today through May 22! With 100k from the @knightfdn and in partnership with @cccfpics , @onecolumbia is offering $2,500 grants to 40 Columbia residents offering assistance to artists facing economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Support our Fellowship community! Our 2020 Fellows are meeting virtually and continuing the Real Fiction Project. We are excited about plans for the upcoming 2021 Fellowship. And today is Midlands Gives! Spread the joy and support the organizations you love! @cccfpics *link in bio*
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#midlandsgives #documentaryfilm #medialiteracy #nicktheatre #givingtuesday
Our Livestream Pop Up series is back! Join us Saturday, May 2 at 8pm for an all-women, Southern narrative shorts block curated by @indiegrits alumni @thejenwestquest & @filmcurious *immediately followed by a virtual Q&A with the filmmakers *link in bio
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Cherry, written & directed by @filmcurious , produced by @thejenwestquest , featuring @virginianewcomb
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These Colors Don’t Run, written & directed by @via_dear .
Crush, co-written & co-directed by @thejenwestquest & Rebecca Pugh
@southerndocfund just announced their Emergency Research & Development Grant Program for docs made by current & aspiring makers! Link in bio.
10 grants for $5000 each are available.
Applications are due June 7.
Funding support provided by @macfound
