Below is a letter from the leader of the AfghanEvac coalition, a group of hundreds if not thousands of people from all walks of life, backgrounds,...
Afghans Call for Help – Four Years On
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Digital Video: Camera and Sound, 7 Online Sessions, Starts 9/3/25
This course covers the aesthetic and technical skills needed to construct scenes visually and aurally – applicable to all filmmaking genres.
Video Editing and Post-Production Course, 7 Online Sessions – Starts 10/22/25
Michael Sheridan is one of the best teachers one could hope to have. He has a genuine commitment to facilitating students’ ability to realize their vision, which is backed by a deep understanding of technology and technique. I had the pleasure of hiring Michael to teach over twenty years, and student reviews were always excellent.
Decolonise How? | What does a crisis look like? The ethics of humanitarian imagery
Our collective visual vocabulary of crisis is neither accidental nor neutral. It has been shaped by decades of coverage, often from a narrow, Western lens – a lens that has taught audiences what suffering is supposed to look like. That vocabulary now distorts our understanding of crises and undermines the dignity and agency of those living through them.
Community Supported Film's Look Listen Local online training in lived-reality documentary filmmaking is developing into a transformative learning...
Documentary Bootcamp – seven week intensive in-person filmmaking course, 5/28/25 – 7/9/25
Documentary Bootcamp is a seven-week, immersive in-person learning experience covering the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking from pre- to post-production.
Advocate for Afghan Refugees
Your help is needed to advocate for refugees like Shekib and his family.
The Trump administration suspended the US refugee program and funding for refugee resettlement. This has stranded tens of thousands of refugees already vetted to enter the US and hundreds of thousands more who were in process.
Here are some options for your advocacy:
– Church World Services action-alert to oppose Trump’s indefinite refugee ban
– United in Welcome – Tell Your Elected Officials: We Value Welcoming
– Refugee Council – Quick Reference Guide and Top Four Ways to Take Action
Watch Shots and Scenes – the first training module from Look Listen Local
Community Supported FIlm is very excited to share with you, Shots and Scenes, the first sample module from our online documentary training – Look Listen Local. Shots and Scenes is an educational tour-de-force about the power of visual storytelling.
Take flight or get rooted – new student videos
Michael Sheridan, in addition to his work as Director of CSFilm, teaches filmmaking independently and at MassArt. Students in recent filmmaking...
First Afghan families arrive in the US
After three years of persistent advocacy, two Afghan families that worked with Community Supported Film have finally arrived in the United States....
In production – Look Listen Local lived-reality documentary filmmaking training
CSFilm’s Look Listen Local (LLL) learning program in lived-reality documentary filmmaking is currently in production! LLL will be an...
ON THE MEDIA |Israel responsible for record death toll of 126 journalists
Israel responsible for record journalist death toll of 126 journalists. The CPJ has found that at least five journalists were specifically targeted by Israel for their work and is investigating at least 10 more cases of deliberate targeting