This ambitious online documentary filmmaking training needs the generous support of committed community members like you. With your help, we will start filming and editing the instructional videos this summer.
What was emphasized during the discussion is that it is up to those that believe in the US as a nation of immigrants, to counter the lies and misinformation that is permeating the current dialogue about new immigrants and refugees in the US. It is incumbent on all of us to speak out against xenophobia and hatred toward the newest members of our communities.
Transcultural Exchange released EPISODE 5, Caught in the Crosshairs, of their new TV series. It includes a segment on Community Supported Film (20:22).
“I thought a lot about you and what you taught us while making this video.
CSFilm’s work is truly making a difference!”
The goal, she says, was to teach her followers that there was more to Gaza than conflict and destruction.
CSFilm encourages you to think critically about who decides on and creates your news and information. Here are a few of suggestions for local reporting on issues of international concern:
Community Supported Film (CSFilm) wrote a new proposal to seek support for the development of our online documentary training (ODT). We are pleased to announce that the McMillan Stewart Foundation generously granted $20,000 for this two-year project. ODT will train community activists, journalists, and other grassroots storytellers in documentary filmmaking – from story development through post-production.
Qin Lee, Abdirahman Abdi and Braulio Tellez Vilches, screened their New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) films for 90 Au Pairs in Boston.
CSFilm continues to provide legal and logistical support for our Afghan colleagues as they seek a path to safety and stability. Many of the evacuation and resettlement appeals and parole cases that we have filed continue to languish in US State Department systems. Several cases have been denied, leaving the families without hope for resettlement.
Michael called on FCTV to join him in working to educate the public about the importance of who selects and reports our news. Once the public starts hearing from more local voices we will begin to understand what the issues are that need to be addressed. We haven’t yet begun a dialogue based on good information.
For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.
Upwardly Global’s new report highlights Afghan newcomers’ $1.71 billion potential annual earnings and $227 million potential annual tax dollars, in an effort to spur legislative or administrative action and ensure stability for over 36k Afghans in the U.S.