Community Supported Film founder and director Michael Sheridan is currently in Kabul, Afghanistan conducting an intensive 10-day radio documentary training for 6 Afghans, sponsored and organized by America Abroad Media. Follow along with Michael’s journal entry...
[Editor 7/21: CSFilm has removed the last names of Afghans and the images of those still in the country due to the deteriorating security situation.] Congratulation to CSFilm trainee Qasem, whose short film Death to the Camera won the competitive Promotional Award at...
The film and television industry have frequently captured social issues from the perspectives of filmmakers and television producers, who do not necessarily reflect the real situation in a particular place or country, which can lead to the creation of various...
Community Supported Film director Michael Sheridan just finished the second of three documentary filmmaking trainings in Bandung Indonesia. Organized by the Directorate of Art and Film from the Ministry of Education and Culture, these trainings are part of the...
Community Supported Film is proud to announce a screening of The Fruit of Our Labor at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church in Spencertown, New York! Date and Time: November 17, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Location: St. Peter's Presbyterian Church 5219 County Route 7 at the junction...
[Editor 7/21: CSFilm has removed the last names of Afghans and the images of those still in the country due to the deteriorating security situation.] Community Supported Film is proud to announce the official selection of “Death to the Camera” for the 16th...
Community Supported Film (CSFilm) amplifies local voices in under- and mis-represented communities so that they can effectively communicate their lived realities through documentary filmmaking.
We believe that if people learn about the world’s challenges from the local perspective they will be better able to demand the right actions from their governments and to support effective humanitarian responses.
Michael Sheridan, Director of CSFilm, on the impact of local perspectives
Excerpt from Haitian filmmaker Bichara Villarson’s Owned and Occupied, part of the Owning Our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film film collection.
Excerpt from Afghan filmmaker Aqeela’s The Road Above, part of The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film film collection.
These films are made to stimulate dialogue. Here is an excerpt from a New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Screen&Discuss event.
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