[Editor Note 7/21: CSFilm has removed the last names of Afghans or images of those still in the country due to the deteriorating security situation.] Join Rep. James McGovern and Rep. John Garamendi for Afghan Civil Society Perspectives * Afghan-made Documentary Short...
The Jamaica Plain Forum, featuring Community Conversations on the great issues that shape our neighborhood and our planet, will host a presentation by Community Supported Film and screening of The Fruit of Our Labor. Friday March 2, 2012 7pm - 9pm, First Church,...
WAM!Boston Film Festival 2012 - Saturday, March 24 at the Brattle Theatre: 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 1:00pm: Afghan-women produced shorts from The Fruit of Our Labor screening. Congratulations Mona, Fakhria, Aqeela, and Zahra! WAM!Boston presents a unique...
The Green Mountain Global Forum Thursday, February 23rd, 7-9pm Big Picture Theater, 48 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont FREE and open to the public For more information call 496-2111 The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film with Michael Sheridan Filmmaker...
Screening & Discussion: Wednesday February 22, 2012 - 6:30 pm Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester - Jefferson 218 Free and open to the public Presented by Goddard Library and the IDCE Social Change Fellows, Clark University...
[Editor 7/21: CSFilm is no longer using the last names of Afghans or the images of those still in the country due to the deteriorating security situation.] We are thrilled to let you know that two new films made by Community Supported Film members in Afghanistan will...
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.
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