Updates

Screening: Belmont World Film with Afghan dinner

Screening: Belmont World Film with Afghan dinner

Many thanks to Belmont World Film and Ellen Gitelman for organizing this screening! Monday, January 23 Dinner: 5:30 Ariana Restaurant, 129 Brighton Avenue, Brighton Screening: 7:30, Studio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Road in Belmont See details below The Fruit of Our Labor is...

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Screening: AIB Conference on Artists and Activism, 1/26

Screening: AIB Conference on Artists and Activism, 1/26

Thanks very much to Nathan Felde and the staff and students at Art Institute Boston for organizing this conference and including a screening of The Fruit of Our Labor FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENT: Presentation and screening of The Fruit of Our Labor   Thursday,...

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Death to the Camera wins Best Doc award

Death to the Camera wins Best Doc award

[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.] ...Death to the Camera, directed by Qasem, received the award for the Best Afghan Documentary. The film simultaneously...

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NPR’s “Here and Now” features CSFilm

NPR’s “Here and Now” features CSFilm

NPR's Robin Young interviews Community Supported Film director Michael Sheridan on Here and Now.  The show aired on Friday October 7th, the 10th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan.  Listen to the segment here. Excerpt: “Filmmaker Michael Sheridan put...

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Arlington Film Festival Screening with Q&A. – October 7th

Arlington Film Festival Screening with Q&A. – October 7th

The Festival's mission is to promote an increased appreciation for all cultures by showcasing the real lives of people all over the globe through independent film and to nurture the next generation of talented filmmakers within our community. Screening five films from...

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Vision and Mission

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

Samples of CSFilm’s Work

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.

Excerpt from Dominican filmmaker Rafael DeLeon’s She’s an American Child, part of the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) 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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