Boston University: America at War: America and the West in the Islamic World -- Al Qaeda and the Origin of 9/11 Attack First in a series of panels marking 10 years of the U.S. at War since 9/11. Speakers: Andrew Bacevich, Thomas Barfield, Douglas Kriner, Michael...
DocUtah: inspiring a global connection through documentary films and intellectual discussion. Michael will attend DocUtah, September 14 and 15 to participate in two panels: Filmmaker Seminar: When: Wednesday, September 14th, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Where: Red Cliffs Cinema...
Posted by Ali Pinschmidt On Friday August 5th, Community Supported Film presented its Afghan-made documentary series The Fruit of Our Labor at the20th annual Woods Hole Film Festival in Massachusetts. After the screening, CSFilm Director Michael Sheridan fielded...
The World Bank office in Kabul invited Community Supported Film’s emerging filmmakers to present their work to their foreign and Afghan staff in April. Presentations like this are a great opportunity for two-way exchange and an important component of Community...
I was back in Afghanistan for the month of April, when spring was rapidly coming to Kabul and the arid climate quickly shifts from below freezing into the 70sF. I worked with some of the trainees on the making of their commissioned films (see: Trainees win filmmaking...
We are very lucky to have Ali Pinschmidt joining us as our new Program Coordinator. Ali has a long history of interest in using video as a tool for social change. Her Clark University Master’s Practitioner Report was on Avenues for Community Organizing & Social...
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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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