New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) Screen&Discuss events typically present a selection of three or four films followed by discussion. The films provide an insider perspective on the integration challenges faced by immigrants and the contributions they make...
Updates
NIRV Online from West Hartford, CT, 9/13 3pm – Register
Online from West Hartford, CT, September 13th, 3pm Register here. Welcoming World Voices in West Hartford: A film festival about the contributions and challenges of immigrants, refugees and those who cross cultural borders. Hello! West Hartford, in collaboration with...
NIRV Screen&Discuss hosted by Project FINE, MN, 9/16 – Register
Online from Winona, MN, September 16th, 6pm-7pm CST Project FINE, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that helps newcomers integrate into the community, will host a virtual NIRV Screen&Discuss on Wednesday, September 16th, 6pm-7pm in honor of national Welcoming Week (Sept...
Online from Lafayette, IN – NIRV Screen and Discuss, 9/17
Online from Lafayette, IN, September 17th, 7pm-8pm In celebration of Welcoming Week 2020, Greater Lafayette Immigrant Allies will host a virtual NIRV Screen&Discuss event on Thursday, September 17th, starting at 7pm. The event’s focus is on immigrants in...
“I had to learn how to be a Black man in the US.”
Watch these excerpts from recent New Immigrant and Refugee Visions events and donate to our final push for $10,500. Help sensitize more people across the country to the challenges faced by immigrants and the contributions they make to our culture, economy, and social...
Alabama Screen&Discuss: “you can see yourself in someone else’s story”
Community Supported Film teamed up with the Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partnership to host a virtual Screen&Discuss event on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Over 40 people joined the Zoom meeting to watch She's an American Child, Campaign for a New American and Navigating...
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.
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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