Ralph Thomassaint Joseph, the producer of this story and short video, was the force behind csfilm.org's 2014 doc filmmaking training that resulted in the collection of 10 short films, Owning Our Future - Haitian Perspectives in Film...
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“Where are you from?” – Immigrant Origins Stories
Week 8 Finale: New Immigrant and Refugee Visions-at-home Immigrant Origins Here are the ten films from New Immigrant and Refugee Visions - ten films by and about immigrants - organized by the origins of the filmmakers and subjects: Africa, Asia and the Caribbean....
Facebook LIVE with NIRV FIlmmaker and New American Economy
CSFilm NIRV filmmaker, Mubarak Muwonge Nsamba (Pulse of A Dream), interviewed by New American Economy Li Lai, about his work in healthcare during COVID19 and his work with Community Supported Film. https://www.facebook.com/NewAmericanEconomy/videos/231552614842228/
Faith and Freedom
New Immigrant and Refugee Visions-at-home The faith and freedom to build new lives. -- Watch an immigrant pastor and businessman help native-born Americans heal themselves. -- Watch refugees experience religious freedom in America. Host a Facebook Watch Party: Go to...
Mix or Melt – Weekend Watch Party
New Immigrant and Refugee Visions-at-home Experience immigrants and refugees facing a new and foreign world. Create your own Facebook Watch Party. Go to your Facebook page. Go to Create Post and select “Watch Party” from the lower-right pull-down of post activities....
“Sharing your film made all the difference…”
NIRV filmmaker Rafael DeLeon and his film subject, Annabelle, participated in a virtual Screen&Discuss event hosted by the Belmont United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN on Sunday, April 21, 2020. "Your film and story are so incredibly important and I...
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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