Natick, Massachusetts New Immigrant and Refugee Visions films hosted by Natick Center Cultural District, and the Town of Natick, MA in collaboration with the Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF). Natick Multicultural Day Film Screening August 24, 2019,...
Updates
08-09-19 Somerville, MA – NIRV at International Movie Night Film Festival
Somerville, MASSACHUSETTS ALL 10 New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Films - Hosted by East Somerville Main Streets in collaboration with the Arlington International Film Festival: The International Movie Night Film Festival August 9, 2019 (Rain date: August 10, 2019),...
NIRV Intro Video to Stimulate Dialogue in a Divided Country
Watch this 2 min introduction to the vision of the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) filmmakers. Their films allow immigrants and refugees to tell their own stories. This video is designed to introduce the project, filmmakers and discussion at the beginning...
Influence the National Debate on Immigration
Community Supported Film's (CSFilm) New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) films are an excellent tool to influence the national debate on immigration. But we can not reach our impact goals without your generous support. Please contribute today. The NIRV films allow...
NIRV Screen&Discuss events across the country at Welcoming America’s Welcoming Week, September 13-22, 2019
Cities and towns across the country Welcoming Week | Welcoming America September 13-22, 2019 An annual series of events in communities across the United States. Immigrants and native born Americans gather in a spirit of unity to build strong connections across their...
NIRV Screen&Discuss coming to Chelsea, MA June 20
New Immigrant and Refugee Visions in film is coming to GreenRoots in Chelsea, MA Thursday, June 20, 6-8pm 227 Marginal Street, #1, Chelsea, MA 2150 (map) Join us on World Refugee Day for film screening and dialogue about immigrants and refugees with filmmakers Rafael...
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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