A federal court has ruled that a private prison company can be held liable for forcing detained immigrants to work for as little as $1 a day to clean, cook, and maintain an immigration prison it operates in Georgia. Source: Court allows claims to move forward against...
Denise Marika was bold and visionary, energetic and friendly, and incredibly determined. Her early moral and financial support of the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) project were critical in making the training and the films a reality. Even as she struggled...
Community Supported Film (CSFilm) is working hard planning the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) Screen & Discuss tour. Our goal is to use these films across the country, from community halls to the halls of Congress, in communities both welcoming and...
Thank you to everyone (~200 of you) who joined us at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Memorial Day for screening of New Immigrant and Refugee Visions films and discussion with filmmakers and film subjects. Community Supported Film (CSFilm) Founder and...
It turns out that doing a Community Supported Film training and production project in the US is much more challenging than in Haiti or even Afghanistan. This came as a surprise to all of us! When the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) training began in July...
Heather Cassano, a documentary filmmaker and NIRV editor, will be screening her film "The Limits of My World" at the Independent Film Festival Boston 2018 on Saturday, April 28 at 3:45pm - Somerville Theater in Davis Square. The Limits of My World tells the story of a...
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
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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