Thank you very much for attending last week’s Meet the Filmmakers, Meet your Neighbors event hosted and organized by Roxbury-Dorchester Power in Community. It was great to have you there and to have so many new and familiar faces in attendance. We are especially...
Immigrant filmmakers share stories with neighbors in South End, Roxbury, Dorchester While Denzel Washington films scenes for his latest movie a few blocks away, ten immigrant filmmakers based in the South End/Roxbury are producing ten short documentary films about the...
NIRV Highlights, Issue 3, September 9, 2017 PDF | Project Details | Other Highlights: Training Begins; Editing and Salsa; NIRVana; For this issue of NIRV Highlights, Community Supported Film is delighted to share the story of one of our donors and volunteers,...
NIRV Highlights, Issue 2, August 23, 2017PDF | Project Details | Other Highlights: Training Begins; Editing and Salsa; NIRVanaExpert Film Editors Join the NIRV Team!On Wednesday, August 9th, and Saturday, August 12th, five experienced film editors joined the NIRV team...
NIRV Project Details and Materials Assistant Trainers We are lucky to have Pat Goudvis and Samantha Corsini assisting during the training sessions. Pat Goudvis, Assistant Trainer Samantha Corsini, Assistant Trainer and Additional Editor Meet the Editors The Editor's...
The Training Begins Editing and Salsa NIRV: The Training Begins NIRV: Editing and Salsa [gallery...
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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