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...
NIRV Highlights, Issue 1, August 14, 2017 PDF | Project Details | Other Highlights: Editing and Salsa; NIRVana; Screening NIRV Films The training begins… Saturday, July 29th marked Day 1 of CSFilm’s New Immigrant and Refugee Visions documentary filmmaking training...
Documentary Filmmaking Editors/Trainers Needed for New Immigrant and Refugee Filmmaking Training And Production Boston-based Community Supported Film (CSFilm) is training 10 new immigrants and refugees in documentary filmmaking as part of our New Immigrant and Refugee...
The women and men selected for the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) project come from around the world and bring a diversity of backgrounds, skills, interests and community engagement activities related to social and economic justice. We look forward to...
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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