January 12, 2016 was the 6th anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. The Little Haiti Cultural Complex screened Owning Our Future-Haitian Perspectives in Film all day as part of their earthquake commemoration. There was a candle-lit procession at 4:30 p.m.and a vigil at...
Thank you! What a wonderful way to begin 2016! Our latest total is 34,535! We are so thankful for your generosity. It is the reason that we are able to start 2016 with great momentum as we push forward with our mission to open eyes, ears and minds to unseen...
I am encouraged by a number of recent conversations with folks interested to explore how we might integrate CSFilm's approach with their work in Bosnia Herzegovina, Nigeria, Myanmar and the US. Local initiation is the ideal approach from CSFilm's perspective as it...
If you are interested in learning documentary filmmaking and are in or can get to Boston, USA, I'll be teaching an intensive one-week course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design January 11-15, 2016. This is an immersive, hands-on learning experience....
Many non-profits do not have the funds to hire photographers to document their many activities and to visualize their stories for their community and supporters. Orgs often rely on an already over-worked staff to snap pictures on the run; too often the results are not...
Robenson Sanon, Haitian radio journalist and participant in CSFilm and Groupe Medialternatif's training, is pursuing his dream to focus on documentary films that concentrate on the challenges faced by Haitians. He sent a link today with shots from his initial footage...
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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