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Afghan Films to Screen at Swedish Film Festival

Afghan Films to Screen at Swedish Film Festival

A selection of films from The Fruit of Our Labor-Afghan Perspectives in Film are screening at the 3rd Annual Afghan Documentary Film Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, December 11-13. The films include Beyond Fatigue, by Baqir, Searching for a Path, by Reza, Death to the...

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Premiere US Screening of all Ten Haitian-made Films.

Premiere US Screening of all Ten Haitian-made Films.

      Owning Our Future-Haitian Perspectives in Film Get your tickets now for the premiere US screening of all ten Haitian-made films. Wednesday, October 21, 7:15-8:50pm Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, at 355 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA,...

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London, England-The Messenger is the Message

London, England-The Messenger is the Message

THE FOUNDRY A Place for Change The Messenger is the Message Michael Sheridan will speak at The Foundry, London (July 7, 12:00-1:00)  about his work to put Afghans and Haitians in charge of the storytelling about their community’s economic and social development...

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Brighton, England-The Messenger is the Message

Brighton, England-The Messenger is the Message

  The Messenger is the Message Michael Sheridan will speak at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, England, (July 2, 13:00-14:30) about his work to put Afghans and Haitians in charge of the storytelling about their community’s economic and social...

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Haitian Film Screening & Discussion, June 19, Cambridge, MA

Haitian Film Screening & Discussion, June 19, Cambridge, MA

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 7pm, Free Mobius, 55 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 CSFilm founder and director Michael Sheridan will present a screening of Owning Our Future - Haitian Perspectives in Film and will discuss how stories told by Haitians themselves can augment...

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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.

Excerpt from Dominican filmmaker Rafael DeLeon’s She’s an American Child, part of the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) 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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Screen&Discuss campaigns inspire new thinking and action among diverse audiences. See documentation from previous events and learn how you can organize your own.

Issues & analysis

Issues & Analysis

News and views on the people, places and topics of concern to Community Supported Film and our project partners.

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