Read the full article from the Lexington Minuteman here! Creating a Documentary by Jordan Frias For more than two decades, Lexington native Michael Sheridan, 52, has been filming and producing educational advocacy films, focusing on countries in places like Africa...
Community Supported Film Launches Haitian Perspectives in Film Training of Haitians in the production of documentary films to emphasize local experience with the causes of and solutions to the economic and social development challenges faced since the 2010 earthquake...
After months of planning and a very stimulating, meeting-packed two weeks in Haiti, I’m thrilled to report that we are ready to move forward with our project, Haitian Perspectives in Film. Of course, to actually make it happen we have to raise the funds. To that end,...
View and download the CSFilm Internship description! Administrative and Communications Internship Description: Community Supported Film is looking for an intern to play a key role in helping this young organization grow and communicate its mission. Interns will assist...
Spring is eternal in Haiti, where I’ve been for the last week. Often quite hot and humid, there is a cool breeze right now as the rain clouds come down over the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince. Steep hills covered in shacks of mostly cement clinging to every nook and...
Last month, Michael made a special trip to the Carroll School in Lincoln, Massachusetts to discuss the work of CSFilm with an elementary school class. The students are reading the Afghan book The Breadwinner, which takes place during the Taliban regime and was the...
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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