CSFilm's project in Haiti is well underway. We are currently talking with several potential collaborators in the U.S and in Haiti, and we are planning a trip to Haiti for this month. Here's a quick introduction to our plans for the project in Haiti: This...
Happy Spring! This past week CSFilm director Michael Sheridan traveled to Washington D.C. to present the mission of CSFilm to international development and advocacy leaders, to learn about their work and to explore opportunities for collaboration on our current and...
Dear Friend of Community Supported Film, I hope your year is off to a good start and you are not badly affected by the season’s challenging weather. I wanted to give you a quick update on our activities since December. First of all, our 2013 year-end fundraiser was a...
Community Supported Filmmaking: From Afghanistan to Boston's Immigrant Community, a Digital Communications Workshop with Michael Sheridan Date: Friday, February 14th, 2014 Time: 2:10 - 4 pm Location: RG 20, Rubenstein Building, Ground Floor, Harvard Kennedy School, 79...
This March, Michael Sheridan of CSFilm will be giving a lecture entitled: "The Messenger is the Message: Why I Worked with Afghans to Tell Their Own Stories" at the Massachusetts School of Art and Design. Below is a brief description of the lecture: Frustrated by the...
This winter Michael Sheridan, director of Community Supported Film was contacted by high school student Nick Degug to answer some questions about Afghanistan. Below is a sample of the interview and a photograph of Nick's final presentation. Dear Michael, One...
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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