Community Supported Film (CSFilm) Screen&Discuss events can be focused on topics or on the countries where we have worked.

• US Immigration Topics from New Immigrant and Refugee Visions – films by and about US immigrants
• Haitian Topics from Owning Our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film
• Afghan Topics from The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film

Crosscutting Topics

The following topics can be explored from the experience and perspective of the different countries and peoples:

Local ownership of the development process:

• Haitian-made films: Ghetto Green, Ghetto Clean; Owned and Occupied
• Afghan-made films: ‘L’ is for Light, ‘D’ is for Darkness, Hands of Health, Knocking on Times Door, Water Ways; Lack of local ownership: Death to the Camera

Disability issues:

• Haitian-made films: Brave the World
• Afghan-made films: Bearing the Weight

Gender issues and women’s empowerment:

• Haitian-made films: Shifting Gears
• Afghan-made films: ‘L’ is for Light, ‘D’ is for Darkness, Hands of Health, The Road Above, Bearing the Weight, Beyond Fatigue, Treasure Trove, Death to the Camera
• US immigrant and refugee made films: Campaign for a New American, Worlds Apart at Home, She’s an American Child,

Unemployment and job development:

• Haitian-made films: Shifting Gears, Crafting the Next Generation, Banking on My Child, Threading the Needle, Importing Disaster
• Afghan-made films: Searching for a Path, The Road Above, Bearing the Weight, Treasure Trove, Death to the Camera
• US immigrant and refugee made films: Pulse of a Dream, Borrowing Fire, The Arranger

Community organizing and economic development, cooperative farming and business development:

• Haitian-made films: Milking Local Capacity, Ghetto Green, Ghetto Clean
• Afghan-made films: Water Ways
• US immigrant and refugee made films: Rhythms of Respect, Campaign for a New American, Worlds Apart at Home, The Arranger, Borrowing Fire

Banking system and financial exploitation:

• Haitian-made films: Banking on My Child
• Afghan-made films: Searching for a Path

Import and Trade:

• Haitian-made films: Importing Disaster, Milking Local Capacity, and Threading the Needle

Natural disasters and locally-led recovery initiatives:

• Haitian-made films: Owned and Occupied, Threading the Needle

Man-made disasters, impact of conflict:

• Afghan-made films: ‘L’ is for Light, ‘D’ is for Darkness; Knocking on Times Door; Bearing the Weight; Death to the Camera
• US refugee made films: Seeking Settled Ground, Navigating Hope, Worlds Apart at Home

Transformative power of culture:

• Haitian-made films: Out of the Rubble, Crafting the Next Generation
• US immigrant and refugee made films: Rhythms of Respect, Lift with Your Heart,

Education:

• Afghan-made films: ‘L’ is for Light, ‘D’ is for Darkness, Knocking on Times Door, Beyond Fatigue

Healthcare:

• Afghan-made films: Hands of Health

Substance abuse and addiction:

• Afghan-made films: The Road Above

Water rights and drought:

• Afghan-made films: Water Ways

The Aid Industry:

• Afghan-made films: Death to the Camera