May News

Greetings,

We have exciting news about two of our fiscal sponsored projects! We start with a Peabody nomination for "The Only Doctor," directed by Matthew Hashiguchi and produced by our colleague Anjanette Levert! Also, "Because of You" by Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran will premiere at San Francisco's CAAM Film Festival in May.

In distribution news, extraordinary film editor and friend Lillian Benson—film director of "All Our Sons"—will received the 2025 BPM Trailblazer award for her career as a film editor and mentor. We are also pleased to announce three new releases for public screenings and educational use: "Blueprint for my People" by Carol Bash, "To Build a Monument" by Laïssa Christelle Alexis and "EL SIGNO VACÍO (the empty sign)" by Kathryn Ramey.

Lastly, we want to alert you of an opportunity to host free screenings for your community, thanks to the ELEV8Docs initiative. The Resistance & Joy Screening Tour is a bold new initiative presenting a powerful slate of twelve short documentaries, all directed by filmmakers of color. These films explore urgent and deeply personal themes, from LGBTQ+ rights and intergenerational healing to advocacy, cultural preservation, and the resilience of communities reclaiming spaces. Visit their website to book your online or in-person screening!

Keep reading for more details on our upcoming exhibitions and a list of resources for filmmakers. Don't forget to stay connected with us! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky for updates and news from the TWN community.

Upcoming Exhibitions

• May 8 "Palestine Vaincra (Palestine Will Win) at the Open City Documentary Festival, London
• May 10 "Dreams Deferred" at the Silver Pride Cinema Festival, Wilmington
• May 13 "Inside Women Inside" at the Flatpack Festival, Birmingham
• May 14 "The Case Against Lincoln Center" featured in Centro's "Afterlives of San Juan Hill" exhibit, NYC
• May 26-27 African Spiritualities series featuring "Voices of the Gods" and "AI: African Intelligence" at Anthology Film Archives, NYC
• Until June 1st, "Mirror" at the New York Live Arts Gallery, NYC

List of Resources and Deadlines

• Calendar of upcoming grants and other deadlines
• New York State Media Arts Map and list of grants
• Deadlines:
• Film Independent Documentary Producing Lab, MOM Film Festival, SFFILM Documentary Film Fund, The Miller/Packan Film Fund, BendFilm: Basecamp, Native Youth Media Project, BPM's AfroPoP, OTV Atlas Fund, Reel Sisters Fellowship, Vimeo Short Film Grant, and March On! Filmmaker Competitions.
• In-person and online training:
• Reel Sisters, NYFA, DCTV, Women Make Movies, UnionDocs, Sundance Collab, Center for Communication, DOC NYC Pro, Beyond Resilience, Film Green Office Hours, and VLA
• Guidelines and Best Practice Statements:
• Disability Representation, AI in documentaries, GenAI Best Practices for Documentary Tool Kit, Archival Producers, Social Impact Rights, and Fair Use
• Membership associations for filmmakers:
• Entertainment Community Fund, BGDM, FWD-Doc, A-Doc, NALIP, and D-Word
• More resources

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In solidarity,

The Third World Newsreel team

Pioneering Social Justice Media Since 1968

Thanks to our supporters

TWN is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, Color Congress, the National Film Preservation Foundation, New York Humanities, Golden Globe Foundation, New York Community Trust, Kolibri Foundation, NFF, and the Peace Development Fund, as well as individual donors.