‘Expanding Sanctuary’ awarded IF/Then North Shorts Residency and Grant
Expanding Sanctuary directed by SIFT Member Kristal Sotomayor was awarded the IF/Then North Shorts Residency and Grant
10.01.2020 at 7PM | SIFTMedia 215 DIY Artivist Workshop
Thursday October 1, 2020, 7pm EST Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-siftmedia-215-diy-artivist-workshop-tickets-121276785129 Join Sabaah Folayan, Producer/Director of WHOSE STREETS? for this unique workshop View Post For many of us, 2020 has been a…
‘Finding Elijah’ on WHYY TV 12 Tues 9/29 @ 7:30pm EST
Yolonda Johnson-Young, writer and director of ‘Finding Elijah’, grapples with her son’s suicide by making a powerful film . Tune in tonight for the Broadcast Premiere of the award winning…
09.24.2020 at 7PM | Release & Black Ballerina
Black Ballerina tells the story of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Six decades ago, while pursuing their dreams, Joan Myers Brown, Delores Browne, and Raven Wilkinson confronted racism, exclusion, and unequal opportunity.
09.17.2020 at 7PM | Lost In The Hype: African-Americans in a Super Sports Town
Lost in the Hype is about the negative impact on communities of color when tax dollars are diverted to private individuals to build stadiums and other for profit entities to the detriment of neighborhood recreation programs and other municipal services.
09.10.2020 at 7PM | Baobab Flowers
Merging poetic and observational style, filmmaker Gabriela Watson-Burkett bridges the lives of teachers from two different countries—Nyanza Bandele in Philadelphia, United States, and Priscila Dias in São Paulo, Brazil.
07.11.2020 at 7PM | Finding Elijah
Told from a mother’s perspective, Finding Elijah follows a young man’s journey from home into mental illness, to homelessness, and ultimately to suicide. It shows how a mother’s search for answers leads her to action.
07.02.2020 at 8PM | LoqueeshaAshleyFranklinJoseBrown, On The JOB with Lani Lou, & Thug
Work that speaks to the youth experience, resilience, and aspiration. Join us for a Q & A with the filmmakers and a discussion centered around caring for young people during these crazy times of COVID-19 and the protests against police brutality and societal racism. Poet Ursula Rucker will attend.
