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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR RURAL CINEMA 2025
Working Films strives to make all of our events and programs accessible, including our application processes. To request an accessibility accommodation or adjustment, please email amyers@workingfilms.org, or call us at 910-342-9000. Across the US we are seeing stronger and more frequent climate-fueled disasters, exposure to environmental racism, and threats to…
READ MORE »Do-It-Yourself Screening Guide
Didn’t get a chance to host a screening of one of our impactful film-driven organizing campaigns? Or know someone who might be interested? We’re excited to announce that our past campaigns—Shore Stories, Coal Ash Stories, Stories Beyond Borders, and Revisioning Recovery—are now available for community screenings! Each of these films…
READ MORE »Introducing the Facing Race Conference: 2024 Race Flicks Line Up!
Race Forward and Working Films are thrilled to announce the 2024 Race Flicks film track of Facing Race: A National Conference, being held in person in St. Louis, Missouri, November 20-22. Race Flicks is a micro-film track during the conference that lifts up critical issues and stories of community organizing…
READ MORE »Beyond Walls is a Call to Care
Launched in 2023, Beyond Walls is an organizing initiative featuring documentary films that define and amplify what prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition means, while inspiring people to imagine and take action toward a world without policing. This year, Beyond Walls continues to resonate across communities and a recent screening at…
READ MORE »Announcing Impact Kickstart 2025
For a documentary film to make a difference, a solid strategy for audience engagement and strong partnerships are key. Filmmakers often lack time to do this work themselves or the expertise and the funds to pay for it. Emerging filmmakers, creators of color, and underrepresented artists can face the biggest…
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