Documentary Film Funding

Recently Funded Films

Bedlam

A filmmaker and practicing psychiatrist makes rounds in ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind a national health crisis: mental illness.
Midnight Traveler

In a rare first-person account of the refugee experience, an Afghan family fleeing the Taliban film their years-long journey to safety.
Decade of Fire

In the 1970s, fires raged through the South Bronx--meet the brave citizens who outlasted the flames and saved their community.

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Let's Talk Industry Sustainability at ITVS Independents Summit
July 11, 2019

Congratulations to the ITVS Independent Summit participants. This summer’s ITVS Independent Summit will be a week-long gathering for filmmakers and industry leaders to explore the opportunities and roadblocks that shape the contemporary documentary industry.We will come together to reimagine what sustainable filmmaking could look like, and what…
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Sugar Shakers, Handbags, and Resistance: Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria
June 21, 2019

Placards are pieces of history. They show us verve. They show us wit. They show us pain and personality. They are floating, gripped, vital statements of resistance, rendering the individual voices of protest visible. The protests and riots of our times are documented and extended through social media, creating long-lasting visual histories that live…

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