11 Apr 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum & #ImpactCampaignFund grantee @KevinShaw23 on the @PeabodyAwards Nomination for @LightShineDoc! Big congrats as well to #FirelightFamily @redrubes14 for the nomination for 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' peabodyawards.com/awards/nom…
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6 Apr 2023
Bravo to the 2023 Fellows in the Creative Arts! These writers, choreographers, musicians, and artists are exploring Black joy, identity, the aesthetics of camp, medicine in the 21st century, ekphrasis, and the nature of home. #guggfellows2023 Learn more at gf.org
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6 Apr 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum Sierra Urich, whose film JOONAM won the Nesnadny Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition at @CIFF! clevelandfilm.org/festival/a… #CIFF47
ALT A photo of Sierra Urich standing at a podium on stage at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
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31 Mar 2023
#DocLabAlum @pjraval’s documentary @CallHerGanda follows the murder case of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a U.S. Marine, and the obstacles faced in the pursuit of justice by three women intimately invested in the case. unraval.com/portfolio/call-h…
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20 Mar 2023
TONIGHT on @PBS @IndependentLens: The story of the welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” @StormingCaesars, directed by #DocLabAlum & #ImpactCampaignFund grantee @HazelMG broadcasts at 10/9c. to.pbs.org/3lsDiUT
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18 Mar 2023
See how Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for a basic income guarantee. Watch @IndependentLens’ @StormingCaesars – directed by #DocLabAlum @HazelMG – on the PBS Video app starting Monday, March 20: to.pbs.org/3FBfrcz #StormingCaesarsPBS
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17 Mar 2023
“If you want your life to get better, you’ve got to fight for it!” –Ruby Duncan. Watch #DocLabAlum #ImpactCampaignFund grantee @HazelMG's @StormingCaesars, premiering this Monday, March 20 on @IndependentLens and the @PBS Video app: to.pbs.org/3FBfrcz #StormingCaesarsPBS
ALT A photo of Ruby Duncan standing in front of demonstrators against a gradient orange and pink backdrop with the words "Storming Caesars Palace" "Watch on the PBS Video App"
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15 Mar 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum @dawnporter! 🔥🔥🔥
The #SXSW 2023 Louis Black "Lone Star" Award goes to The Lady Bird Diaries directed by @dawnporter!
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14 Mar 2023
Congratulations to @sabaahfolayan, who just received the SXSW Community Service Award for Film, in recognition of her leadership of the #DocumentaryLab as well as her filmmaking and activism. #DocLabAlum #FirelightFamily 🔥
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3 Feb 2023
Next Friday, February 10, 12pm ET: Join @POVdocs across the street on Instagram Live for a conversation on Youth Activism & Social Change centered around @LightShineDoc, directed by #DocLabAlum @KevinShaw23, moderated by our own @sabaahfolayan. See you there!
ALT A composite image of the panelists' headshots: Sabaah Folayan, Kevin Shaw, Rachel Dickson, and Taylor Wallace, with the event details.
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21 Jan 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum Sierra Urich whose film JOONAM premieres @sundancefest today! JOONAM is a rich, personal documentary that reflects the experiences of the Iranian diasporic community. Learn more: festival.sundance.org/progra…
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13 Jan 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum and #ImpactCampaignFund grantee @JasminMara, honored with a Special Jury Mention, U.S. Latinx Film for @silentbeautydoc!
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5 Dec 2022
On Tuesday, December 13, #DocLabAlum @frontlinepbs /Firelight Fellow @ursulaliang will have the broadcast streaming premiere of her new documentary 'Jeanette Lee Vs.,' about the "Black Widow" of billiards, on @espn @30for30. Learn more: espnpressroom.com/us/press-r… TUNE IN! (3/3)
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5 Dec 2022
On Monday, December 12, #DocLabAlum @KevinShaw23 will have the broadcast premiere of his Doc Lab film @LightShineDoc on @POVdocs, about a top-ranked elementary school in Chicago threatened with closure by the forces of gentrification. Learn more: pbs.org/pov/films/letthelitt… 🧵(2/3)
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23 Nov 2022
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum @isacastropics on her @filmindependent Spirit "Truer Than Fiction Award" Nomination for #Mija! filmindependent.org/nominee/… @DisneyOrigDocs
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14 Nov 2022
Mark your calendar: #DocLabAlum @ursulaliang's new documentary “Jeanette Lee Vs.," about “The Black Widow” of Billiards, will premiere on @espn December 13 at 8pm ET: bit.ly/3AcVbeJ #30for30
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11 Nov 2022
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum @isacastropics on the Best Documentary Feature nomination for #Mija! @DisneyOrigDocs
We are thrilled to announce the nominees of the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards which will be held on December 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles.
See the full list of #IDADocAwards nominees at documentary.org/awards2022/n…
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10 Nov 2022
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum @JasminMara, Best Feature Cinematography Award Winner at #NOFF2022 @NOFS for @silentbeautydoc!
9 Nov 2022
The #NOFF2022 Filmmaker Awards🎬🐊 are out, and many are available to stream through 11/13! Congratulations to all the filmmakers who joined the festival this year!🥳
Our #NOFF2022 Filmmaker Awards for Best Cinematography go to🥁:
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7 Nov 2022
Congratulations to #DocLabAlum @Tadillac1 on being named the new Director of the Media Arts Center at the @jamuseum! bit.ly/3NHs9tb
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4 Nov 2022
On Monday, November 7 at 2:30pm, #DocLabAlum and #ImpactCampaignFund grantee @JasminMara (@silentbeautydoc) joins the FREE panel discussion "Healing as Documentary Process." neworleansfilmsociety.org/fi… #NOFF2022
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