22 Jan 2023
Congratulations to #DocLabAlumni @ivymacdonald & Ivan MacDonald, producers of 'Murder in Big Horn,' premiering today at @sundancefest. The docu-series centers on the dozens of Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared in Montana's Big Horn County: festival.sundance.org/prograβ¦
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5 Dec 2022
This month we're looking forward to two broadcast streaming premieres by #DocLabAlumni @KevinShaw23 @ursulaliang! 𧡠1/3
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4 Nov 2022
We're proud to return as a sponsor of the @NOFS New Orleans Film Festival! The 2022 Festival includes in-person virtual screenings of films by #DocLabAlumni #ImpactCampaignFund grantees DΓ©bora Souza Silva & @JasminMara and #DocLabAlum Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso. #NOFF2022
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27 Oct 2022
World Premiere screenings at the festival include new films by #DocLabAlumni @dawnporter & @ursulaliang. Alum @isacastropics's MIJA will have a @DOCNYCfest Short List Screening, and alum @JonSesrie will screen AFTER SHERMAN.
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14 Sep 2022
Congratulations to Documentary Lab alum Christine Turner for her Black Directors Fellowship and to #DocLabAlumni and Fellows @xinyanyu, @RobieFlores & @JudeSChehab for their Sustainable Artist Fellowships β all from @bgdocmafia! bit.ly/3RIajY5
ALT A composite image of headshots of the 11 filmmakers selected for Brown Girls Doc Mafia's 2022 Fellowships against a solid black background.
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10 Jun 2022
Congratulations again to @naushero, @capitalkpics, and the whole @AnActofWorship team on the sold-out World Premiere of 'An Act of Worship' at @Tribeca Festival! #DocLabAlumni
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9 May 2022
This Wednesday's @CAAM Filmmaker Summit features an amazing group of talent, including #DocLabAlumni @naushero, @CiaraLeiLacy and @Tadillac1, sharing tools and challenges for BIPOC filmmakers. Registration is free with RSVP: caamfest.com/40/sections/caaβ¦
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20 Apr 2022
Congratulations to the #FirelightFamily screening films at the 2022 @Tribeca Festival! Follow the thread below for a preview of films by Firelight Media-supported filmmakers, including #DocLabAlumni, #WilliamGreavesFund & #SparkFund grantees π§΅
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19 Apr 2022
Congratulations to #DocLabAlumni @naushero (director) and @capitalkpics (producer) and team: AN ACT OF WORSHIP will have its World Premiere at @Tribeca Festival! deadline.com/2022/04/tribecaβ¦
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1 Mar 2022
Our March newsletter is out! Highlights include:
π¦ #DocLabAlumni screenings at @truefalse @sxsw
ποΈ Our 3/4 #BeyondResilience Muslim Filmmakers Roundtable event
πΊ @StanleyNelson1's #ATTICA streaming free on YouTube via @Showtime
Read all about it: mailchi.mp/firelightmedia/maβ¦
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19 Jan 2022
Announcing the next event in our #BeyondResilience series: "Collaborating with Documentary Protagonists." Presented at @sundancefest, the virtual panel will feature #DocLabAlumni @isacastropics, #ShaliniKantayya, and Emily Cohen IbaΓ±ez (@ReversaF). RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/beyond-resiβ¦
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7 Jan 2022
π’ Announcing members of the six juries awarding prizes for artistic and cinematic achievement at #Sundance 2022, and the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize (@SloanFoundation).
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3 Jan 2022
Congratulations as well to #DocLabAlumni Jessica Kingdon for being shortlisted for #Ascension (@mtvdocs), and Christine Turner for being shortlisted for Best Documentary Short Subject for #LynchingPostcards (@mtvdocs, @FirelightFilms)!
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8 Dec 2021
Congratulations to #DocLabAlumni @Daresha11 & @RobieFlores on their @SouthernDocFund Production Grants!
7 Dec 2021
The Southern Documentary Fund has announced its 2021 production grants -- ten projects that include a new feature from "Daughters of the Dust" director Julie Dash. filmmakermagazine.com/112645β¦
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10 Nov 2021
Congratulations to the #FirelightFamily featured in @DOCNYCfest's Short List programs for Features Shorts: Firelight Founder @StanleyNelson1 #DocLabAlumni #JessicaKingdon, @petenicks, and #ChristineTurner! #DOCNYC
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26 Oct 2021
Congrats to #FirelightFamily on being named to @DOCNYCfest's 2021 Short List: @StanleyNelson1 & @TrayAmari's #Attica, Jessica Kingdon's #Ascension, @petenicks's @HomeroomMovie & Christine Turner's short 'Lynching Postcards' thewrap.com/summer-of-soul-f⦠@FirelightFilms #DocLabAlumni
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15 Sep 2021
We are proud to announce the 2021 recipients of the @frontlinepbs / Firelight Fellowship: #DocLabAlumni @ursulaliang and @cristinaibarra! The Fellows will receive research grants, production funding, and distribution via FRONTLINE's digital platforms: buff.ly/3CadQWU
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8 Jul 2021
Vote for our #DocLabAlumni for @IndependentLens's Audience Award! @CodedBias by Shalini Kantayaa, @AWomansWorkDoc by @yuisrain, @mrsoulthemovie by @mhaizlip , and Down A Dark Stairwell by @ursulaliang are all nominated!
VOTE: buff.ly/3hLzN6k
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8 Jul 2021
Huge congrats to #DocLabAlumni @pandabearfilms, who won the Silver Telly Award for Social Impact for her film 'Building the American Dream'!
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9 Jun 2021
Also screening this year at special outdoor presentations are Official Selections for @Tribeca 2020, including films by #DocLabAlumni @blackscrackle, @soniakennebeck, @redrubes14, & @DJLaylo β some of which are already SOLD OUT. #Tribeca2021
Learn more β¬οΈ firelightmedia.medium.com/fiβ¦
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