Since our founding, Firelight Media has been proud to support LGBTQ+ filmmakers and films as part of our mission of changing the story. Firelight-supported filmmakers from the early days of our Documentary Lab, to more recent short film productions like IN THE MAKING, have used documentary storytelling to highlight the…

Firelight-supported filmmakers will be well-represented at the 2022 Tribeca Festival at screenings and events throughout the city as well as on the Tribeca At Home platform. Firelight Media is pleased to share that several Firelight-supported filmmakers will be premiering films at the 2022 Tribeca Festival, including Jon-Sesrie Goff, Nausheen Dadabhoy…

Filmmakers Maya Cueva and Leah Galant on their acclaimed documentary “On the Divide” and what a “post-Roe” U.S. might look like. Editor’s Note: As part of Firelight Media’s Beyond Resilience series, we’re commissioning BIPOC nonfiction filmmakers to share reflections on their own challenges, strategies, and experiences of creating and distributing…

18-month fellowship provides filmmakers with customized mentorship, as well as funding, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities Firelight Media, the premier destination for nonfiction cinema by and about communities of color, is pleased to announce the open call for its flagship Documentary Lab, an 18-month fellowship program that supports filmmakers…

Firelight Media’s Groundwork Regional Lab supports diverse, emerging documentary filmmakers living and working in under-represented regions of the U.S and U.S.-controlled territories. By providing an introduction to the documentary landscape and the opportunities that exist for early-career filmmakers, our goal is to help position them for national opportunities as well…

The Spark Fund, a one-time opportunity underwritten by the National Endowment for the Humanities, provides stipends to 36 established BIPOC filmmakers whose work was disrupted by the pandemic. Firelight Media, the premier destination for nonfiction cinema by and about communities of color, today announced the recipients of the Spark Fund…

A new collection of digital non-fiction short films by BIPOC filmmakers living in the American Midwest Firelight Media, PBS and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) today announced the filmmakers and projects selected for the new collection of digital short films HOMEGROWN: Future Visions. HOMEGROWN is a regional short…

For the final post in our 2021 Firelight Year-in-Review series, we’re highlighting news and updates from our Artist Programs! This year we welcomed new cohorts to our flagship Documentary Lab, Groundwork Regional Lab, and FRONTLINE/Firelight Fellowship, and welcomed new grantees for the second year of our William Greaves Fund and…

2021 was a banner year for Firelight leadership, staff, and our community of filmmakers. In addition to premiering nearly two-dozen films this year at film festivals, in theaters, and on broadcast and streaming platforms, members of the Firelight family have also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including News & Documentary…