This is Firelight Media

Firelight Media is the premier destination for non-fiction cinema by and about communities of color. Firelight Media produces documentary films, supports filmmakers of color, and cultivates audiences for their work.

Firelight Media is a non-profit organization that supports and develops non-fiction filmmakers of color.

Firelight Media’s programs include the flagship Documentary Lab, an 18-month fellowship that supports emerging filmmakers of color; Groundwork Regional Lab, which supports filmmakers in the American South, Midwest, and U.S.-controlled Territories; and the William Greaves Fund for mid-career nonfiction filmmakers. Firelight Media also produces digital short film series.


OUR PROGRAMS

Firelight Media provides dynamic support at every step of the creative journey for filmmakers of color with our artist programs and grants.

IN THE PRESS

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May 12, 2023
DEADLINE
Exclusive: Lucy J. Mukerjee Joins Firelight Media As Documentary Lab Director
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May 2, 2023
REALSCREEN
Exclusive: Firelight Media opens applications for 2023 Greaves R&D Fund
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April 27, 2023
REALSCREEN
Exclusive Trailer: PBS, Firelight, CAAM to Present Digital Debut of ‘Homegrown’ Short Docs
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March 22, 2023
SFFILM Festival
SFFILM Festival Mel Novikoff Award: Firelight Media + “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”
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March 20, 2023
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
47th Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Juried Competitions and Additional Program Details
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March 8, 2023
PBS AMERICAN MASTERS
American Masters and Firelight Media Present In the Making Season 2 Beginning March 14, Audra McDonald to Host Broadcast Premiere on March 24 on PBS

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Watch 'Homegrown: Future Visions,' a documentary short film series revealing the living histories, cultures, and future visions of communities of color in the Midwest. Stream now.

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