August 7, 2020

The Life and Legacy of John Lewis | Beyond Resilience

A conversation to lift up the life and legacy of the former Congressman with inside stories and reflections on his leadership.

Host:

  • Marcia Smith, President of Firelight Media

Moderator:

  • Judith Browne Dianis, lawyer, professor, and executive director of the Advancement Project National Office.

Panelists:

  • Stanley Nelson, Documentary Filmmaker, Founder of Firelight Media. Featured clip: Freedom Riders (2010), which chronicles American civil rights activists' peaceful fight against racial segregation on buses and trains in the 1960s.
  • Dawn Porter, Documentary Filmmaker, Attorney, and Founder of Trilogy Films. Featured clip: John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020), an intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’s life and legacy takes us through his more than 60 years of activism-from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights’ movement to the legislative powerhouse.
August 1, 2025

Black Media Legacy: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future | Beyond Resilience x BlackStar Film Festival

Join Firelight Media at BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia for a panel discussion on Black media legacy.

March 24, 2025

Case Study: unseen

A case study of Set Hernandez's documentary 'unseen.'

March 27, 2025

Owning Distribution | Beyond Resilience

Join Firelight Media and Distribution Advocates to discuss two newly published case studies on independent documentary distribution.

January 27, 2025

Our State of the Union: Documentary Industry Leaders on What Comes Next

Join Firelight Media and MacArthur Foundation at Sundance Film Festival for a panel discussion and reception featuring doc industry leaders.

October 6, 2024

A Part Of/Apart From | Beyond Resilience x Hawai'i International Film Festival

Firelight Media presented a special edition of our Beyond Resilience series at the Hawai'i International Film Festival.

September 19, 2024

The Black Movie House as Refuge | Beyond Resilience

Join Firelight Media on YouTube Live for a conversation with the visionaries behind the most exciting Black-run movie theaters in the U.S.

August 2, 2024

Black on the Internet | Beyond Resilience x BlackStar Film Festival

Join Firelight Media's Beyond Resilience series for a special panel presentation at BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.

July 18, 2024

The Power of the BIPOC Producer | Beyond Resilience

Firelight Media and the Documentary Producers Alliance hosted a conversation about the power of BIPOC producers.


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