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.
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Owning Distribution | Beyond Resilience
Join Firelight Media and Distribution Advocates to discuss two newly published case studies on independent documentary distribution.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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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Beyond Resilience Masterclass: Making Music Docs that Sing
Firelight Media hosted a Beyond Resilience Masterclass with filmmakers behind some of the most lauded Black music documentaries of the decade.
Filming with Family | Beyond Resilience x CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit 2024
Firelight Media's Beyond Resilience series co-presented a panel at CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit in San Francisco.
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