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.
.png)
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.
%20(1).png)
The Power of the BIPOC Producer | Beyond Resilience
Firelight Media and the Documentary Producers Alliance hosted a conversation about the power of BIPOC producers.
%20(1).png)
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.
%20(1).png)
Interrogating the Festival to Awards Pipeline | Beyond Resilience
Firelight Media and Distribution Advocates hosted a conversation about navigating the festival to awards pipeline for documentary filmmakers.
The Optics of Islam | Beyond Resilience
A conversation with filmmakers and scholars about Muslim and MENASA representation.
The Documentary System is Broken. Now What? | Beyond Resilience
How can we band together to (re)build a system that will ensure independent filmmakers can thrive?
Palestinian Voices | Beyond Resilience
Beyond Resilience, with support from Field of Vision, is proud to be a community partner for the Arab Film & Media Institute's 'Palestinian Voices' program.
STAY CONNECTED
