
DOC NYC’s 2024 Audience Award-winning Slumlord Millionaire follows residents, activists and attorneys battling some of New York City’s most notorious landlords. Join co-directors Steph Ching and Ellen Martinez and producer Nicole Tsien for a deep dive into the film’s development, production, distribution and impact campaign. Get an inside look at the access, storytelling, and editorial decisions that shaped the film and hear how they turned a complex housing crisis into an award-winning documentary. Moderated by Sian-Pierre Regis, author of Firelight Media’s newly released case study on the film.
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Join Firelight Media at BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia for a panel discussion on Black music as resistance.
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Join Firelight Media at BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia for a panel discussion on Black media legacy.

A case study of Set Hernandez's documentary 'unseen.'
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Join Firelight Media and Distribution Advocates to discuss two newly published case studies on independent documentary distribution.
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Join Firelight Media and MacArthur Foundation at Sundance Film Festival for a panel discussion and reception featuring doc industry leaders.

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

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