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Minnesota-based filmmakers Joua Lee Grande, Tahiel Jimenez Medina, and Lorenzo Serna joined us for a tender conversation about tending to our neighbors, artistic practice, and each other, with the courage to break open and out of old myths. Creative expressions of solidarity, including community archiving, meals, mutual aid, and truth-telling, are sprouting up across Minnesota. We are its bloom. An invitation to pause, process, and listen together. Moderated by Nell Lawrenz-Wareham.
As physical distancing continues to be the new norm, how can we still make an impact when apart? Sonya Childress, senior fellow at the Perspective Fund, takes us through case studies of documentary film campaigns that have launched in this moment and raise key questions around audience access, care, and how to reach social justice impact goals.

A live event featuring a music set by DJ Frotasia to give our community the opportunity to dance, sing, and shout during a time of tremendous difficulty.
Conversations on representation, labor, and equity featuring the work and perspectives of Undocumented storytellers.
A conversation with Black filmmakers on how they are navigating the ubiquitous images of Black trauma in this moment, documenting Black life, and forging new cinematic languages, practices, and formal approaches.
The recent announcement that golfing icon Tiger Woods would be the subject of a two-part HBO documentary series set in motion a heated debate in the documentary industry about equity, power, and BIPOC filmmakers' demands for structural change.

A conversation to lift up the life and legacy of the former Congressman with inside stories and reflections on his leadership.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, presented at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Getting Real conference.

On November 17, 2020, as part of DOC NYC Live, Firelight Media presented a special edition of its Beyond Resilience Series.