Film Sprout

01/04/2019

It's official: Film Sprout has been acquired by Picture Motion! With this seamless union, we'll take impact strategy and community development to the next level, better serving filmmakers and change makers. We couldn't be more excited to be joining forces with the PicMo team.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions and check out this article to learn more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/socially-conscious-screening-company-picture-motion-acquires-film-sprout-1172774

09/12/2018

The Devil We Know

The Devil We Know is an unforgettable film that we are thrilled to bring to communities and classrooms across North America. Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, it documents a group of citizens in West Virginia who take on a powerful corporation (DuPont) after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical - now found in the blood of 99.7% of Americans - into the drinking water supply.

Check out the trailer and let us know if you'd like to be the one to bring it to your community.

www.thedevilweknow.com/take-action

The filmmakers behind Fed Up and GMO OMG are back to unravel one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time. THE DEVIL WE KNOW is available on Digital October 16th, or learn how you can host a screening: www.thedevilweknow.com

08/06/2018

The Gospel According To Andre

Make sure your community can see (and hear!) The Gospel According To Andre Leon Talley. From his childhood in the segregated South to his iconic, barrier-breaking work at Women's Wear Daily, W and Vogue, this film is an illuminating peek into what drives this fashion icon.

Get in touch at www.thegospelaccordingtoandre.com/host-a-screening to bring it to your community.

Join grassroots community organizers and campuses nationwide who are hosting screenings of The Gospel According To Andre. Help us to ensure that this inspiring portrait is used as a tool for conversation and action today.

07/09/2018

Three Filmmakers On How They Tell Their Stories - Brooklyn Magazine

Thanks for the feature, Brooklyn Magazine! http://www.bkmag.com/2018/07/02/three-filmmakers-tell-stories/

We asked a few of Brooklyn-based filmmakers for their thoughts on the power of storytelling and the magic of film. In partnership with The Yard.

05/18/2018

The Edge of 17: For Ahkeem Is a Coming-of-Age Story in the Age of Ferguson

"In a lot of ways, her story is emblematic. And I just hope that people who see the film can get that from her and fall in love with her in the way that we have, but also see her struggle and be as outraged as we are that she’s having to cope with all of these challenges."

Check out this new piece by The Root and get in touch if you'd like to be involved in the community and classroom screening tour of For Ahkeem: www.forahkeemfilm.com/host-a-screening

https://theglowup.theroot.com/the-edge-of-seventeen-for-ahkeem-is-a-coming-of-age-st-1825989756

04/10/2018

The Judge

New Yorkers, The Judge opens on Friday at Cinema Village! Tickets are now available at www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/the-judge.html.

Director Erika Cohn will be in NYC for Q&As on Friday and Saturday night following the 7:10pm screenings. We hope you can join us!

"A conventional portrait of a highly unconventional woman" - The New York Times

"Fascinating." - Los Angeles Times

"Enlightening and suspenseful and paced for maximum enjoyment." - Village Voice

"Strikes one inspirational note after another." - The Hollywood Reporter

“An enlightening, enriching documentary. Must see!" - The Mercury News

"Eye-opening." - From The Front Row

Discover Kholoud Al-Faqih’s remarkable story in The Judge — NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes, Vimeo and Amazon → thejudgefilm.com/screenings

03/20/2018

Oregon Doc Camp

Summer camp for doc makers! Registration open now!

Calling all documentary filmmakers!
Come to Oregon Documentary Camp 2018!!
* Learn from experts
* Share with peers
* Explore your industry
* Screen new works
* And make some friends along the way!

02/22/2018

Partnering for Impact - UnionDocs Workshop

Media is a central tool for social change and filmmakers, activists and funders are working more closely together than ever before. Things can get tricky!

UnionDocs has announced a new day-long intensive workshop PARTNERING FOR IMPACT, led by Active Voice Lab Founder Ellen Schneider, that will outline how to ask the right questions when partnering with funders and organizations to support your work (and theirs!). Participants will come away with a solid foundation on which to build productive future partnerships through role-playing and candid interactions with a lineup of seasoned guest instructors including Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Director at Black Public Media), Michèle Stephenson (Director, American Promise), and Kirsten Kelly (Director, The Homestretch).

See you there? Register now: https://uniondocs.org/event/2018-03-10-partnering-for-impact/

This workshop is designed to bridge the communication gaps between documentary filmmakers and advocacy groups. Here, we will also synthesize ways filmmakers can continue to make the films they want, without sacrificing the money they want to make.

01/16/2018

Big Sonia

"Thank you for sharing your story with America, Big Sonia." And thank you Congressman Kevin Yoder for recognizing Sonia and a film we are proud to bring to communities and classrooms nationwide!

"Big Sonia reminds us of humanity's beauty and kindness, and the power to endure and overcome unspeakable tragedy. Thank you for sharing your inspirational story with America." Congressman Kevin Yoder
Watch as BIG SONIA is recognized in Congress on the House Floor - The #SoniaEffect just keeps spreading, in a time we need it MOST.

01/08/2018

Unrest

We will be tuning in *tonight* for the Independent Lens | PBS broadcast of Unrest! Will you? Check your local listings for details: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/#schedule-local.

When medicine has no answers, what does the future hold?
Unrest premieres Monday, Jan 8 on Independent Lens | PBS → http://to.pbs.org/2ibWrd9

12/14/2017

POV

30 films in 30 days on POV!

This January, make POV your first destination for streaming docs. Introducing our first-ever broadcast marathon, followed by a special period of 30 films streaming for 30 days.

Learn more at pbs.org/pov/30marathon. #POVxWORLDMarathon

12/12/2017

Whose Streets?

Congrats to Whose Streets? on being included in The New Yorker's list of the best movies of 2017! We agree that it is a must-see. Want to be the one to bring it to your community? Let us know at www.whosestreets.com/host-a-screening or by contacting [email protected].

"Passionate, intimate, analytical." - The New Yorker on Whose Streets? in their Best of 2017

11/22/2017

Great news NYC: Big Sonia has been held over for another week at the Quad Cinema! Go see this portrayal of Sonia Warshawski, a Kansas City-based Holocaust survivor committed to speaking about the genocide she witnessed. Showtimes and tickets here: https://quadcinema.com/film/big-sonia

Photo credit: Gloria Baker Feinstein

11/15/2017

New Yorkers, Big Sonia opens at the Quad Cinema this Friday and tickets are now available at www.quadcinema.com/film/big-sonia

We are so excited that Sonia and the directors, Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday, will be in NYC! We hope you'll join us.

11/10/2017

Commentary: The Queens of Hollywood united against silence and shame

We're slow on the draw to share this, but three cheers for Diana Whitten and her powerful piece in the Salt Lake Tribune. We're so honored to have worked alongside her on VESSEL; to have had the support of Film Fatales chapters from around the world for the films we represent, and to join together, in Whitten's words, "while Hollywood soul-searches," to "hire each other and work with men who understand alliance."

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2017/10/21/commentary-the-queens-of-hollywood-united-against-silence-and-shame/

Over the past week, nearly three dozen women from Hollywood royalty came out against a seemingly untouchable titan, inspiring a ripe and nuanced conversation across the industry about accountability, complicity and the cultural expectations of working in film.

10/20/2017

In St. Louis, Protests Over Police Violence Disrupt Economy, and Win Attention

"...the persistent protests should alert cities nationwide that people will not be satisfied by endless commissions and policy proposals that do not result in action."

We need action and these stories must be shared. Want to be a part of making that happen? Contact [email protected] to host a screening of Whose Streets?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/st-louis-police-protests.html

Regional leaders are taking notice as the almost nightly rallies have prompted businesses to close and the cancellation of concerts.

10/16/2017

Audrie & Daisy

Film Sprout stands with all women and men who have been sexually harassed and assaulted. We believe you. We support you. We trust you.

Survivors: whether you are sharing your #MeToo, can't yet, or maybe never will, we believe you and stand in awe of your courage.

10/12/2017

Whose Streets?

It is our duty to fight for our freedom and Whose Streets? captures a community battling against anti-black narratives and for the right to live. Want to learn how you can join this movement? Contact Denae Peters at [email protected] to help us ensure this unflinching work of historical documentation is used as a tool for action right now.

Our elders have passed the torch, it's our turn to lead.

08/09/2017

Whose Streets?

Today marks three years since the killing of Michael Brown. What have we learned? What has changed?

Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. The Film Sprout team is honored to bring this film to communities and campuses across the nation this fall.

To learn more about the film and the community screenings campaign, please contact Denae Peters at [email protected].

The untold story of Ferguson from the people who lived it.

Watch Whose Streets? in select theaters August 11. Visit Site: http://www.whosestreetsfilm.com/

08/01/2017

CARE

We will be tuning in for the broadcast premiere of the documentary CARE on September 5th. Will you? Pledge to watch and join us in facilitating local discussions and impactful actions to improve the lives of those who provide and receive care.

We are thrilled to announce that on September 5th, CARE will have its broadcast premiere on WORLD Channel's America ReFramed!

Nationwide conversations about solutions to improve our current care system are critical so that we can meet our country’s growing and changing needs. We hope that you will join us in public dialogue about an issue which must no longer be treated as a private one.

Visit http://caredocumentary.com/broadcast to learn how you can have an impact.

06/30/2017

What to Stream This Weekend: Five Films About the American Heritage of Resistance

Five films about American resistance for your long-weekend viewing pleasure! http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-stream-this-weekend-five-films-about-the-american-heritage-of-resistance

Tales of racial violence, sexual repression, and a penniless European king for the July 4th weekend.

06/08/2017

CARE

One of many special moments from the documentary CARE! Community screenings are planned in 23 states and counting. Is yours on the list? Find upcoming screenings at http://caredocumentary.com/screenings and get in touch if you'd like to get involved in bringing the film to your town.

Caregivers are an integral part of the support system that those who receive care need. In CARE, we see just how powerful and heartwarming the bonds created between caregivers and families can be.

05/26/2017

Join Us for Almost Sunrise

Join Us for Almost Sunrise

A feature-length documentary by director Michael Collins and producer Marty Syjuco, the film follows two Iraq veterans as they struggle with depression upon returning home from military service. Fearful of succumbing to the epidemic of veteran suicide, they both seek a lifeline and embark on a 2,700...

04/06/2017

2017 NASW Media Awards - Films/Documentaries | Social Workers Speak

We are so excited that Almost Sunrise has been nominated for a National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Media Award. We hope you will join us in voting for them!

http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/2015-nasw-media-awards-filmsdocumentaries

NASW invites you to vote for newspaper articles, newspaper columns, magazine stories, radio segments, television news programs, TV shows, films, film

03/22/2017

CARE Documentary

Tomorrow the House of Representatives may vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), restricting health care access for millions of our most vulnerable people. At Film Sprout, our minds are on the additional strain this would place on our flawed system of caregiving. Passionate caregivers often earn poverty wages yet families are already struggling to afford the care they desperately need.

Join us as we work to advance the national care conversation by hosting a screening of the documentary CARE. Learn more at www.caredocumentary.com or by contacting Denae Peters at [email protected] / 646-688-4488.

Care pulls back the curtain on the poignant and largely hidden world of in-home elder care.

03/22/2017

DOC NYC PRO Marketing Boot Camp

NYC Doc-makers of all experience levels: Join us at the DOC NYC Documentary Marketing Boot Camp on April 13 for an overview of this essential component of your project(s). The panelist line-up is incredible and includes our founder, Caitlin Boyle. Tickets on sale now!

http://www.docnyc.net/news/marketing-boot-camp/

Filmmakers! Join us for a DOC NYC PRO Documentary Marketing Boot Camp at IFC Center. Spend the day focusing on this crucial topic and learn h

03/02/2017

Doc-makers take note! Oregon Doc Camp launches again in 2017 with four days of workshops, presentations, screenings and master classes in the PNW woods. Register now before spots fill up! OregonDocCamp.com

02/24/2017

Our team here at Film Sprout is proud to stand with transgender youth and their families in the face of the Trump Administration's efforts to overturn critical transgender student protections. We know we aren't the only ones! We are emboldened by the research we conducted in the wake of the From This Day Forward community screenings campaign which showed that 79% of audience members opposed "bathroom laws" and 100% supported the introduction of federal laws to protect transgender people from discrimination in all its forms. #ProtectTransKids

01/30/2017

Film Distribution in the Digital Age | NW Film Center

Calling all PNW filmmakers: Join a crash-course workshop on distribution in the digital age, next weekend, with Caitlin Boyle of Film Sprout, Amanda Elder, Paula Bernstein and Beth Harrington. Limited spots!

https://nwfilm.org/classes/film-distribution-in-the-digital-age/

A fast-paced seminar on how new platforms, new audiences and new approaches to sharing and viewing independent film are remaking the distribution landscape. Participants will learn how to tap into…

01/30/2017

The D-Word: the worldwide community of documentary professionals

Ready to resist? The D-Word is hosting a special week-long discussion, Sounding the Trumpets: The Future of Activism in the Documentary Community, with four leading documentary filmmaker/activists: Tanya Selvaratnam, Tiffany Shlain, Chad Gracia and Robin Bell. Join the conversation now to hear about the resistance work they’re currently spearheading, suggest ways for everyone to take effective action, and help chart a course for the documentary community. #resist http://www.d-word.com

The D-Word: the worldwide community of documentary professionals

11/29/2016

UnionDocs Now Hiring: Operations Assistant - UnionDocs

UnionDocs is now hiring! Apply now to support their overall administration as Operations Assistant. Ideal candidates have experience with event production, general technical proficiency, office experience and a passion for documentary art. Learn more and apply at http://www.uniondocs.org/now-hiring/

UnionDocs, Center for Documentary Art based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, seeks full-time Operations Assistant. Incorporated in 2005, UnionDocs is a center for documentary art located in the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Through an ecosystem of programs that include public events, professional d...

11/11/2016

Almost Sunrise – Hope is on the horizon

This Veteran's Day, we at Film Sprout are humbled to announce the beginning of our collaboration with the Almost Sunrise film team--an effort to bring a film about veterans, moral injury and healing--to educators, social workers and veterans' support organizations across the country. Bring it to your town and start healing: http://sunrisedocumentary.com.

11/10/2016

All Movies are Political Movies. We Need to Do Better | Filmmaker Magazine

Words of courage and honesty for all who make, distribute and watch films, from Filmmaker Magazine. http://filmmakermagazine.com/100531-all-movies-are-political-movies-we-need-to-do-better/#.WCTRbHeZPeR

If this is showing up on your newsfeed there’s a pretty good chance that you’re an American filmmaker, a member of the American film industry, or just someone