A few years ago, as filmmaker Roger Ross Williams contemplated founding his own production company, he experienced a Field of Dreams kind of vision: “If you build it, they will come.”
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Congresswoman Lee Introduces Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced the Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act to acknowledge the role that arts and humanities play in dismantling systemic racism in the United States.
IDA Voluntarily Recognizes Union Of Rank-And-File Employees, Setting Stage For Contract Negotiations
The International Documentary Association has formally granted voluntary recognition to a union formed by rank-and-file employees, eliminating a bone of contention between workers and management.
These women are staking their claim to Web3 and the metaverse
Web 2.0 was shaped by a few big outfits run by white guys. What’s next could be more welcoming, safe, and fair—if women play a...
Curation Is Not Censorship
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival?
Sundance Institute Staffers Resign in Response to ‘Jihad Rehab’ Backlash — Exclusive
The two Sundance Institute staffers who resigned expressed concerns about the film ahead of this year’s festival. Two senior staffers at the Sundance Institute have...
Islamophobia and the Tyranny of Empathy: The Case of ‘Jihad Rehab
This past weekend I got cozy on my living room couch and attended my first screening of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival— the premiere of Meg Smaker’s Jihad Rehab. The film’s hapless title manages to be both inaccurate and offensive—“rehab” refers to an incarceration facility in Saudi Arabia and the casual equation of the word “jihad” with terrorism is offensive to Muslims—and foreshadows the next 108 minutes of the film.
New Smithsonian Film Project “Futures We Dream” To Showcase Uplifting Visions of Eight Communities Across the U.S.
Debuting this November in the Smithsonian’s groundbreaking ‘FUTURES’ exhibition at the historic Arts and Industries Building...
NEA Offers Relief Funds to Help Arts and Culture Sector Recover from Pandemic
Doors Open for Applications for American Rescue Plan Funding
New Report Released on the Economic Impact of the Arts and Cultural Sector
Reposted from NEA Washington, DC—After more than a year enduring the pandemic, the arts and cultural industries remain among the hardest hit by the economic...