March 4, 2022

Muslim Filmmakers Roundtable | Beyond Resilience

Firelight Media hosted a Beyond Resilience roundtable discussion with Muslim filmmakers on ethics and accountability in the documentary ecosystem. Following the premiere of the documentary Jihad Rehab at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, these filmmakers and their allies have called for a broad re-examination of what constitutes ethics and accountability for funders, programmers, distributors, and filmmakers.



**Accessibility notice: This event includes ASL interpretation.**

The Beyond Resilience series is sponsored by Open Society Foundations. Beyond Resilience is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Beyond Resilience is also supported by Field of Vision.

Moderator:

Marcia Smith, Co-Founder and President, Firelight Media

Panelists: 

  • Karim Ahmad, Writer and Culture Strategist, Former Director of the Outreach & Inclusion Program at the Sundance Institute
  • Assia Boundaoui, filmmaker, The Feeling of Being Watched, and Documentary Lab alum
  • Sami Khan, filmmaker, St. Louis Superman
  • Marjan Safinia, filmmaker, And She Could Be Next

PROGRAM NOTES/BACKGROUND READING

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The Black Movie House as Refuge | Beyond Resilience

Join Firelight Media on YouTube Live for a conversation with the visionaries behind the most exciting Black-run movie theaters in the U.S.

August 2, 2024

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.

July 18, 2024

The Power of the BIPOC Producer | Beyond Resilience

Firelight Media and the Documentary Producers Alliance hosted a conversation about the power of BIPOC producers.

June 20, 2024

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.

May 10, 2024

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.

March 7, 2024

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.

January 25, 2024

The Optics of Islam | Beyond Resilience

A conversation with filmmakers and scholars about Muslim and MENASA representation.

December 7, 2023

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?


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