August 7, 2020

The Life and Legacy of John Lewis | Beyond Resilience

A conversation to lift up the life and legacy of the former Congressman with inside stories and reflections on his leadership.

Host:

  • Marcia Smith, President of Firelight Media

Moderator:

  • Judith Browne Dianis, lawyer, professor, and executive director of the Advancement Project National Office.

Panelists:

  • Stanley Nelson, Documentary Filmmaker, Founder of Firelight Media. Featured clip: Freedom Riders (2010), which chronicles American civil rights activists' peaceful fight against racial segregation on buses and trains in the 1960s.
  • Dawn Porter, Documentary Filmmaker, Attorney, and Founder of Trilogy Films. Featured clip: John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020), an intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’s life and legacy takes us through his more than 60 years of activism-from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights’ movement to the legislative powerhouse.
January 28, 2022

Collaborating with Documentary Protagonists | Beyond Resilience

Firelight Media hosted a special edition of the Beyond Resilience series at the Sundance Film Festival 2022.

December 10, 2021

Lynching Postcards: "Token of a Great Day" | Beyond Resilience Virtual Screening + Q&A

Firelight Media hosted a virtual screening of Christine Turner’s documentary short film "Lynching Postcards: 'Token of a Great Day.'"

November 11, 2021

Wellness and Sustainability for Artists at the End of the World | Beyond Resilience x NOFF

Join Firelight Media and New Orleans Film Festival for a special Beyond Resilience panel on wellness and sustainability for filmmakers.

November 8, 2021

Spark Fund – Technical Workshop for Applicants

Planning to apply for Firelight Media's Spark Fund? Join us for this technical workshop to get detailed instructions about how to apply.

September 16, 2021

This Body | Beyond Resilience Virtual Screening + Q&A

Firelight Media and WORLD Channel present a free virtual screening of the new short film 'This Body,' directed by Zac Manuel as part of the Hindsight series.

August 26, 2021

Death Is Our Business | Beyond Resilience Virtual Screening + Q&A

A livestream Q&A with 'Death Is Our Business' filmmaker Jacqueline Olive and special guests on the one-year anniversary of its filming in New Orleans.

July 29, 2021

Now Let Us Sing | Beyond Resilience Virtual Screening + Q&A

Firelight Media hosted a Beyond Resilience screening + livestream Q&A with filmmaker Dilsey Davis to celebrate the digital premiere of the Hindsight documentary short film series.

June 5, 2020

Future Visions | Beyond Resilience

Firelight Media hosted a conversation about what filmmaker-centric leadership could look like, and the possibilities for industry-wide structural change in this moment of upheaval.


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