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.
April 23, 2021

Is The Awards System Broken? | Beyond Resilience

On Friday, April 23 at 3pm ET, Firelight Media presented a virtual panel discussion about the awards system for documentary films.

May 20, 2021

More Than One Lens | Beyond Resilience x CAAMFest

On Thursday, May 20 at 5pm ET, Firelight Media and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) presented a special edition of the Beyond Resilience Series at CAAMFest 2021 – “More Than One Lens.”

June 18, 2021

The Black Joy Playlist | Beyond Resilience

On the eve of Juneteenth, and in honor of Black Music Month,Firelight Media hosted a Beyond Resilience event celebrating music documentaries by and about Black artists.


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