Kindling Group

02/15/2024

So excited and homoews to be participating in Big Sky Documentary Film Festival’s pitch sessions with Kindling’s new film, This Is Me Loving You, directed by the amazing Julia Hunter. See you in Montana !

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10/27/2023

Over 100 independent filmmakers are grappling with the insolvency of film distributor Passion River. Earlier this year, the company announced

10/15/2023

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02/15/2023

Big day for the children and families of our home state of IL! Governor JB Pritzker introduced our film, No Small Matter, at its premiere in Chicago and now he is fighting to realize the message of the film: increasing access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education, a critical investment in our kids and in our future! Now lets push our legislators to follow suit.

In his annual budget address, the Illinois governor cautioned against “a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation.”

01/04/2023

Great OpEd by Julie Scelfo on our responsibility to foster media savvy kids and the steps needed to do so:

Our individual and collective well-being depends on it.

07/21/2022

So excited that Earth Art Chicago has launched! You can read about this impactful project from Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Fund, which Kindling Group is leading, here:

The Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation set out to stimulate community engagement on climate change and environmental justice with public art.

10/29/2021

Hello KG family! We wanted to share an exciting opportunity. Friday, November 5th, join our pal Matt Lauterbach for a virtual workshop with d/Deaf filmmakers and captioning experts about how to expand media accessibility. This three-part conversation will introduce participants to the benefits of captioning, as well as best practices for how to create quality captions.

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Learn from Deaf filmmakers and captioning experts about how to expand media accessibility.

09/20/2021

Tomorrow — don't miss the latest installation of the PBS Future of Work events series with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Education and Workforce program.

Join us for a talk about how technology can be a force for good for workers, featuring Lyft, SkyDio, and The Brookings Institution. RSVP here:
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09/15/2021

Today at noon ET: Join an intimate discussion with about racial equity in the workplace, featuring the important work and thoughtful perspectives of Maurice Jones (OneTen) and Plinio Ayala (Per Scholas). Streaming on Facebook and on Doc Sessions here:

A conversation about race and work with Plinio Ayala, President and CEO of Per Scholas, and Maurice Jones, President and CEO of OneTen.

09/08/2021

TONIGHT! Join a live Q&A panel discussion, moderated by Innovation Hub's Kara Miller, exploring the new "Future of Work" miniseries from PBS, with highlights from the film. Don't miss it! RSVP: https://bit.ly/3yKQOEM