Film Sprout

01/04/2019

It's official: Film Sprout has been acquired by Picture Motion! With this seamless union, we'll take impact strategy and community development to the next level, better serving filmmakers and change makers. We couldn't be more excited to be joining forces with the PicMo team.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions and check out this article to learn more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/socially-conscious-screening-company-picture-motion-acquires-film-sprout-1172774

09/12/2018

The Devil We Know is an unforgettable film that we are thrilled to bring to communities and classrooms across North America. Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, it documents a group of citizens in West Virginia who take on a powerful corporation (DuPont) after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical - now found in the blood of 99.7% of Americans - into the drinking water supply.

Check out the trailer and let us know if you'd like to be the one to bring it to your community.

www.thedevilweknow.com/take-action

08/06/2018

Make sure your community can see (and hear!) The Gospel According To Andre Leon Talley. From his childhood in the segregated South to his iconic, barrier-breaking work at Women's Wear Daily, W and Vogue, this film is an illuminating peek into what drives this fashion icon.

Get in touch at www.thegospelaccordingtoandre.com/host-a-screening to bring it to your community.

André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, The Gospel According to André takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots gro...

07/09/2018

Thanks for the feature, Brooklyn Magazine!

We asked a few of Brooklyn-based filmmakers for their thoughts on the power of storytelling and the magic of film. In partnership with The Yard.

05/18/2018

"In a lot of ways, her story is emblematic. And I just hope that people who see the film can get that from her and fall in love with her in the way that we have, but also see her struggle and be as outraged as we are that she’s having to cope with all of these challenges."

Check out this new piece by The Root and get in touch if you'd like to be involved in the community and classroom screening tour of For Ahkeem: www.forahkeemfilm.com/host-a-screening

https://theglowup.theroot.com/the-edge-of-seventeen-for-ahkeem-is-a-coming-of-age-st-1825989756

04/10/2018

New Yorkers, The Judge opens on Friday at Cinema Village! Tickets are now available at www.cinemavillage.com/Now-Playing/the-judge.html.

Director Erika Cohn will be in NYC for Q&As on Friday and Saturday night following the 7:10pm screenings. We hope you can join us!

02/22/2018

Media is a central tool for social change and filmmakers, activists and funders are working more closely together than ever before. Things can get tricky!

UnionDocs has announced a new day-long intensive workshop PARTNERING FOR IMPACT, led by Active Voice Lab Founder Ellen Schneider, that will outline how to ask the right questions when partnering with funders and organizations to support your work (and theirs!). Participants will come away with a solid foundation on which to build productive future partnerships through role-playing and candid interactions with a lineup of seasoned guest instructors including Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Director at Black Public Media), Michèle Stephenson (Director, American Promise), and Kirsten Kelly (Director, The Homestretch).

See you there? Register now:

This workshop is designed to bridge the communication gaps between documentary filmmakers and advocacy groups. Here, we will also synthesize ways filmmakers can continue to make the films they want, without sacrificing the money they want to make.

01/16/2018

"Thank you for sharing your story with America, Big Sonia." And thank you Congressman Kevin Yoder for recognizing Sonia and a film we are proud to bring to communities and classrooms nationwide!

01/08/2018

We will be tuning in *tonight* for the Independent Lens | PBS broadcast of Unrest! Will you? Check your local listings for details: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ -local.

12/14/2017

30 films in 30 days on POV!

12/12/2017

Congrats to Whose Streets? on being included in The New Yorker's list of the best movies of 2017! We agree that it is a must-see. Want to be the one to bring it to your community? Let us know at www.whosestreets.com/host-a-screening or by contacting [email protected].

The best movies aren’t only ones that include new voices; they’re also ones that include voices in new ways.

11/22/2017

Great news NYC: Big Sonia has been held over for another week at the Quad Cinema! Go see this portrayal of Sonia Warshawski, a Kansas City-based Holocaust survivor committed to speaking about the genocide she witnessed. Showtimes and tickets here: https://quadcinema.com/film/big-sonia

Photo credit: Gloria Baker Feinstein