Funders Supporting Social Issues and the Persuasive Power of Film
Submitted by Monica on June 14, 2017
An article in the PhilanTopic blog highlights the work of the CrossCurrents Foundation to support films that explore social issues:
Soon after [co-founders Ken Grossinger and Michelíne Klagsbrun] created their foundation, the couple contacted Gittens with a proposal to establish the Justice Matters film series and award.
"Over the past eight years, Justice Matters has featured forty-one films," Blackaby told me. "And thanks to the Wyncote Foundation, we've been able to create that community connection, too: taking films out to schools and other settings, using social media to reach new audiences, and bringing the filmmakers and resource people to post-screening discussions."