The Lives They Lived
As we close the year, we are pausing to remember and honor filmmakers and human rights defenders who will forever be part of the Skylight family....
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As we close the year, we are pausing to remember and honor filmmakers and human rights defenders who will forever be part of the Skylight family....
A Human Rights Day commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Rigoberta Menchú’s Nobel Peace Prize ...
The retrospective at DocsMX Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect on 40 years of Skylight's work. ...
Join our campaign, #DontLetDoraDie, with a massive outpouring of support on Monday, August 22, 2022 – to honor Dora María’s leadership and call for her immediate release from prison....
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Court, founded on the premise that there can be no lasting peace without justice. I first heard about the Court when traveling with Eduardo Gonzalez, a transitional justice expert, high up in the Andes of...
Gloria Jordan was a Black union leader in the Mississippi Delta who was featured in our first film, Resurgence in 1981. Her granddaughter is writing a book about her to preserve her legacy. ...
The following Op-Ed was written by our International Volunteers Coordinator for VIVX, Vaclav Masek. It was published in Guatemala's daily El Periódico on May 21, 2022. He wrote some additional context about the opinion article for the Skylight community: "I wrote this during my time at the Silver Sun...
Our VIVX leadership team are at a residency in Woodstock, NY, asylum seekers speaking out against the "remain in Mexico" policy, and we celebrate filmmakers in the Skylight network. ...
Our March newsletter honors the power of women filmmakers, journalists, and union leaders. We celebrate the centenary of legendary documentary filmmaker Haskell Wexler, and provide ways to support Ukrainian artists during this horrific war....
A conversation with filmmaker Rintu Thomas. "Writing with Fire," co-directed with her husband Sushmit Ghosh, is the first Indian film to be nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar. This interview is part of our "On the Horizon" series. ...