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....
28 Dec
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09 Dec
The Power of a Nobel Laureate
A Human Rights Day commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Rigoberta Menchú’s Nobel Peace Prize ...
17 Nov
Building a culture of resistance: Reflections on Skylight’s DocsMX retrospective
The retrospective at DocsMX Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect on 40 years of Skylight's work. ...
18 Aug
Dora María Téllez: #DontLetDoraDie
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....
19 Jul
20 Years of the International Criminal Court: An Interview with Eduardo Gonzalez
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...
16 Jun
Tiffanie Brown is preserving the legacy of Gloria Jordan, the Black union leader and her grandmother
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. ...
25 May
Climate Justice and Indigenous Resistance
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...
11 May
Creating space for innovation, rest, and resilience
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. ...
18 Mar
Women’s History Month Spotlight, Haskell Wexler’s Centenary, and How to Help Ukrainian Filmmakers
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....
17 Mar
PEOPLE POWER
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. ...
