Join us at the 2023 American Documentary Gala
Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís invite filmmakers and the Skylight community to support American Documentary on Nov 7th at their first gala in four years! ...
21 Oct
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18 Sep
When the Mountains Tremble: Director’s Statement on the Film’s 40th Anniversary
The crew and Rigoberta Menchú during the making of When the Mountains Tremble. Photo: Skylight It’s now been 40 years since I directed When the Mountains Tremble. It’s a good time to reflect on what was learned, both politically and cinematically, so that we can act...
24 Jul
Windows of opportunity
Everyone is asking us about the historic strike roiling the film industry as nearly 200,000 writers and performers join forces to get wage increases, protections against the use of actor images through artificial intelligence, boosts in compensation for successful streaming programs and improvements in health...
23 Jul
Let’s create our space for docs
Independent filmmakers creating social issue documentaries, surfacing stories that are vital to a vibrant and resilient democracy, should be able to access spaces where these stories can become part of public discourse....
23 Feb
Celebrating the Afro Colombian guardians of the Atrato River
Our SolidariLabs team in Colombia is working on a multimedia storytelling project called “Guardianas del Atrato” (“Defenders of the Atrato”), part of which is to highlight the Afro Colombian women living along the Atrato River in the Chocó region, who are defending the ecological rights...
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. ...
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. ...
04 Nov
On the Horizon: An Interview with Anaïs Taracena
Filmmaker Anaïs Taracena discusses her documentary "The Silence of the Mole". ...
30 Sep
On the Horizon: An Interview with Filmmaker Brooke Pepion Swaney
"On the Horizon: Outspoken Women Making Documentaries" is a Skylight series of interviews with emerging filmmakers, artists, documentarians focused on collaborative, ethical storytelling with historically disenfranchised communities around the world. Read more in the series here. I met Brooke during the inaugural Woodstock Film Festival Filmmaker’s...
13 Nov
On the Horizon: An Interview with Filmmaker Monica Wise Robles
The filmmaker's short film debut is about indigenous leader Lupita Vásquez who confronts corrupt military leaders, mobilizes resistance, and cultivates a new generation of organized and vocal Maya activists....
