Sep 5MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE Film on the Fight for Multicultural Education featured in The Laura Flanders ShowHow did Black and Latinx students join forces with working-class whites to transform their college campus, change the curriculum and fight for self-determination? That’s the story at the center of the film “Making the Impossible Possible.” In a back-to-school special from The Laura Flanders Show, learn about the winning student-led…Puerto Rican Diaspora2 min readPuerto Rican Diaspora2 min read
Jul 18Not Channel Zero: The Revolution, TelevisionStreaming Exhibition and Talk with Founders and Members of the Acclaimed Video Collective Black Planet Productions In the early 1990s, a collective of Black videomakers joined forces to produce NOT CHANNEL ZERO, an alternative television program using low-end, accessible technology and minimal budgets — sometimes only fifty dollars. For three…Black Cinema2 min readBlack Cinema2 min read
May 10Third World Newsreel receives support from the New York State Council on the Arts for Archival Equipment SystemNew York, NY—Third World Newsreel (TWN) announced today a grant award totaling $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s new Archival Equipment System. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 9Camille Billops & James Hatch Complete Film Retrospective To Receive Worldwide Theatrical ReleaseNew 4K Restoration of Suzanne, Suzanne and 2K Digitizations Opens at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) in NYC on February 3rd FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Allison Lambdin <allilambdin@gmail.com> New York, NY — January 9, 2022 — Third World Newsreel announced today the first-ever worldwide theatrical retrospective of the complete films…Film6 min readFilm6 min read
Oct 13, 2022MOHAWK NATION: THEN, NOW AND THE FUTUREPart 1 and 2 Ganienkeh is the independent land of the Mohawk people in upstate New York, whose sovereignty was re-established in 1974. This fall, members of Ganienkeh, Paul Smith’s College and Third World Newsreel are proud to present two free, open to the public, in-person events that look into…Events4 min readEvents4 min read
Jun 17, 2022Color Congress Initiative Supports Third World Newsreel and other BIPOC-led Documentary Organizations(New York, NY) The Color Congress, a newly-formed documentary intermediary organization led by Sahar Driver and Sonya Childress, has awarded $1.3 million dollars in unrestricted grants to 17 people of color-led documentary organizations across the United States and territories.Documentary2 min readDocumentary2 min read
May 23, 2022FILMS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACTIVISM PAST AND PRESENTTwo Free and Open to the Public Film Screenings and Panels at Pioneer Works and Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center in New York City (New York, NY) Third World Newsreel (TWN) and Pioneer Works are pleased to co-present a screening of El Pueblo Se Levanta (The People Are Rising)…3 min read3 min read
Mar 23, 2022March SadnessIt is unbelievably tragic that we have lost Michelle Materre. She was a huge presence in our world and an immense promoter of Black women and BIPOC filmmakers. Experienced in all aspects of the field, she always had brilliant curatorial ideas that brought BIPOC independent films and makers, including Third…Michelle Materre2 min readMichelle Materre2 min read
Feb 15, 20222022 GLAAD-Nominated Film Celebrates Legendary Trans Activist Gloria Allen and the Power of Unconditional LoveMAMA GLORIA Available for Public and Educational Screenings from Third World Newsreel Starting on Valentine’s Day “The strong emphasis on family that is woven throughout Mama Gloria makes it a powerful film to share with loved ones.” — Leslie Fields-Cruz, Black Public Media (New York, NY) Third World Newsreel is…3 min read3 min read
Feb 6, 2022Spring 2022 Virtual Evening SeminarsPresented by Third World Newsreel Besides its intensive TWN Production Workshop, TWN also sponsors free “zoom in” series of workshops on various production topics aimed particularly at emerging media makers of color, in the spring and fall. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York…Film Training3 min readFilm Training3 min read
