Firelight Media Faces Funding Crisis, Launches New Fund
Update: 2025-11-12
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Firelight Media, a non-profit supporting documentary filmmakers of color, faces a 41% funding cut, impacting mentorship programs and creative retreats. Founded by Marcia Smith and Stanley Nelson, Firelight Media has supported acclaimed films like Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool and Freedom Riders. To navigate this crisis, President and CEO Loira Limbal is launching a new initiative to secure funding from wealthy individual donors. Despite challenges, Firelight Media is doubling down on its mission, establishing the Firelight Fund to support Black, Brown, and Indigenous stories, with sixteen projects set to receive grants of up to fifty thousand dollars each.
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