WMM | FOR FILMMAKERS | SPONSORED PROJECTS

Now you can learn more about – and contribute to – select film projects that are currently fiscally sponsored through our Production Assistance Program. The Program has assisted in the completion of hundreds of projects, including Academy Award nomintated films WHICH WAY HOME by Rebecca Camissa (Best Documentary ’09) and NERAKOON by Ellen Kuras, (Best Documentary ’08; Sundance Award winning films like THE OATH by Laura Poitras and EL GENERAL by Natalia Alamada as well as fiction features like BOYS DON’T CRY and DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST. . Over the last 5 years WMM has helped more than 100 films reach completion and channeled more than $10,000,000 to filmmakers.

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WMM’s Production Assistance and Fiscal Sponsorship Programs are separate from our Distribution Service. The films listed on this page ARE NOT part of our distribution catalog and therefore submitting a donation does NOT entitle you to a copy of the video.

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		U PEOPLE A film by Olive Demetrius and Hanifah Walidah This an accidental documentary where an entire cast and crew of 30 gay, straight women and trans folks of color were caught on camera behind the scenes of a not so typical music video shoot. What the camera caught introduces a strong, candid and very human voice into the discussion of gay and straight relations and the diversity within the minority. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		UMOJA A film by Martha Wollner and Maria Luisa Gambale In Northern Kenya, Rebecca Lolosoli's community Umoja-Uaso challenges the patriarchal and polygynous Samburu traditions by providing a violence-free haven for indigenous women and a place where their minds and bodies are their own. Amidst the din of disgruntled former husbands and vindictive chiefs of nearby campsites, UMOJA will follow young women who are choosing the community over abusive homes, teenagers who have grown up inside the village and now must make their own choices, and Rebecca in her continued role of inspiring local leader and her consideration of a role in national Kenyan politics. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		UNFINISHED SPACES: CUBA'S ARCHITECTURE OF REVOLUTION A film by Alysa Nahmias Unfinished Spaces (Espacios Inacabados) explores the Cuban Revolution through its most significant architectural achievement, the National Art Schools. It follows the lives of the architects of the schools, who have responded differently to 40 years of transformations in Cuba. The documentary traces the trajectory of the Revolution with this captivating symbol as guide. It asks whether the National Art Schools - endangered monuments - will receive the support they need. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		UNSPEAKABLE A film by Sally Heckel How do you live your life after your father kills himself? In "Unspeakable" (90 min, 16mm), filmmaker/daughter Sally Heckel excavates family memories, piecing them together with voiceover and images of subtle beauty in a profound meditation on death and survival. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS A film by Peggy Stern Producer/Director, Peggy Stern Stern and John Canemaker (winners, 2006 Academy Award, animated short) join forces again for this documentary with animation that takes an intimate look at the world of dyslexia. Stern’s own personal struggle with learning disabilities is a key reference point throughout the film, as she encounters adults and children from every walk of society – from celebrities to juvenile offenders – whose difficulties in mastering basic reading and writing skills create an ongoing battle to understand and be understood. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		THE VACCINE MOVIE A film by Kendall Nelson The Vaccine Movie explores the history, safety, and efficacy of vaccines. The film documents the successes and failures of vaccines as well as educates the public about their benefits and risks. We will follow individuals from all sides of the issue who have dedicated their lives to vaccine research, education, and awareness and delve into the lives of families affected by their vaccination choices. Our goal as filmmakers is to inform the public as to why there is debate and controversy surrounding vaccines today. The film will explore the science behind vaccines and discuss the ethical issues that accompany a mandatory medical procedure. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		VESSEL A film by Diana Whitten There is a ship that sails through loopholes in international law, providing abortions at sea for women with no other option. The captain, Rebecca Gomperts, and her organization Women on Waves, sail around the world to countries where abortion is illegal. They work with a global network of locally based activists to transport women 12 miles offshore, just outside of domestic jurisdiction, where onboard doctors provide safe, legal medical abortions. Their actions shock the church, infuriate the government, exhilarate the media, and provoke mass debate among the voting population, but break no laws. They hope, instead, to change law. Vessel tells the story. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WE ARE STILL STANDING: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT WOMEN IN BLACK A film by Ellie Bernstein 'We are Still on the Streets,' a feature-length documentary, will tell the story of Women in Black (WIB). WIB began in Jerusalem in 1988, after the first Intifada, when Jewish and Palestinian women wore black and raised signs that read 'Stop the Occupation.' Since that time WIB groups have stood against war and violence in Italy, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Canada and many other countries, as well as in over 100 cities in the U.S. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WE CAME TO SWEAT A film by Kate Kunath and Sasha Wortzel We Came to Sweat is a feature length documentary about the oldest black-owned gay bar in Crown Heights Brooklyn. The Starlite Lounge, established in 1959, prior to desegregation and the Stonewall era, is fighting eviction and permanent historical erasure. This film follows the family and the community through their current struggle to save the Starlite and witnesses relationships amongst patrons, built across generational, racial, class, and lifestyle divides. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WEAVING WISDOM (FORMERLY TO BE DUST IN OUR LAND) A film by Nicole Karsin Through the eyes of three women leaders, Weaving Wisdom reveals how Colombian indigenous nations are defending their autonomy and land from a conflict that pits the guerrilla fighters against paramilitaries and public forces. Weaving Wisdom exposes the human rights abuses in Colombia where the ongoing, armed conflict threatens the survival of Colombia’s 102 indigenous nations. While the protagonists face militarization, killings and imprisonment, this is a story of women’s resilience and hope Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WEDNESDAYS IN MISSISSIPPI A film by Marlene McCurtis In 1964, at the center of one of the most turbulent times in America-the Civil Rights Movement, two women, one white, one black, found a way to make a difference. These two women, Dorothy Height and Polly Cowan created Wednesdays in Mississippi, an innovative program that brought interracial teams of Northern women into Mississippi to support Southern women in their battle for racial equality. Working together hundreds of “Wednesdays” women broke through racial and gender barriers and helped change American. The 90 minute documentary film, Wednesdays in Mississippi, is the story of their achievements and the continuing fight for racial and gender equality. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WEIGHTLESS A film by Faith Pennick Fat girls rule the ocean in "Weightless," a short documentary film about a scuba diving "camp" for plus-size women. Liz, a psychologist and scuba enthusiast, started Big Adventures to give big girls a chance to learn how to scuba dive without being "weighed down" by the stigma of size. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHEN CLOUDS CLEAR A film by Danielle Bernstein and Anne Slick When Clouds Clear is a feature-length documentary that delves into one remote community’s radical resistance to a proposed copper mine that would destroy their way of life forever. As two invading mining companies become increasingly brazen in their attempts to infiltrate and control Junin, the community must coalesce into a united resistance in order to survive. Suddenly these once-peaceful farmers find themselves thrust into a world of corruption, splintered households, murder and arson as they fight to protect their land. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHEN HARLEM CAME TO PARIS A film by Joanne Burke A one-hour historical and cultural documentary about the crucial role Paris has played in the lives of African American artists, writers, musicians and entertainers. The film will examine what drew African Americans to Paris (many of whom became important artists and writers during the Harlem Renaissance and later), what kept some there, and why others went home. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHEN THE CONDOR MEETS THE EAGLE A film by A film by Marta Bautis A feature-length documentary film that journeys to forests, mountains and large cities in South and North America as it searches for solutions to the ecological destruction that is affecting our planet Earth. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHERE I NEED TO GO A film by Alexandra Brodsky WHERE I NEED TO GO is a portrait of my father, the artist Stan Brodsky. At 83 he’s a formidable example of an artist committed to his work regardless of accolades or disappointments. The film explores his life as it intersects with key events the 20th century, as well as personal joys and tragedies transformed and made into art. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET A film by Diana Powell Ward and Allen Moore A one-hour documentary of a road trip that I, of Celtic ancestry, will take with my African American husband, Douglas Turner Ward, our children, and grandchildren to explore the contentious role of race in U.S. history. Our journey will trace our complex ancestral origins, including an enslaved woman named Elnora and her owner, Nathan Bedford Forrest, general and founder of the Klan. During our travels a portrait of a strong and very American family emerges. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHICH WAY HOME A film by Rebecca Cammisa "Which Way Home" is a feature-length documentary film that will follow three unaccompanied, Latin American children as they journey through Mexico to reach the U.S. border for the purpose of reuniting with their parents who have left them behind. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WHO'S AFRAID OF LYNNE STEWART? A film by Flavia Fontes The story of the first lawyer in the United States accused of supporting international terrorism after September 11th. The film portrays the battle between an attorney trying to represent a client fairly and competently, and a government trying—at whatever cost—to protect the country against acts of terrorism. Stewart maintains, “I’m fighting to defend the right to defend.” Can Stewart prove her innocence? Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WILD WEST EUROPE A film by Riva Freifeld This documentary tells the true story of the forgotten event that set off the worldwide fascination with the American West. In the 1890s, “Buffalo Bill” Cody and his “Wild West” toured Europe with real cowboys, Native-Americans, lady sharpshooters, live buffalo, stagecoach holdups, electricity, and more. Europeans were enthralled by visions of wide-open spaces, empowered women and endless possibilities. The West became a metaphor for freedom and a projection screen for European fantasies. And the European Western was born. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WO AI NI MOMMY (FORMERLY WHITE STORK HOTEL) A film by Stephanie Wang-Breal In the past fifteen years, American families have adopted over 70,000 children from China. Wo Ai Ni Mommy follows one family as they fly to Guangzhou, China to adopt an eight-year old Chinese girl. This film reveals the paradoxical losses and gains that are an inherent aspect of international adoption. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		WOMEN IN FLIGHT: THE DREAM IS THE TRUTH A film by Melinda Maerker Before WWII, the 'dream of flight' was about freedom, exploration, playfulness, and there were more women pilots, percentage-wise, than at any point in American history. After WWII, the dream of flight became a full-fledged industry. America was on its way to becoming a dominant world powe -and the number of 'commercial' women pilots dramatically dropped from over 1,300 to zero. This 90-minute documentary explores the relationship of women to flight and uses it as a metaphor to examine American culture at large. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:
		THE ZO (FORMERLY THE ZO AND THE INVISIBLE FRIEND) A film by Glenda Wharton The Zo and the Invisible Friend tells the tale of a child kept in a nightmare house by a monster. A lyrical journey into the dark night of abuse, wonderful drawings explores the depths and flights of the subconscious. “ Zo…” propels animation from children’s entertainment into adult psychological drama. Visit the filmmaker's website. Click to add to Favorites (bookmark this title) Donation Amount:

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