# Firelight Media

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'''Firelight Media''' is a [non-profit](/source/non-profit) [filmmaking](/source/filmmaking) company founded by filmmaker [Stanley Nelson](/source/Stanley_Nelson) and Marcia Smith. The company is located in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).

== History ==
Firelight Media began in 1998 as an independent non-profit documentary production company that produced stories on topics that are typically underrepresented in the mainstream media, with most films airing nationally on [PBS](/source/PBS). In 2008, Firelight Media transitioned to focusing on supporting emerging filmmakers, while Firelight Films was launched as the new for-profit documentary production company led by Stanley Nelson.

==The Documentary Lab==

The Documentary Lab is the flagship program of Firelight Media. It is an 18-month fellowship program that offers support to emerging filmmakers of color to complete their films and gain national distribution. Participants receive a $25,000 grant toward their projects as well as customized mentorship from prominent leaders in the documentary world, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities.

==Firelight Media films==

* ''Freedom Bags'' (1990)
* ''Schools for A New Society'' (1993)
* ''Puerto Rico: A Right to Choose'' (1994)
* ''The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords'' (1999)
* ''[Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind](/source/Marcus_Garvey%3A_Look_for_Me_in_the_Whirlwind)'' (2000)
* ''Running the Campaign for City Council'' (2002)
* ''[The Murder of Emmett Till](/source/The_Murder_of_Emmett_Till_(film))'' (2003)
* ''A Place of Our Own'' (2004)
* ''Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise'' (2004)
* ''[Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice](/source/Sweet_Honey_in_the_Rock%3A_Raise_Your_Voice)'' (2005)
* ''Faces of Change'' (2005)
* ''[Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple](/source/Jonestown%3A_The_Life_and_Death_of_Peoples_Temple)'' (2006)
* ''CNN Presents High Stakes'' (2006)
* ''Wounded Knee'' (2009)
* ''Immigration Part 1: Battleground Arizona'' (2009)
* ''Immigration Part II: Raid in New Bedford'' (2009)
* ''Immigration Part III: Guest Workers in the Gulf'' (2009)
* ''Arise: the Battle over Affirmative Action'' (2010)
* ''[Freedom Riders](/source/Freedom_Riders_(TV_documentary))'' (2010)

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/cbma/news/firelight-media-20110421| title=Firelight Media Holds Community Engagement Media Conference| date=31 March 2011| publisher=[Open Society Foundations](/source/Open_Society_Foundations)| accessdate=7 July 2011}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.documentary.org/magazine/outreach-not-out-reach-firelight-media-illuminates-under-represented| title=Outreach, Not Out of Reach: Firelight Media Illuminates the Under-Represented| last=Almo| first=Laura| date=January 2007| publisher=[International Documentary Association](/source/International_Documentary_Association)| accessdate=7 July 2011}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.southernstudies.org/2011/06/50-years-later-youth-and-elders-keep-the-spirit-of-the-freedom-rides-alive.html| title=50 years later, youth and elders keep the spirit of the Freedom Rides alive| last=Cruz| first=Rosana| date=June 2011| work=Facing South| accessdate=7 July 2011}}
* {{cite web| url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117919669?refcatid=31| title=The Murder of Emmett Till (review)| last=Leydon| first=Joe| date=16 January 2003| work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))| accessdate=7 July 2011}}
* {{cite web| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/267433/Stanley-Nelson| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113930/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/267433/Stanley-Nelson| url-status=dead| archive-date=29 June 2011| department=Movies & TV Dept.| work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)| date=2011| title=Stanley Nelson| accessdate=7 July 2011}}

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