SPARK Filmmakers Collaborative

Join us for the 7th Spark Short Film festival - screening & celebrating 18 beautiful and thought provoking films centered in the world we are becoming - one filled with joy, love, health, and human connection.

See you June 20 4-6pm - FREE

After this year’s short film fest and the Haudenosaunee Film Program in September, Spark will be going dormant.

After 8 years of joyful volunteer work, my work has run its course.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed and shown up over the years. Thank you to all the wonderful filmmakers who have shared their voices and vision.

It’s time for me to focus on my own storytelling and spiritual development.

❤️

Lukia C
Spark …
Founder/Executive Director

A project after our own heart!

Live Cohort: Activism Through Storytelling 6-week live experience. Limited cohort.

Buffalo International Film Festival Find your audience at Western New York’s premiere cinematic event - Buffalo International Film Festival! Now in its 20th year, the annual eight day festiv...

Build your creative muscle…without waiting for funding. Learn how short, low-pressure projects give documentary filmmakers a way to practice, improve their craft, and keep moving—without waiting for permission or better conditions.

🆘The more I dig into Kirsty Coventry, @officialkirstycoventry current IOC President, the more and more I find… (here is a quick teaser). 🔴The IOC, under her leadership, has approved and managed the framework that allowed Russian athletes to participate as “neutrals” in the Paris 2024 Games and carried that structure forward into Milan 2026. In Paris, Ukrainian athletes expressed pride, remembrance, and solidarity. They dedicated medals, spoke about the war, and honored fallen athletes. No warnings and no bans were issued because what they were doing and how they were doing it didn’t warrant any response. Not to mention that Coventry had no authority at the time to issue any disciplinary action even if she wanted to. Fast forward to Milan 2026 and suddenly Ukrainian quotes, memorials, and messages are labeled “political propaganda.” Helmets banned. Warnings issued. Disqualifications enforced. And you ask, “Why?” It’s the same country of athletes. The same war. The same expressions we saw in Paris 2024. The difference is leadership. Kirsty Coventry is now in charge. And notably, upon her election, Vladimir Putin sent her a personal congratulatory message. Draw your own conclusions. I’m just giving you the black and white facts….

Submissions are now open for films up to 8 min long!

🎥 17th Native Women in Film Festival | March 8–13, 2026
Where Story Becomes Ceremony and Script Becomes Sovereignty™

🏆 Academy Awards Week Women of Color Decolonizing the Entertainment Industry
🔥 A global platform for Indigenous women storytellers.
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Join us Feb. 22 for the rally & march to mark the 4th year of the war russia brought to Ukraine. We'll meet at 11:30 am at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle and walk to the Space Needle where there will be a rally.
Everyone is needed this year! Some Ukrainian refugees are afraid to come this year due to ICE's cruelty. Please come and bring your family & friends. Wear blue & yellow and bring Ukrainian and American flags. We need you. Yes, you!

Tomorrow 11:30 am North Park Theatre:

"It Is Up To Us" film screening & tjalk baack with producers Producers Stephen McKinley Henderson & Steve Rosenthal moderated by Jillian Hanesworth.

This is a documentary about segregated/racist America, targeted to the many white citizens who are not conversant enough with the history of racism, and how it affects us all today and going forward. It is about the stories we tell of a ‘zero-sum’ country where if one group makes gains, another must experience loss. Racism, and the fear of ‘being replaced’ is at the root of many problems in this country — lack of: universal health care, universal day care, sensible gun control, equity in education, housing, generational wealth development, voting rights, and the list goes on.

Please join us for a matinee 'sneak preview' of our new documentary on Saturday, September 27 at 11:30 am in Buffalo's newly enhanced North Park Theatre

Tickets: $15 - available at the door