Kindling Group

So excited and homoews to be participating in Big Sky Documentary Film Festival’s pitch sessions with Kindling’s new film, This Is Me Loving You, directed by the amazing Julia Hunter. See you in Montana !

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THIS IS ME LOVING YOU Sydney, a gregarious he**in user, moves into a Chicago recovery home and befriends Julia, an alcoholic filmmaker. When Sydney gets pregnant and returns to her abusive boyfriend, both women re-enter a world of abuse and addiction where they must choose between protecting those they love and saving themselves. Pitch Participants: Julia Hunter (Director), Danny Alpert (Producer) Friday, February 23 - 11:00am to 3:30pm // UC Theater - University of Montana Campus Free and open to all! Learn more on our website. Link in bio. #bigskypitch #bigskydocshop #bigskydocfest

100s of Indie Filmmakers Lose Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars following Bay View Entertainment's Buy Out of Passion River Over 100 independent filmmakers are grappling with the insolvency of film distributor Passion River. Earlier this year, the company announced

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Big day for the children and families of our home state of IL! Governor JB Pritzker introduced our film, No Small Matter, at its premiere in Chicago and now he is fighting to realize the message of the film: increasing access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education, a critical investment in our kids and in our future! Now lets push our legislators to follow suit.

Pritzker pledges more money for education and child care in his budget address In his annual budget address, the Illinois governor cautioned against “a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation.”

Great OpEd by Julie Scelfo on our responsibility to foster media savvy kids and the steps needed to do so:

N.J. is about to make kids more media-savvy. Every state should follow suit. Our individual and collective well-being depends on it.

So excited that Earth Art Chicago has launched! You can read about this impactful project from Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Fund, which Kindling Group is leading, here:

E(art)H Chicago awards $547,310 for art projects addressing climate change: From murals to money for native plantings The Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation set out to stimulate community engagement on climate change and environmental justice with public art.

Hello KG family! We wanted to share an exciting opportunity. Friday, November 5th, join our pal Matt Lauterbach for a virtual workshop with d/Deaf filmmakers and captioning experts about how to expand media accessibility. This three-part conversation will introduce participants to the benefits of captioning, as well as best practices for how to create quality captions.

Sign up here!

Access Reframed | Expanding Access With Captions Learn from Deaf filmmakers and captioning experts about how to expand media accessibility.

Tomorrow — don't miss the latest installation of the PBS Future of Work events series with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Education and Workforce program.

Join us for a talk about how technology can be a force for good for workers, featuring Lyft, SkyDio, and The Brookings Institution. RSVP here:
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Today at noon ET: Join an intimate discussion with about racial equity in the workplace, featuring the important work and thoughtful perspectives of Maurice Jones (OneTen) and Plinio Ayala (Per Scholas). Streaming on Facebook and on Doc Sessions here:

Shaping the Future of Work: Equity. Equality. Employment. A conversation about race and work with Plinio Ayala, President and CEO of Per Scholas, and Maurice Jones, President and CEO of OneTen.