“Documentary filmmaking is not for wimps and it’s nice to know that admiration and accolades are coming our way from audiences and critics.” – Brendan Toller Brendan Toller wowed audiences last year with Danny Says, a documentary film chronicling the life and times of Danny Fields, an influential behind-the-scenes player in the music industry. The…
“In answer to your question, how do artists create space for discourse, I’m still trying to figure it out.” Andres Serrano is a 1987 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Photography and his recently released book, Salvation: The Holy Land, as well the work “Residents of New York,” are both fiscally sponsored by NYFA. Serrano, born in…
“PROFILED is a powerful documentary and a crucial contribution to the discussion of race and racism in America—both in terms of its economic and ideological impact.” – Pat Keeton, Professor of Communication Arts, Ramapo College of New Jersey PROFILED is the latest film by Kathleen Foster and is a NYFA fiscally sponsored project. The documentary…
“Learning to live creatively is the greatest power.” Time In began 10 years ago this fall as a NYFA Fiscally Sponsored project and is now a nonprofit organization serving children in the arts. It is a groundbreaking arts initiative that brings some of New York’s youngest, at-risk public school children out of classrooms in Harlem…
“But that is the beauty of the work – the sparks and inspiration that others bring with it.” Jennifer Wen Ma is an interdisciplinary artist working across installation, drawing, video, public art, design, performance and theatre. Her fiscally sponsored project Paradise Interrupted was granted a FY2016 NYSCA Award in Film & Media / New Tech…
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