“…the key for me was how we always huddled around the TV to watch Black faces, and how seeing people like us on television always gave me a stronger connection to the world." Visionary, cinephile, and Brooklyn-native, Curtis John founded The Luminal Theater in 2015. The project is an intimate micro-cinema dedicated to preserving the…
“If we focus on the fact that we have a limited amount of time here, could we make better choices? Could we cherish one another more?” – Carolyn Jones, Fiscally Sponsored filmmaker Carolyn Jones is a filmmaker and photographer who gracefully documents intimate stories highlighting the power of courage and human dignity. Utilizing the transformative…
Learn about the wide range of Sundance Institute opportunities for creative makers and storytellers. When you hear the word ‘Sundance,’ perhaps a prestigious film festival, Robert Redford, and charming, indie films like Little Miss Sunshine come to mind. Yet, Sundance is much more than that! A nonprofit organization dedicated to championing independent and unique voices,…
“Art history has been one incomplete truth, which makes it a lie.” As the conclusion to a 20-year NYFA Fiscally Sponsored project, “G-d Project: Nine Houses Without Women,” Helène Aylon’s exhibition, Afterword: For the Children is now on view at the 2017 Jerusalem Biennale. Aylon is a prominent American visual artist and feminist and her…
“It was no small feat to break out of the ‘chop suey circuit’ and share top billing on the Broadway stage and the Hollywood screen with Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Jackie Gleason and The Three Stooges, particularly at a time in America when there was strong anti-Asian sentiment.” They are Alice, Maggie, Jenée, and Bubbles—the…
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