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AXS Film Fund Announces Latest Round Of Grants To Diverse Nonfiction Creatives Living With Disabilities
Seven nonfiction projects by diverse talents living with disabilities have earned grants from the AXS Film Fund.
EXCLUSIVE: Seven documentary projects are getting an important boost from the AXS Film Fund, an initiative launched in 2020 to support nonfiction creators living with disabilities from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. This year’s review panel for the AXS Film Fund grants included Angie Reza Tures, Shelley Barry, Asad Muhammad, Kayla Wong, Sydney Alicia Rodriguez, Lissa Deonarain, Colette Ghunim, Prerana Thakurdesai, Rahi Hasan, Whitney Spencer, Mohamed Siam, Gary Byung-Seok Kam, Sandy Rattley, Charlotte Mangin, and Christine Dávila. Logline/Synopsis: Produced in collaboration with filmmaker Dolissa Medina, “Portals of Silence” is a collection of experimental short videos that present a self-portrait of artist/filmmaker Gerardo Ananias P. Soria on his journey of creative, spiritual, and activist work to bring public awareness to the unique challenges of people aging with HIV.
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