| Company type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Documentary, Film, New Media, Storytelling |
| Founded | San Francisco, California (2002) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, |
Key people |
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| Website | https://citizenfilm.org |
Citizen Film is a San Francisco-based documentary company founded in 2002 by Sam Ball, Sophie Constantinou and Kate Stilley Steiner.
Documentaries[edit]
They produce long-form documentary programs such as Joann Sfar Draws from Memory and Green Streets (in progress)[permanent dead link], and they have produced more than 100 short films.[1] In addition, they provide key production and/or post-production services for independent producers such as Nancy Kates (Regarding Susan Sontag); Vicki Abeles (Race to Nowhere); Tiffany Shlain (The Tribe); and Jenni Olson (575 Castro St.).[2][3][4][5] They have produced several films with Academy Award winner Debra Chasnoff (A Foot in the Door and The Respect for All Project Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine), promoting equity in education "at the earliest age possible and on an ongoing basis."[6][7][8]
New Media[edit]
Citizen Film also produces new media projects such as Lunch Love Community, co-directed by Constantinou and Helen DeMichiel; and Half-Remembered Stories, a collaboration with the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joann Sfar Draws from Memory - KQED Pressroom". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Regarding Susan Sontag Team". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Race to Nowhere - Team".
- ^ "The Tribe - Credits".
- ^ "575 Castro St. - Credits". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
- ^ "A Foot in the Door - Filmmakers". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Respect for All - Miami University Libraries".
- ^ "Respect for All - Quote". Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Lunch Love Community - KQED - Bay Area Bites".
- ^ "Half-Remembered Stories - San Francisco Bay Guardian".