Standing Together
In Solidarity
We, the undersigned, stand in opposition to further media consolidation that affects the independent film sector, audiences, and local communities.
Signers
8 Above
A-Doc: Asian American Documentary Network
Alex Rivera, Filmmaker
Alice Quinlan, Impact Producer
Alexandra Pearson, Impact Producer
Allison Bird, Photo Editor
Amanda Guilland, Indie Film Supporter
Amelia Hoang
American Economic Liberties Project
Applied Comics Etc
André Mielnik
Andy, Doctor
Ariana, Sustainability Manager
Archival Producers Alliance
Art House Convergence
Barbara Twist, Exhibition Consultant
Benjamin Kainz, Independent Film Producer
Ben Judkins, Filmmaker
Black Documentary Collective
Bharat Balyan, Musician
Brittany Barber, Production Assistant
Brenda Coughlin, Producer
Carl Deal, Independent Filmmaker
Carla Rautenberg
Carmen Vicencio, Audience/Public
Caroline O'Brien, 1st Assistant Director
Caitlin McGrath, Cinema Operator
Cassidy Dimon, Non-Profit Arts Executive
Cassie Kramer, Indie Film Supporter
Cecilia Aldarondo, Filmmaker
Chris Albanese
Christopher Malek
Claire Hansen
Chuck Hayes, Inbound Sales Agent
CineFest Latino Boston
CJ Staples, Community Organizer
Colleen Sullivan, Film Supporter
Common Cause
Common Cause California
Christina Seeborg, Indie Film Supporter
Courtney Daniels, Filmmaker
Cynthia Lowen, Independent Film Director/Producer
Documentary Producers Alliance
Dakota Rivera, Indie Film Supporter
Dana Reilly, Independent Filmmaker
David Holanda, Indie Film Supporter
David Williams, Artist/Musician
Divya Raman, Indie Film Supporter
Doug Block, The D-Word
Elijah J. Evans, Indie Film Supporter
Elizabeth Unger, Film Director
Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Elias Holtz, Writer & Producer
Ellyn Vander Wyden, Producer / Director
Erica Ginsberg, Arts Administrator + Filmmaker
Erica L. Taylor, Documentary Producer
Erica Smith, Animation Industry Artist
Erica, Indie Film Supporter
Emile Klein
Emily Shesh, Writer/Director
Emma D. Miller, Filmmaker
Evelyn Donnelly, Film Student
Exposure Labs
Educational Video Center
Film Festival Alliance
Fallon Young, Filmmaker
Feed You Films
Free Press
Future Film Coalition
G. Prime
Gautam Singhani
Gemini Pictures
George Ehret, Director/Producer/Writer
Gio, Human Being
Golden Cole
Gray Rodriguez, Film Festival Alliance
Greenbelt Cinema
Groundwork Collaborative
Gretchen Hildebran, Filmmaker
Hannah Kasulka, Actor/Filmmaker
Hillary Pierce, Documentary Producer
Honey Head Films
Humza Syed, Producer & Finance Manager
Ilse Fernandez, Director/Producer
Impact Partners
Indiana University Cinema
Isabella Cummings
International Documentary Association
Jack Lindauer, Filmmaker
James V. Hart, Screenwriter
Jax Deluca, Industry Consultant
Jason Pollard
Jennifer Goldson, Writer
Jeff Orlowski-Yang, Filmmaker
Jendra Jarnagin, Cinematographer
Jenny Jo Stokka, Producer
Johannes Kroemer
Joanna Rudolph, Film Producer
John Ayala, Producer
Jon Reiss, Theatrical Distributor, 8 Above
Jonathan Daniel Brown, Producer
JT Takagi, Filmmaker
Jude Ray, Producer & Director
Julia Dunlavey, Film Buyer
Julia Griffin, Producer
Julia, Actor
Jyoti Sarda, Producer
Karen Helmerson, Cultural Investments Advisor
Keith Wilson, Filmmaker
Kelly Schreiber, Indie Film Supporter
Katherine Rye Jewell, Historian & Media Scholar
Kenneth Pitt, College Student
Kinema
Kosinima
Kristina Motwani, Documentary Editor
Kristi Ray, Producer
Laura Garbes, Professor
Laura, Actress
Laurel Heflin, Film Supporter
Laura Nix, Filmmaker
Lian Mittendorf, Videographer
Marian Masone, Industry/Curatorial Consultant
Marjan Safinia, Independent Filmmaker
Maria Agui Carter, Filmmaker
Marcia Jarmel
Maryland Poor People's Campaign
Manon Blackman, Producer
Marilyn Ness, Filmmaker
Martina Monro, Screenwriter
Mary, Actor
Meena Nanji, Filmmaker
Meghna Rao, Producer
Mellissa M, Indie Film Supporter
Milani Mambane, Indie Filmmaker
Mirra Bank, Filmmaker
Michael B Puskar, Artist/Social Justice Activist
Michael Chihak, Indie Film Supporter
Michael Nwachukwu
MJ Marvin, Professional Storyteller
Mitch Teplitsky, Filmmaker & Marketing Consultant
Molly, Camera Assistant
Molly Murphy, Writer
Myerick Mendoza, Film Supporter
Multitude Films
Mezcla Media Collective
Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors
N Mukii, Writer
Nathan Potter-Takagawa
Nicole Johnston, Film Producer
Nicole Page, Partner Reavis Page Jump LLP
Open Markets Institute
Open Television
Paige Compton, Director
Patricia Aufderheide, Professor & Media Scholar
Praxibetel-Ix, Indie Film Supporter
Patrick Robitsch, Indie Film Supporter
Paula Smith Arrigoni, Arts Administrator
Peace is Loud
Perspective Fund
Pollinate Entertainment
Racing Horse Productions
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Filmmaker
Rachel Klein, CEO Gire Starter Studios
Rachel Z, Creative Writer
Rachel, Indie Filmmaker
Rebecca Richman Cohen
Red Owl
Reid Davenport, Filmmaker
Richard Gunn, Actor
Richard Rushfield, Journalist
Rona Tamir, Screenwriter
Rowan Fernandez
Russell Gordon, Nickelodeon Fan
Roseanne Malfucci, Filmmaker
Sabrina Avilés, Executive Director & Independent Filmmaker
Sahar Driver, Impact Producer/Sector Organizer
Sarah, Screenwriter
Sarah Katz, Documentary Producer
Sarah Keo, Indie Filmmaker
Sarah Schoellkopf, Producer
Sasha Pagan, Nurse
Sebas V, Artist
Sharanya Radhamohan, Film supporter
Shanna Carrick, Film Festival Executive
Shannon Parker, Creative Director
Sergio Andres Lobo-Navia, Festival Worker + Projectionist
Sergio Uguet de Resayre, Filmmaker
Smarthouse Creative
Sonia Almanza Gambaro, CEO/Producer
Sonya Childress, Film Worker & Field Organizer
Susan Margolin, Producer
Taylor Higgins
Taylour Chang, Filmmaker/Arts Administrator
Ted Passon, Filmmaker
Terry Lawler
The D-Word
Tim van den Hoff, Producer/Director
Tiffany Fisher-Love
Todd Luoto
Tom Klein, Non-Profit Worker
Tommaso Borghi, Graduate Student
Trevor McBride, Indie Film Supporter
Tyler St. Pierre, Independent Producer
Ursula Liang, Director
The Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Veronica Pinkham, Film Editor
Vi Mooberry
Victor Pickard, Media, Policy, Communications Scholar
Warren Mitchell, Actor
Xavier Gandy, Film & TV Viewer
Zachary Jenkins, Indie Film Supporter
Zainab Ali
Zack Rice, Producer
Zack Zucker, Manager
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