Disability Visibility: California Humanities Partners on CRIP CAMP screening at San Quentin
Above: A view of San Quentin State Prison on the evening of December 14, 2023. Photo by Kerri Young. CRIP CAMP, the groundbreaking Academy Award-https://calhum.org/a-conversation-with-crip-camp-co-directors/nominated documentary film from co-directors Nicole […]
The California Documentary Project in 2023: New Grants, New Stories, New Perspectives
As we approach this year’s California Documentary Project grant deadline, we are highlighting some exciting grantee accomplishments and accolades over the past year.
California Humanities Partners with Crocker Museum in New Summer Film Series (Photos)
Join our next screening on August 17, co-presented with the Crocker Museum in Sacramento.
United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary
An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.
California Humanities to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
California Humanities has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
California Humanities Awards $90,000 to Six CDP NextGen Projects Supporting Youth Media Storytelling
Announcing our 2023 CDP Next grantees.
Making Waves PBS Premiere Dates in May
“Sound is still the best way to experience emotion.” — Gary Rydstrom, American Sound Designer We are excited to share the upcoming PBS premiere dates of MAKING WAVES: THE ART […]
California Humanities Awards $575k to 18 Projects for California Documentary Projects for Production, Research & Development
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kerri Young, Communications Manager, kyoung@calhum.org April 20, 2023—(Oakland, CA)— California Humanities is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 California Documentary Project (CDP) grants, awarding $575,000 […]
CALIFORNIA DOCUMENTARY PROJECT—A YEAR IN REVIEW AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2023
For over 40 years California Humanities has been the leading funder of documentaries by, for, and about Californians. We currently support film, audio, and digital media projects that explore California […]
Voices of California’s Veterans
From video interviews to playwriting, the medical humanities to film screenings, a list of past projects centering the veteran experience.