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Celebrate Working Films’ 25th in San Francisco

March 17, 2025 BY Amalia Renteria

Join Working Films and some of your favorite storytellers and changemakers for a one-of-a-kind evening in San Francisco.

Enjoy delicious appetizers, drinks, and the company of fellow filmmakers, artists, and changemakers as we come together to celebrate 25 years of documentary impact and set our sights on the future. This inspiring gathering will feature co-hosts and Working Films’ board members, Adamu Chan and Anayansi Prado, along with a special performance from a local poet and artist.

Let’s come together to honor this milestone, build community, and continue using stories to inspire action and create change.

All proceeds will fund Working Films’ efforts connecting filmmakers and changemakers to tackle the issues of our time.

Purchase tickets here.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

Join us in supporting Working Films’ mission to advance social and environmental justice through documentary storytelling. Your sponsorship will benefit the filmmakers, community organizers, and audiences across the country that Working Films serves. From production grants for films on Democracy, to growing the climate justice movement in rural areas via solar powered film series, your donation will help us make a difference in 2025 and set the stage for the next 25 years.

Your sponsorship shows that your organization aligns with our belief in the power of story to make an impact, our commitment to ground up social change, and the importance of accountability to communities most impacted by injustice as we work to build a new world together.

Please contact Anna Lee, Working Films’ Director of Learning and Development, with questions about sponsorship or tickets. (alee [at] workingfilms [dot] org)

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