WIFV is excited to announce that two fiscally-sponsored projects have received 2025 HumanitiesDC grants!
Over four days, June 12-16, DC/DOX takes place in marquee venues across Washington, DC, presenting an exceptional lineup of 100+ feature and short documentaries from around the world. Every screening is a Washington, DC premiere and is followed by filmmaker Q&As and thought-provoking post-screening discussions. The Reality Check Forum—a series of panels, masterclasses, and workshops—dives into the evolving landscape of documentary filmmaking, providing a space for discovery, dialogue, and innovation for filmmakers to advance their craft. Sky Sitney is the Festival Director and Co-Founder of DC/DOX with Jamie Shor.
NOTES OF A CITIZEN: The Marcus Raskin Story, produced/directed by Eden Raskin Jenkins, is a feature-length documentary that explores the personal life of a public figure told by his daughter. The film focuses on a prolific time in Marcus’ life in the 1960s/70s when he was indicted with the Boston Five for Vietnam Draft Resistance, involved with the civil rights movement, helped release the Pentagon Papers, and founded a first of its kind progressive think tank that was infiltrated by the FBI. Through the archives he left behind, the music he played, and intimate conversations with the people who knew him best, she explores how a piano prodigy from Wisconsin shook up Washington by becoming the conscience of Kennedy’s White House whose activism proudly landed him on Nixon’s Enemies List. Learn more here.
WIFV and these project directors are proud to be part of this year’s cohort of Community Grantees and look forward to doing important humanities work that builds connections, reflections, and resilience in our city. #HumanitiesDC2025grantrecipient #humanitiesDC #humanities
HumanitiesDC connects curious people with bold questions to the powerful stories of our vibrant city. Through their grantmaking they support Washingtonians and local organizations interested in helping build a vibrant city where all can engage in intellectual exchange, reflect on our connected stories and celebrate our various cultures. With their public programs they partner with local experts, scholars and creatives to design and host unique initiatives, workshops, discussions, performances, storytelling gatherings and more that explore the culture of our nation’s capital. To learn more about the grant opportunities, programs and how you can become involved visit humanitiesdc.org HumanitiesDC grantmaking and public programs are made possible in part through funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
