Programs
The spirit and purpose of the Social Justice Film Festival exist year-round through the Social Justice Film Institute, offering social justice programming and a space for social justice filmmakers, community members, and nonprofit organizations.
Our community events and educational workshops are designed with a focus on social justice. As a social justice organization, SJFI understands the critical importance of representation and access, and amplifying voices historically marginalized. We are an anti-racist organization, committed to equity and justice and will continue to present critical conversations and content around the intersectional issues which aim to spotlight and center voices from the margins.
Social Justice Film podcasts are back!
RADICAL FILMS is the Social Justice Film Institute podcast featuring alumni and friends of the Social Justice Film Festival discussing all things related to social justice storytelling. The Social Justice Film podcast was created to explore and share stories about the intersection of social justice and film.
RADICAL FILMS PODCASTS hosted by John Trafton - johntrafton.com
Professor Trafton received his PhD from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where he also lectured in film studies and served as departmental research coordinator. He was an Instructor in Film Studies at Seattle University and an instructor for the Seattle International Film Festival’s education program from 2017 to 2023. His research and teaching focus on visual culture and its impact on film history, theory, and practices. His most recent book, Movie-Made Los Angeles (2023), explores how pre-cinema visual culture in Southern California from 1880 to 1920 contributed to the growth of Los Angeles as a cultural economy and the center for American cinema during the early twentieth century. His current research looks at Mexican Muralism and its impact on art education and the training of film animators and production designers during the 1930s.
CURRENT EPISODES - Listen on Apple | Listen on Spotify
November 20 - Sam Hampton
In this episode, we sit down with Sam Hampton, a documentary filmmaker, teacher, and executive director of the Social Justice Film Institute.
November 5 - Angie Tures
In this episode, filmmaker and documentary film instructor Angie Tures joins us. We discuss her organization, Femme Frontera, which highlights the work of women filmmakers and focuses on immigration and the United States/Mexico border.
October 24 - Sylvia Ryerson
In this episode, we talk to radio producer, sound artist, and journalist Sylvia Ryerson. Listen as we discuss her recent documentary Calls From Home and her criminal justice and prison reform work.
October 13 - Lance Kramer
In this episode, we sit down with filmmaker Lance Kramer to discuss his work on documentaries such as City of Trees (2015) and The First Step (2021) with Van Jones.
