Founded in December 1967 as Newsreel, an activist filmmaker collective in New York, our organization quickly expanded into a network with chapters across the US. Originally producing and distributing short 16mm films that highlighted key social movements of the era—including the anti-war and women’s movements, and civil and human rights movements—Newsreel gained unique access to groups such as the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Party. This period of activism attracted many artists who later became renowned filmmakers, such as Norman Fruchter, Susan Robeson, Robert Kramer, Christine Choy, Tami Gold, Allan Siegel, and Deborah Shaffer. Read more about the Newsreel Collective here https://film.twn.org/products/third-world-newsreel-reflections-on-progressive-media-since-1968.