Débora Souza Silva is a filmmaker whose work examines systemic racism and inequality. Her work has appeared on PBS, BBC, The Center for Investigative Reporting, and Fusion. She is a recipient of the Les Payne Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and was selected for a

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The TFI Documentary Fund supported feature documentaries, from all over the world, that are in advanced stages of development, in production, or in post-production. Grant amounts range from $25,000 - $50,000. The TFI/ESPN Prize and TFI/A+E Feature Doc Workshop were programs within the fund.

Tribeca All Access® Alumni Fund supported alumni throughout the year by offering microgrants of up to $5,000 for support in various capacities. The TAA Alumni Program supported any storytelling medium – including short films, episodic television, interactive or web-based projects.

Funding and support for non-fiction, social issue media projects which go beyond traditional screens—integrating film with content across media platforms, from video games, apps, social networks and Web. Grants ranged from $50,000 to $100,000.

The TFI/ESPN Prize awarded one annual grant of $30,000 to a feature-length work-in-progress documentary that presents sports, competition and athleticism as a backdrop within a character-driven story.

Damien Davis (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist, born in Crowley, Louisiana and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. His practice explores historical representations of Blackness by unpacking the visual language of various cultures, questioning how societies code/decode/recode representations of race through craft,

Tribeca Film Institute and Pond5 teamed up to launch a comprehensive year-round program that provided grants, mentorship and networking opportunities to TFI Alumni. Together, we supported and connected a larger and more inclusive community of media/filmmakers with three grant cycles and four events throughout the