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African American, Black Location
Seattle, WA BlackPast.org, an online reference center makes available a wealth of materials on African American history in one central location on the Internet. Blackpast is made possible by the content contributions of over 800 volunteers from six continents who give of their time and energy to bring this information to a global audience. Click on the images to read their stories or find them in the yellow tabs below in the three main categories: Academic, Independent, and Student. We need more volunteer content contributors.
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African American, Black Location
Seattle, WA Wa Na Wari creates space for Black ownership, possibility, and belonging through art, historic preservation, and connection. Wa Na Wari means "Our Home" in Kalabari. Co-founder, Inye Wokoma, is Kalabari through his father's lineage. The name Wa Na Wari evokes a sense of purpose and intention to remain present in a place we consider home.
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Mexican American, Hispanic, Latinx, For All, Multicultural, Mexican Location
Portland, OR The Portland Latin American Film Festival (PDXLAFF) serves the community as a non-profit cultural promoter under the guidance of the Hollywood Theatre. We are dedicated to showcasing perspectives of Latin American culture through an exploration of Latin film and increasing the visibility of Latin American cinema locally. PDXLAFF presents films with universal appeal that can be enjoyed by native Spanish, Portuguese, and English speakers, and other lovers of the Latin culture. To receive email notifications about upcoming screenings. We screen at the Hollywood Theater.
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People with Disabilities, Gender Non-Conforming, LGBTQ, Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), Queer, Trans, Two Spirit, Indigenous, Latinx, For All, Multicultural Location
Tacoma, WA Destiny City Film Festival’s mission is to use the power of vibrant cinematic storytelling to curate an engaged community audience for independent film. Part of that mission is providing a safe space for stories that have not historically received equal representation. We strive to be inclusive, welcoming, accessible and encouraging of all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and Disability communities and all marginalized voices as we continue to evolve and learn.
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Multicultural Location
Spokane, WA The Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF) is a small, selective offering of world-class films. These are the very best features, documentaries and shorts from around the world that have not yet been commercially released for wide distribution or on virtual platforms.
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North American, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), Indigenous, Native American Location
Olympia, WA Sky Bear Media, LLC is a Native American-owned & operated South Sound video production and media education service.
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Drag, LGBTQ, Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), Queer, Hispanic, Two Spirit, Indigenous, Latinx, For All, Multicultural Location
Anchorage, AK Arciniega Street is a Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned, and woman-owned production company based out of Anchorage, Alaska. We specialize in storytelling through TV, Film & Web production, culture-bearing and community-building events and entertainment, creative design and development, and artistic collaboration.
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For All, Multicultural Location
Tacoma, WA The Sister Cities Council of Tacoma advances Tacoma as a global city and promotes peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation through citizen diplomacy – one individual, one community at a time – for the benefit of Tacoma and its sister cities.
To accomplish its mission, The Sister Cities Council of Tacoma develops programs in the areas of cultural arts and tourism, global education, government relations, and international business.
To accomplish its mission, The Sister Cities Council of Tacoma develops programs in the areas of cultural arts and tourism, global education, government relations, and international business.
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Culture, South European, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), South American, Central American, European, Latinx, Portugese, Spanish Location
Seattle, WA Seattle Latino Film Festival is a nonprofit organization that discovers and presents independent films, documentaries and short films from Ibero & Latin-American countries.
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Culture, North American, East Asian, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), African American, South American, American (US), Central American, Asian, Black, Jewish, Latinx, Native American, Japanese, Settler Location
Seattle, WA Living Voices is a nationally touring educational theatre bringing life to history through the power of live theatre, video, and personal discussion
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Día de los Muertos Highlight, Culture, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), South American, Central American, Latinx Location
Seattle, WA Latino Northwest Communications is the most experienced bilingual company in the Pacific Northwest providing HD video production services in Spanish and English. At Latino Northwest Communications we truly find joy in what we do. Our goal is to use this passion to enrich our community through providing the best quality and services in every television program, feature story, documentary and educational, corporate or promotional video we produce.
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Culture, North American, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), Queer, For All Location
Seattle, WA We provide access to films by, for, and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people and their families, and a forum for LGBTQ+ filmmakers to share and discuss their work with audiences. We curate themed screenings throughout the year and produce programs in partnership with other arts, cultural, and service delivery organizations in the Greater Seattle area.
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Culture, Asian, West Asian, Turkish Location
Seattle, WA Inaugurated in 2012 by the TACAWA Film Committee, Seattle Turkish Film Festival has become one of the most admired and venerated events of the Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington. The film festival is a non-profit, volunteer-driven event, committed to bringing the best of Turkish films to Seattle in an effort to provide an international platform for talented filmmakers working in both short and feature length formats to showcase their work.
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Culture, North American, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), Black, Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), Women Location
Seattle, WA Sankofa Film Society-a gathering ground for cultural investigation, compassionate conversation on a multitude of subjects, critical, social and celebratory
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North American, Culture, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), American (US), Asian, Asian American Location
Seattle, WA The Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) showcases feature-length and short format films by and about Asian Americans across North America, with an emphasis on filmmakers from the Pacific Northwest.
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North American, Culture, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), American (US), Queer, Multicultural Location
Seattle, WA queer, mixed, 1st gen American filmmaker/artist/activist/writer/mama who believes in the power of story
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North American, Culture, East Asian, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), American (US), Asian, Japanese American, Japanese Location
Bainbridge Island, WA Welcome to the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) website. As you explore this site you will learn about the history of our community on Bainbridge Island as well as our current activities that maintain community connections, celebrate diversity, and promote civil liberties education.
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Culture, North American, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), American (US), Native American Location
Seattle, WA The Seattle-King County urban Indian community boasts a wide range of Native families. We are here to help support any urban Native that needs assistance.
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Culture, North American, American (North, South, Central, & Caribbean), American (US), Native American Location
Spokane, WA The Inland Northwest is home to a rich community of Native American artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians. One Heart Native Arts & Film Festival celebrates their collective contributions to the cultural life of the region with a two-day festival at the Bing Crosby Theatre and the newly renovated Unfinished Space in downtown Spokane.