EXCLUSIVE: California Humanities has announced grants totaling almost $400,000 for 10 documentary projects, a welcome development for nonfiction filmmakers who have seen federal funding chopped under the Trump administration.

The funds — $350,000 in Production grants and $45,000 in Research & Development grants – will go to these projects:

Production Awards

Research & Development Awards

“Since 2003, the California Documentary Project has supported storytellers whose work sparks reflection, dialogue, and connection,” Rick Noguchi, President & CEO of California Humanities, said in a statement. “These new projects remind us that when one voice is lifted, it can echo across communities—helping us see ourselves in each other and deepening our understanding of what it means to live togeth

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