Citizen Film

Citizen FilmCompany type| Nonprofit

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Industry| Documentary, Film, New Media, Storytelling
Founded| San Francisco, California (2002)
Headquarters| San Francisco, CA,

United States

Key people

* Sam Ball
* Sophie Constantinou
* Kate Stilley Steiner

Website| https://citizenfilm.org

Citizen Film is a San Francisco-based documentary company founded in 2002 by Sam Ball, Sophie Constantinou and Kate Stilley Steiner.

## Documentaries

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They produce long-form documentary programs such as Joann Sfar Draws from Memory and Green Streets (in progress)[permanent dead link], and they have produced more than 100 short films.[1] In addition, they provide key production and/or post-production services for independent producers such as Nancy Kates (Regarding Susan Sontag); Vicki Abeles (Race to Nowhere); Tiffany Shlain (The Tribe); and Jenni Olson (575 Castro St.).[2][3][4][5] They have produced several films with Academy Award winner Debra Chasnoff (A Foot in the Door and The Respect for All Project Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine), promoting equity in education "at the earliest age possible and on an ongoing basis."[6][7][8]

## New Media

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Citizen Film also produces new media projects such as Lunch Love Community, co-directed by Constantinou and Helen DeMichiel; and Half-Remembered Stories, a collaboration with the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "Joann Sfar Draws from Memory - KQED Pressroom". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
2. ^ "Regarding Susan Sontag Team". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
3. ^ "Race to Nowhere - Team".
4. ^ "The Tribe - Credits".
5. ^ "575 Castro St. - Credits". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
6. ^ "A Foot in the Door - Filmmakers". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
7. ^ "Respect for All - Miami University Libraries".
8. ^ "Respect for All - Quote". Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
9. ^ "Lunch Love Community - KQED - Bay Area Bites".
10. ^ "Half-Remembered Stories - San Francisco Bay Guardian".

## External links

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* Citizen Film Website