The people responsible for the safety and health of our loved ones are paid less than parking lot attendants, and rarely receive health insurance or other benefits. According to PHI, home care workers in the US, like Vilma, are 89% female and make a median annual income of $13,300.
JustFilms, part of Ford’s Creativity and Free Expression program, is a longtime partner of the Sundance Institute and supported seven films in 2017.
How can creative and documentary work help build a fairer and more just society?
The Culture Lab and Race Forward offer five questions and a tool kit to help social change and media makers become better storytellers.
America Divided, a new documentary series from EPIX, explores narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system.
Ford Foundation staff recap Episode 5 of America Divided and discuss domestic workers' rights and voter suppression
Ford Foundation staff recap episode 4 of America Divided and discuss the influence of big money in politics and protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants.
The Ford Foundation recaps episode 3 of America Divided, a docu-series about rising inequality in the United States.
The documentary When Two Worlds Collide captures the conflict between indigenous communities determined to protect their tribal lands, and government-supported business interests eager to open those lands up to oil drilling, mining, and clear-cutting.
The Ford Foundation recaps episode 2 of America Divided, a docu-series about rising inequality in the United States.
The first episode of America Divided, a new documentary series from EPIX, explores three issues of American inequality: our nation's broken criminal justice system, the Flint water crisis, and housing issues in New York City.