Citizen Film is a not-for-profit,

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-based documentary company founded in 2002 by

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, Sophie Constantinou and

Kate Stilley Steiner Kate Stilley Steiner is an award-winning filmmaker, editor, and producer who has worked in documentary filmmaking since 1990. She co-founded Citizen Film, a San Francisco-based not-for-profit production company which "creates films and online medi ...

. Citizen Film specializes in producing media that “fosters active engagement in cultural and civic life."

Documentaries

They produce long-form documentary programs such a
''Joann Sfar Draws from Memory''
an
''Green Streets'' (in progress)
and they have produced more than 10
short films
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 Tiffany Shlain (born April 8, 1970) is an American filmmaker, artist, and author. Described by the public radio program '' On Being'' as "an internet pioneer", Shlain is the co-founder of the Webby Awards and the founder of the International Ac ...

( ''The Tribe''); and

Jenni Olson Jenni Olson (born October 6, 1962) is a writer, archivist, historian, consultant, and non-fiction filmmaker based in Berkeley, California. She co-founded the pioneering LGBT website PlanetOut.com. Her two feature-length essay films — ''The Joy ...

''575 Castro St.''
. Citizen Film collaborated with

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-winner

Debra Chasnoff Debra Chasnoff (October 12, 1957 – November 7, 2017) was an American documentary filmmaker and activist whose films address progressive social justice issues. Her production company GroundSpark produces and distributes films, educational resou ...

and her nonprofit production company Groundspark on several films. Citizen Film’s

produced and edited Groundspark’s ''That’s a Family (2000),'' ''One Wedding and a Revolution (2004),'' ''Let’s Get Real (2004),'' ''It’s Still Elementary (2007),'' and ''A Foot in the Door;'' Sophie Constantinou provided cinematography for ''One Wedding and a Revolution (2004)'' and ''A Foot in the Door.'' Chasnoff’s final film, ''Prognosis'' ''– notes on living,'' was co-produced by Citizen Film and Groundspark. After Chasnoff's passing in 2017, GroundSpark's films were transferred to Citizen Film, where they are owned and distributed through the Debra Chasnoff / Groundspark Legacy Initiative.

New Media

Citizen Film also produces new media projects such a
''Lunch Love Community''
co-directed by Constantinou and Helen De Michiel; an
''Half-Remembered Stories''
a collaboration with the

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References

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External links

Citizen Film Website
Cinema of the San Francisco Bay Area Organizations based in San Francisco Non-profit organizations based in California Documentary film production companies 2002 establishments in California