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CMSI Year in Review: 2020

Nov 2020: Yes, And Laughter Lab Report Launch and More

Oct 2020: Documentaries and Racial Justice, Indigenous Peoples Day, DOC NYC and more

Sep 2020: Documentary Storytelling and Social Change: Book launch, Webinars, Guidelines

Announcing Digital Power 2020: A Masterclass Series On Building Social Justice Power Through Best Practices in Digital Strategic Communications

Aug 2020: New Book on Documentary Storytelling and Social Change

Doc Professionals: Take the 2020 State of the Documentary Field Study

July 2020: Report: Comedy for Racial Justice in the Climate Crisis

June 2020: Affirming our Commitment to Racial Equity and Justice

May 2020: Games for Stronger Communities, Comedy and Caregiving During COVID-19

April 2020: Yes, And Laughter Lab finalists, Humor and Hope during the Pandemic

March 2020: Documentaries and Faith, Tools of Doc Filmmaking, True/False Dispatch

February 2020: Yes, And Laughter Lab Call + Advocacy Storytelling

January 2020: What’s new at CMSI? We’re expanding!

CMSI Year in Review: 2019

What’s new at CMSI: comedy specials, photo exhibits and a book

Story Movements 2019 Report & Speaker Videos

Report Launch: Homelessness & Housing Security in U.S. Culture

The Yes, And…Laughter Lab launches in New York

Introducing The Yes, And Laughter Lab, An Initiative For Comedy & Social Justice People

Story Movements Look Back And Launch Of Laughter Lab

Register Now For Story Movements 2019

Save The Date: Story Movements Is Here!

2018 State of the Documentary Field Study

September 2018: The State of the U.S. Documentary Field Study and More

May 2018: NEA Art Works Grant, Tribeca, and More

January 2018: Will Comedians Save the Day? A CMSI New Editorial Series On Medium Aims to Ask & Answer

January 2018: Meet our new Comedian in Residence, Bethany Hall, The Laughter Effect on Medium & More

November 2017: CMSI & AU Game Lab Research Grant, New Fair Use Project & More

September 2017: Meet the (New!) Team, ITVS Study, Docs in Progress & More

May 2017: The Laughter Effect: Comedy & Social Change Project Launch

NEW REPORT: When Movies Go to Washington: Docs & Public Policy

April 2017: Oscars So White (Docs, too?), Grassroots Engagement at True/False, Full Frame, Fair Use, & More

January 2017: CMSI in 2017: Work to do!

November 2015: CMSI Goes International! By way of D.C.

To say we’ve been busy here at CMSI would be an understatement! We are thrilled to work with colleagues and collaborators who believe in...

September 2015: Durable Docs, Human Rights Film Series, and Media Rise Festival

Coming up this month, we're excited to support the Media Rise Festival here in DC. And, don't forget to mark your calendars for the...

July 2015: AFI DOCS, Fair Use in Music Preservation and CMSI Hosts the American Film Showcase

But June was all about documentaries; we were thrilled to see so many of our friends and colleagues at our hometown film festival, AFI DOCS.