Grantee Profile
Working Films
Grants to Working Films
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$300,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Journalism & Media
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — In support of a project on the use and impact of documentary films to educate the public and contribute to civic engagement in public policy issues.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Working Films $300,000 between 1978 and 2016.
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January 1, 2000
- Documentary Film
Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighter
Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighter, is a behind-the-scenes look at the trials and triumphs of a group of young men and women competing to become firefighters. Filmed over the course of three years ... More