| Company type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Documentary, Film, New Media, Storytelling |
| Founded | San Francisco, California (2002) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Key people |
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| Revenue | 1,089,632 United States dollar (2022)  |
| Total assets | 276,067 United States dollar (2022) |
| 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
They produce long-form documentary programs such as Joann Sfar Draws from Memory and Green Streets (in progress), and they have produced more than 100 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 (The Tribe); and Jenni Olson (575 Castro St.). 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."
New Media
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.
References
- "Joann Sfar Draws from Memory - KQED Pressroom". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- "Regarding Susan Sontag Team". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- "Race to Nowhere - Team".
- "The Tribe - Credits".
- "575 Castro St. - Credits". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
- "A Foot in the Door - Filmmakers". Archived from the original on 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- "Respect for All - Miami University Libraries".
- "Respect for All - Quote". Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- "Lunch Love Community - KQED - Bay Area Bites".
- "Half-Remembered Stories - San Francisco Bay Guardian".