“Finding Us” SHORT FILM Synopsis Georgetown University sold hundreds of enslaved people who worked on their plantations to stave off bankruptcy, scattering families across the South, never to see each other again. With the help of DNA databases, their...
JRS Annual Virtual Anniversary Gala BRAND CONTENT, FILMS E Summary When the pandemic hit Jesuit Refugee Service, like so many non-profits, had to adapt their fundraising strategies. SideXSide was hired to transform its in-person galas into a robust, online program....
HIAS “WELCOME HOME” DOCUMENTARY SHORT E Summary After the US withdrew from Afghanistan, more than 100,000 people fled the country. Tens of thousands of Afghans came to the US within a matter of days, overwhelming traditional infrastructure meant to...
“TransMilitary” Feature Documentary E Summary The 2018 SXSW Audience Award-winning feature film debut by Gabriel Silverman, Jamie Coughlin & Fiona Dawson, TransMilitary follows the Emmy-nominated short film Transgender, at War and in Love. Around...
HIAS “To Start a New Life, Free” BRAND CONTENT E Summary For World Refugee Day 2021, we partnered with HIAS to tell two stories of men persecuted for being gay: an asylum seeker from Russia (above) and a refugee from Rwanda (see additional video). The...
