Fiscal Sponsorships In Development
Chicago Filmmakers provides fiscal sponsorship for select independent film or video makers who are soliciting funds from private foundations, government agencies, and individual donors for their noncommercial film or video project. The following projects are currently in progress and seeking financial support. Please donate to them if you can!
To learn more about the Fiscal Sponsorship program, visit the program page.
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Chester Gould - Creator of an American Icon
In Development
Chester Gould created one of the most recognizable icons in America--the comic strip detective--Dick Tracy. Gould came from modest means in rural Pawnee, Oklahoma. At the age of 21 he left his home with $50 in his pocket and went to Chicago to fulfill his dream of being a cartoonist for the influential Tribune newspaper syndicate. After 10 years of rejection he hit upon Dick Tracy and went on to sell millions of papers for the Tribune.Gould was known for his seemingly limitless parade of characters, especially his goulish villains. His graphic, noir art work and electrifying story lines were admired by numerous artists including Andy Warhol, Robert Crumb and nearly all the underground comix writers, as well as mainstream comic artists. Although sometimes criticized for the violence in his strip and his staunch law and order stand, his strip appealed to all ages and reflected American culture for nearly a half century.
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Pools of Light
In Development
In the early morning hours, an indelible image can be seen all across Angola: children huddled under the warm glow cast by street lamps in parking lots and along roadways. Lacking reliable power at home, Angolan students gather under these pools of light at all hours of the night to complete their homework assignments and study for class the following day.The documentary Pools of Light will use the powerful image of these students seeking out any and all opportunities to further their education as a launching point to tell the story of a nation that, after four centuries of Portuguese rule and 27 years of civil war, finally has a chance to define it’s own destiny: one that seeks to reconcile a turbulent past with an uncertain but hopeful future. But this future greatly depends on the establishment of a middle class. A sustainable middle class in any country can only be created first through stability and peace, and then through higher education. Pools of Light will show how Angola - a country once defined by others - now seeks a new path forward through peace and education.
