Jewish Story Partners (Jsp), which works to “stimulate and support the highest caliber of independent films that expand the Jewish story,” has selected 26 documentaries to receive $545,000 in a major new round of grants, TheWrap can exclusively reveal.
The new grantees for Jsp, which was launched in 2021 with the support of Kate Upshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, have crafted narratives that explore the current state of U.S. democracy, antisemitism, the mission to help build a more peaceful society and the conversations that are taking place following the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
Among the titles are “The Day After,” “Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny,” “The Paradox” and “White Rose.” There were more than 220 applications submitted by filmmakers. The funding round was curated by filmmaker Amy Berg, Impact Partners’ Geralyn Dreyfous and Michael Renov, a USC professor of critical studies and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.
“With its capacity to humanize the ‘other’ through storytelling,...
The new grantees for Jsp, which was launched in 2021 with the support of Kate Upshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, have crafted narratives that explore the current state of U.S. democracy, antisemitism, the mission to help build a more peaceful society and the conversations that are taking place following the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
Among the titles are “The Day After,” “Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny,” “The Paradox” and “White Rose.” There were more than 220 applications submitted by filmmakers. The funding round was curated by filmmaker Amy Berg, Impact Partners’ Geralyn Dreyfous and Michael Renov, a USC professor of critical studies and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.
“With its capacity to humanize the ‘other’ through storytelling,...
- 6/13/2025
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
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