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Providing filmmakers the opportunity to support their community

Stone Soup Films is a nonprofit cooperative that makes funding and promotional films free of charge for worthy organizations in Washington, DC. Established film and television professionals work alongside graduate film students to produce high-quality shorts highlighting the efforts of these groups.


Current Productions

PEN/Faulkner Foundation -- Writers in Schools

PEN/Faulkner Writers in Schools is a literary arts outreach program for DC public high school students. Since 1989, PEN/Faulkner has brought nationally-known writers into classrooms for small group sessions. They provide free copies of an author’s book to students, along with resources to aid teachers in preparing for the author’s visit. In addition, they are involved with inspiring interest in modern literature in settings such as teen parent programs and juvenile justice centers.


Arts & Technology Academy Public Charter School

ATA is a Pre-K through 6th grade program in NE Washington. They incorporate performing, visual and media arts instruction as well as modern technology into the state curriculum standards. 97 percent of the students are from low-income families.


Woodlawn Cemetery Association

This historic 115-year-old cemetery in SE Washington has long been neglected by the community. Through a partnership with the Young Playwrights Theater, the stories and rich cultural heritage of the 30,000 largely African-American individuals who are buried there will be embraced by a new generation of Washingtonians.


Teens Run DC

Teens Run DC just completed its first year of training and inspiring inner-city high school students to experience the benefits of goal-setting, character development, mentoring and improved physical health by training for and completing the SunTrust National Marathon and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield National Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. While running is the core activity of this program, through participation in TRDC students learn discipline, perseverance, responsibility and goal setting with the support of teacher mentors who serve as strong, positive role models.


Urban Alliance
UA's mission is to prepare young adults from under-resourced neighborhoods in Washington, DC for the world of work and a life of self-sufficiency through education, mentoring, and meaningful paid internships in offices around DC. This worthy organization has impacted over 1,000 youth to date and has a 99% high school graduation rate.


Events

2nd Annual Stone Soup Fundraiser
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our annual fundraiser on March 16th! It was a huge success and it could not have happened without the support of our fabulous hosts -- Lisa Bernstein, Kathleen Biden, Jen Burton, Lisa Gunty, Ivy Howells, Karen Marcou, Louise Micallef, Elissa Rubin, Alison Shulman, Bettina Stern, Julia Tolkan and Miriam Weintraub. Thanks to everyone who participated, Stone Soup can continue to provide critical communications tools to more fantastic worthy organizations in Washington DC. Photographers were there from several local news organizations, click here to see coverage from The Hill.

News


Life Pieces to Masterpieces
We were heartbroken to hear of the break-in at Life Pieces to Masterpieces this summer. Vandals destroyed paintings, computers and tv screens and dealt the organization a serious blow in morale.
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Founders of the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project honored by DC Women's Bar Association
Big congratulations to the founders of the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (Jenny Brody, Karen Barker Marcou and Marla Spindel) on being honored this Fall as "Stars of the Bar" by the DC Women's Bar Association!!


Politics on Film Announces
2009 Community Partner:
Stone Soup Films

Politics on Film, the bipartisan film festival making its debut in the nation’s capital this spring, today announced its 2009 community partner is Stone Soup Films...
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Good Hope Awards
Although Liz Norton, founder of Stone Soup Films, had supported Bread for the City for years, she had no idea how comprehensive our services were...
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