Artificial Horizon Awarded JustFilms Ford Foundation and Graham Foundation Grants

We are thrilled to announce that Director Elizabeth Webb was awarded both the JustFilms Ford Foundation and Graham Foundation Grants!

With a storied history of funding social impact films for nearly 75 years, the foundation houses JustFilms, one of the largest documentary funds in the world. Now in its thirteenth year, JustFilms is one of the few philanthropies making direct grants for independent documentary film content. In its most recent round of grants, it provided over $4.2 million to support 59 innovative film projects centered on social justice globally and in the United States. 

“Our grantees represent a diverse tapestry of narratives, reflecting deeply ingrained societal concerns and cultural legacies shaping our collective consciousness. Each documentary helps to illuminate the multifaceted experiences that define our present era…In a world increasingly filled with misinformation and polarization, it’s critical to support artistic works that help to counter this and offer nuanced views of our society.”

- Jon-Sesrie Goff, program officer for JustFilms at the Ford Foundation

The Graham Foundation grantee projects are among 56 new grants to individuals that expand contemporary ideas of architecture through innovative, rigorous, and interdisciplinary work on design and the built environment. They include grants for film, video, and new media projects. Selected from nearly 600 submissions, the funded projects include publications, research, exhibitions, films, site-specific installations, and digital initiatives that expand contemporary ideas of architecture through innovative rigorous interdisciplinary work on design and the built environment.

We look forward to working with these two great institutions as we continue to develop and produce Artificial Horizon!