Our intention with the Reopen Challenge was to bring some light back into the world. But, even we didn’t know how far-reaching this effect would be, or how many impactful films would be made. There’s no greater example of this than Kyndra Kennedy’s Black.Matters, our judges’ winning selection for this year.
There’s a pretty compelling argument for filmmakers to be on social media in general. By nature, our craft is a social, collaborative, visual, and always changing—and that’s a pretty accurate description of Twitter.