George Max ***** If you are a Screenwriter, Film or Documentary this is the one place that offers help through Grant's and programs. If you want to learn about Film Grants and much more, we would tell you to contact Carole Dean as she does have fantastic info on everything Film and Movie.
Jim Harrison ***** Fiscal film grants, Documentary film grants and film funding in made possible by great non profits like From the Heart Productions Inc. We really admire Carole Dean. She is such a classy, stylish and sophisticated lady. Carole Dean has honored her family and the entire movie industry by dedicating a big part of her life to 26 years of the Roy W. Dean Film Grant. From the Heart is a nonprofit foundation that seeks films that are unique and make a contribution to society. She offers so many avenues to the Film and Movie industry by opening doors through contacts, grants and a life time of experience in the industry. She host a pod cast and radio talk show and gives classes to startup Film, documentary and full feature Screenwriters, Actors, Directors, Producers and basic funding through grants to inexperienced and experienced film makers. Enough can not be said about her efforts in helping artist create documentary, feature, short films, and web series shows. Carole Dean is a true 5 Star Diamond.
Vennie Guerrera ***** Documentary film grants come from From the Heart Productions. This dedicated film grant foundation has spent many years teaching young film students the art of film funding, grant money and so much more. No one can say enough about such a dedicated person like Carole Dean.
Luis Remesar ***** As filmmakers, working with From The Heart Productions has been a real godsend. They've been hands-on in helping us see our feature-length documentary to fruition, providing important production resources, grant opportunities and fundraising mentorship. Carole Dean, the Founder and CEO of From The Heart Productions is a one-of-a-kind champion of filmmakers. Her wisdom, experience and generosity of spirit has been a gift for our production team to collaborate with. Luis Remesar & Beth Dolan Director/Producer of "Stranger At Home"
Bre Pryse ***** I've known Carole Dean and From The Heart for over 10 years. Carol works tirelessly for her filmmakers. She is an extraordinary woman with experience in the film industry in many different areas. In addition to providing fiscal sponsorship, she also teaches classes, provides a grant and consults on projects and writes. From The Heart Productions should be the first choice when looking for fiscal sponsorship and film guidance.
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Core Issue Productions ***** Carole Dean has been a mentor, advisor, and all-around cheerleader for my film "The Weight of Honor"! We could not have done our documentary without From The Heart and the Roy W. Dean Grant!
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“From Earth to Earth” takes a critical look at the rituals dictated by America’s death-denying culture and asks, “How can people trying to cope with the death of a loved one be better served?” Our documentary takes the viewer deep into the woods of Vermont and the meadows of central New York where deathwork pioneers are inspiring a new way of thinking about life, death, and our enduring connection to nature. Along the way, we explore the systematic problems of the death industry and provide insight into alternative paths for returning our bodies to the embrace of the Earth – and a whole new approach to burial, funerals, and life itself. 
“Pianoman” weaves a captivating and deeply personal tale of an undocumented family navigating a path filled with hardships that resonate on both an individual and universal level. The film illuminates social issues through its sensitive cinema verite style, exploring themes of justice and resilience beyond mere trauma. Viewers are taken on an emotional journey, experiencing raw pain intertwined with poignant tenderness. The dedicated team behind the film passionately believes that the story of David Avendaño will deeply resonate with audiences, encouraging them to find reflections of their own lives within the narrative. The film appeals to those interested in civil rights, social justice, immigration issues, the power of music, or the artistry of piano making.
In the foothills of northern California’s historic Gold Rush country a reckoning is underway within a town defined by a violent symbol – the noose. History and current events collide as three women must confront their communities and their identities. HANGTOWN, a documentary film in production, investigates California’s little known legacy of lynching and land theft, revealing how false narratives of the past continue to haunt communities of color today.
Directed by Stuart Harmon and produced by Lyntoria Newton, HANGTOWN features the stories of those excluded from California’s history to help shine a more expansive light on the past and validate the voices of those who have long been overlooked.
In 1983, Miguel Hidalgo, a Venezuelan writer and inventor, disappeared in the Amazon, leaving behind his six-year-old daughter, Alexandra. Now a filmmaker, her life is transformed as she untangles the mystery of his absence and figures out why her MIT-educated father with a genius IQ ended up buying gold in the Amazon. As she uncovers secrets about him, her family, and herself she must come to terms with the fact that she had based her identity on a mirage created by her ancestors. Having completed her quest, she starts over, aware of how her past shaped her but ready to move beyond the wounds she has carried since childhood.
“In “Hart of the Wild Bunch”, a wild west gang of runaway women find themselves destitute after a chain of unsuccessful heists. Benevolent leader Cassidy Hart must leverage her authority when one of her rebel followers rallies the group around a very dangerous scheme.
In this deeply personal film, Persian-American filmmaker Golestan-Parast explores how wrestling can bring people together.
Through the director’s own experience returning to his home country after many years in the USA and by telling the personal stories of athletes wrestling abroad, women barred from the sport, and a wrestling hero fighting for the people – the film tells a complex, nuanced and vital story for this moment in time.
This documentary is a defiant message of hope, an emotional homecoming, and a love letter to a people.
Irving’s feature documentary profiles a company of volunteer soldiers, and the citizens they protect as they endure a horrific war with no foreseeable end in sight.
After months embedded with a frontline Ukrainian army unit fighting on three different battlefronts, he explores enduring spirit of these brave men and women who represent every segment of their society and nation they are dedicated to defending.
While enduring the anxieties of constant artillery shelling, waves of charging infantry attacks and the loss of their fallen comrades, these modern-day warriors dig deep to find strength enough to put their pain and fear aside. They know that their sacrifices not only help preserve their nation’s existence, but their fight protects the very survival of their friends and families back home.