Subject Matter, a recently-launched nonprofit organization that supports social issue documentary films and other nonprofits that work on its featured topics, announced their inaugural grantees, awarding a total of $120,000 to four feature-length documentaries and four of the films’ coinciding nonprofits. Subject Matter launched in July, spearheaded by former Tribeca…
Amy Hobby
Wavelength and Rolling Stone Films are teaming up to exec produce a documentary celebrating a punk-folk icon: “Righteous Babe: The Ani DiFranco Story.” The film from director Dana Flor interweaves two distinct story arcs. One chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of feminist singer/songwriter DiFranco, including the trailblazing indie label she…