Cinereach is an independent film production company, financier and foundation dedicated to the support of vital, artful films. As a philanthropic organization, Cinereach helps expand films’ creative potential through adaptive development, financing, production, and other support models that align with the unique vision of each supported filmmaker. Recent productions include Sorry to Bother You, We The Animals and MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. as well as a forthcoming stop-motion feature based on Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Kogonada’s After Yang and Bassam Tariq’s Mughal Mowgli. Over its 12-year history, Cinereach has supported over 200 films including The Florida Project, Shirkers, Black Mother, Beach Rats, The Last Black Man in San Francisco and The Witch and the Academy Award-nominated films Hale County This Morning This Evening, Strong Island, I Am Not Your Negro, Cutie and the Boxer, Citizenfour (Best Documentary, 2015), and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Filmmakers including Young Jean Lee, Barry Jenkins, Terence Nance and others have participated in Cinereach’s year-long Fellowships, and producers including Effie Brown, Scott Macaulay, Anish Savjani, and Julie Goldman have received awards for their innovation and mentorship through the Cinereach producers initiative. Cinereach also collaborates with like-minded organizations that make independent film more accessible, sustainable and adventurous, including Borscht Corp. of Miami, Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA), the SFFILM Invest program, Stockade Works of Kingston, NY, and Sundance Institute’s Art of Nonfiction Fellowship and Creative Producing Program.