Mission
AMERICAS MEDIA INITIATIVE'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE AND SCREEN FILM AND VIDEO MADE IN THE AMERICAS BY COMMUNITY MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. THROUGH SCREENINGS AT UNIVERSITIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTERS, FILM FESTIVALS AND ONLINE OUR GOAL IS TO BROADEN THE U.S. AUDIENCE'S UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES FACED BY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND ENCOURAGE FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH CULTURAL EXCHANGE.