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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 1d

So proud to be an executive producer of this film!

The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 9d

Kim A Snyder's @nytimes.com Critics Pick documentary THE LIBRARIANS is now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, opens this Thursday Oct 9th at Laemmle Royal in LA plus many additional cities around the US. Join us in the fight for the freedom to read and see the film in theaters. Get tickets now!

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 4d

Celebrating girls and their leadership, today and every day! #dayofthegirl

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 15d

We’re partnering with End Well 2025 to spark bold conversations about life, loss, and what it means to face the end with courage and compassion. Join us November 20—virtually or in Los Angeles—for a day that inspires change and connection.

endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/

End Well 2025 - End Well

A Day About Death & Life: For the Curious and Courageous This year’s theme Radical Bravery, is about showing up, even when it’s hard. It’s about the everyday courage it takes to face grief, illness, c...

endwellproject.org

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 22d

🌟 Exciting news! Our Funny Girls™ family is growing: Meet the amazing partners joining us for 2025-26 across Seattle, NYC, Sarasota, Long Island, Nashville, and Rochester. Together, we're creating spaces where girls develop leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and unshakeable confidence. ✨

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 28d

“No one has done more to help the world see itself than Robert Redford. His vision inspired countless creative endeavors, including ours.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch

Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 29d

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford.

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Sep 9

Absolutely could not be more thrilled that PATRICE won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Share in our celebration by watching now on Hulu and sharing this powerful work.

@theemmys.tv

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jul 24

In theaters all summer: don't miss this film that the @newyorker.com’s Richard Brody says is “among the most surprising, insightful, moving, and politically far-reaching documentaries I’ve seen in a long while.” More info and tickets:

www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings

Screening Dates — LIFE AFTER

www.lifeafterfilm.com

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jul 17

We are overjoyed to hear that PATRICE has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking! Watch now on Hulu and share this powerful film.

@theemmys.tv

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jul 7

NEW YORK CITY! This week, you have a chance to see MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan -- showtimes and tickets here: jccfilm.eventive.org/films/681cc8...

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 27

We are so incredibly proud to have supported these 3 Emmy-nominated films: absolutely brilliant and critical work you've all created. 💜🩵 @theemmys.tv

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 12

You know @marleematlin.bsky.social as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation, but you may not know the private struggles that she's lived through--struggles we can all feel. MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE made its New York debut at Tribeca, and we're so very honored to be EPs.

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

Academy Award® winner Marlee Matlin recounts the winding road of her life and career as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation in the sublime Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.

www.tribecafilm.com

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 11

🎉💛🤍💜🖤 You remember Pat, right? Who could forget Pat?! The indelible mark they left on the culture deserves a 2025 look, and that's why we were thrilled to join as executive producers of WE ARE PAT, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend.

www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...

We Are Pat | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

Filmmaker Ro Haber examines ”It’s Pat” through the lens of 2025, trans visibility and their own conflicted recollection of the controversial SNL character played by Julia Sweeney. Before the Premiere:...

www.tribecafilm.com

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 10

📣🌈 With attacks on trans people mounting in number and intensity every day, we are honored to be executive producers on STATE OF FIRSTS, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend. Catch it on Wednesday before it closes!

www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...

State of Firsts | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

With incredible access, State of Firsts follows Sarah McBride’s history-making campaign as the first transgender person ever to be elected to Congress during this time of heated political opposition t...

www.tribecafilm.com

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 9

WORLD PREMIERE: Tonight at Tribeca, Suzannah Herbert's NATCHEZ will make its debut & we are honored to be executive producers.

"A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."

Natchez | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert takes a sharp look at the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that mixes antebellum tourism with a community deeply divided over its past. With ...

www.tribecafilm.com

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 6

🌊 THIS WEEKEND: Want to celebrate women who face--and overcome-- massive challenges with grit and grace? Join us for the online premiere of MAYA AND THE WAVE, a film we're proud to be an executive producer on.

mayaandthewave.com

Maya and the Wave | Official Website

After a brush with death, Maya Gabeira makes history in the male-dominated world of big wave surfing.

mayaandthewave.com

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Jun 6

🎉🌈 Today, we celebrate the world premiere of I WAS BORN THIS WAY at Tribeca:

Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.

I Was Born This Way | 2025 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

In 1977, Archbishop Carl Bean made history by recording his disco hit “I Was Born this Way,” celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem, and setting the stage for a revolution in queer music. All-star...

www.tribecafilm.com

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · May 30

We are so thrilled to be executive producers on HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY-- catch the NYC premiere TONIGHT at #NewFest!

Heightened Scrutiny @heightenedscrutinydoc.com · May 29

It's not too late to join us TOMORROW for our #Newfest #PRIDE screening. Director @samfeder.bsky.social‬ and a bunch #HeightenedScrutiny's cast and crew (including @chasestrangio.bsky.social‬) will be there! 🎟️ + info: bit.ly/43xc8zv

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · May 29

You've only got a few days left to have your school or program join up with us for the next school year! Find out more: funnygirls.org/info

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · May 14

The non-member deadline has passed for this extraordinary opportunity, but becoming a member of Film Independent gives you more time, and incredible benefits!

Film Independent @filmindependent.org · May 5

🚨 Final reminder! Apply to the #FilmIndependent Fiction and Documentary Producing Labs by TONIGHT at 11:59 PM.

Perfect for Producers with projects in development, production or post-production.

Learn more + apply here to further your career: bit.ly/3CqlSO2

Promotional image for the Film Independent Documentary Producing Lab displaying upcoming deadlines: Non-Member Deadline on May 5 and Member Deadline on May 19, set against a two-tone blue background.

Promotional image for the Film Independent Fiction Producing Lab displaying upcoming deadlines: Non-Member Deadline on May 5 and Member Deadline on May 19, set against a two-tone green background.

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Apr 10

Want the girls in school to feel the power of real leadership skills and have a blast doing it? Find out more about Funny Girls at funnygirls.org/apply!

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Apr 7

When values of bodily autonomy and individual choice collide with latent fears of disability, the conversations get uncomfortable, to say the least. Making its NYC debut tonight at @reelabilities.bsky.social, "Life After" is a new, unflinching dive into those conversations:

ReelAbilities International

ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the world dedicated to showcasing ground-breaking films by and about people with disabilities, celebrating the lives, stories and artistic expres...

reelabilities.org

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Mar 17

We to invite you and your organization to be part of our Funny Girls family!

We’re thrilled to share our Funny Girls 2025-2026 Partnership Application.

Check out the application at bit.ly/FunnyGirls2025, or for more information, go to FunnyGirls.org.

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Mar 14

Excited for @studentleadnet.bsky.social's WholeGirl+ conference! Our very own Jill Frutkin will be leading a session where participants will experience first-hand how Funny Girls use improv games to connect to key leadership skills. See you there!

www.studentleadershipnetwork.org/register-now...

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Mar 12

We believe in celebrating women by supporting the extraordinary vision, ingenuity, leadership and wit that women and non-binary people bring to every aspect of life. Thanks to Emily Flake for this brilliant cartoon reminding us all what it takes! #WomensHistoryMonth

Two women stand on a stage, one in front of a microphone. The one in without a microphone, presumably an instructor, says to the other, “It’s wild—the harder you make them laugh, the more seriously they take you.”

Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · Mar 8

We aren’t celebrating a DAY, we are honoring the power of women’s voices every day. Funny Girls continues to support girls leadership, and we’ve had fab feedback developing programming for women (hey, @sheshouldrun.bsky.social )! #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025

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