Solidarity Sessions Block#1: Care, Labor & the Search for Home
2026 • Documentary
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Available until Jun 30, 2027
Available in GU, MP, PR, US, VI, AS
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Available until Jun 30, 2027
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Available until Jun 30, 2027
Available in AS, GU, PR, US, VI, MP
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About the film
Two powerful documentaries exploring the radical act of documented intimacy, the personal cost of our modern economy, & the quiet resilience of working communities.
Short: Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures (2024) | Dir. Zeshawn Ali | 18 mins
A tender, biographical portrait exploring documented intimacy and self-exploration as photographer Gioncarlo Valentine searches for home. Website
Feature: Through the Night (2020) | Dir. Loira Limbal | 72 mins
A deeply moving documentary exploring the personal cost of our modern economy through two working mothers & a 24-hour daycare provider in New Rochelle, NY. Film Website
TOTAL RUN TIME: 1:33:21
Themes in this block: Arts/Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Social Issues & Human Rights, Black Experiences, LGBTQIA+ Visibility, Women's Labor
Hosting a virtual screening? If you have a promo code, it applies a $25 fee waiver to your screening. If you expect more than 25 attendees, our team will briefly review bookings before we confirm the event.
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About Solidarity Sessions
A project of Firelight Media's Activate the Archive, transforming a 25-year catalog of documentary cinema into a living lending library for organizers and movement hosts. Curated into 6 screening blocks in direct response to grassroots demand, these film pairings serve as catalysts for political education, cross-community solidarity, and collective action.
🔗 Explore the Series: Learn more about the other screening blocks in the collection here: https://shorturl.at/Waqq0
Hosting a virtual screening? Please note: If you have a promo code, it applies a $25 fee waiver to your screening. If you expect more than 25 attendees, bookings are subject to a brief review by our team prior to event confirmation. Thank you.
Crew
Sarah Ema Friedland, Zeshawn Ali, Loira Limbal, +1 more
Awards & recognition
Blackstar Film Festival
THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature) - Winner, Best Documentary
DOC NYC
THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature) - Winner, DuPont Columbia Awards, Special Jury Recognition
Greenwich International Film Festival
THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature) - Winner, Best Social Impact Film Award
DOC NYC
GIONCARLO VALENTINE: EXPOSURES (short) - World Premiere
Tribeca Film Festival
THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature) - World Premiere
What people are saying
“THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature) - "This quietly engaging documentary is also subtly political, showing with clear eyes how good people are trying to patch gaps in our society that shouldn’t be there in the the first place."”
Noel Murray
“THROUGH THE NIGHT (feature): “Through the Night” bears witness to the struggles of these working people, to their tenderness and mercy. Limbal keeps her gaze steady, and her vérité rigor becomes an act of solidarity.”
Teo Bugbee
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