Let’s put the film to work for the good of kids, schools and communities. Join our Impact Campaign.
ULTIMATE CITIZENS is supported through fiscal sponsorship provided by our nonprofit partner Northwest Film Forum. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
ULTIMATE CITIZENS is winning awards (13 and counting) on the film festival circuit, and new friends (too many to count). Now we’re taking this beautiful new documentary featuring an extraordinary school counselor – and his “playbook” for building healthier, more welcoming school communities – on an exciting nationwide impact tour.
The ULTIMATE CITIZENS Impact Campaign spotlights the crucial role that schools – and school counselors like Mr. Jamshid in the film – play in supporting children and families. School counselors provide safe spaces, mental health care, coping skills, and resources that empower children to overcome adversity and thrive.
Why now? It’s a crisis, but you can help.
The U.S. is in the midst of a youth mental health crisis at a time when there’s a dire shortage of school counselors and family support workers in public schools. Challenges faced by kids and their schools include trauma, behavioral health difficulties, and food and housing insecurity. Language and cultural barriers can further burden children from immigrant families. School counselors fall too low on the list of funding priorities, and the public lacks awareness of the work they do linking homes, schools and communities to prevent crises. Together, we can help change that.
Through nationwide screenings, community dialogues, and creative events, we leverage ULTIMATE CITIZENS’ story of shared humanity. We use the film’s powerful intersection of community, counseling, sports, youth, and immigration to drive strategic and meaningful action toward more supportive and healthy school environments for all.
Will you join us?
Our partners in this work are Oley, PA-based Bullfrog Films, the leading and oldest distributor of social and environmental documentaries for education in the U.S., and Boston-based impact agency, Twin Seas Media.
We need your support. Change-making campaigns depend on a well-designed strategy, strong partnerships, and targeted outreach to the right audiences. Our immediate need is $30,000 to cover staffing, and to expand archival footage and music licensing rights so that the documentary can be more widely distributed. Our total campaign budget is $125,000.
Will you help?
ULTIMATE CITIZENS is supported through fiscal sponsorship provided by nonprofit partner Northwest Film Forum. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
If donating by check, please make out to Northwest Film Forum with ULTIMATE CITIZENS in the memo line. Please mail checks to:
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
