Subject Matter Provides $50,000 in Grants to ‘I’m Your Venus’ and House Lives Matter at 2024 Tribeca Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLexi Carson Subject Matter, the nonprofit organization that supports social issues and documentary films and other nonprofits focused on the same causes, announced its grantees “I’m Your Venus” and House Lives Matter will be awarded a total of $50,000 at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
A $25,000 grant will go to the team behind “I’m Your Venus.” Directed by Kimberly Reed and produced by Steven Cantor, Jamie Schutz and Mike Stafford, “I’m Your Venus” is “a moving and timely documentary that follows the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary ‘Paris Is Burning’ as Venus’ two families — biological and ballroom — come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy,” reads the official logline.
An additional $25,000 grant will go to House Lives Matter, an organization addressing the issues featured in “I’m Your Venus.” The organization is led by Dr.
Jennifer Lee and Jonovia Chase, who is also an executive producer for “I’m Your Venus” alongside Courtney Sexton, David Linde, Dominique Jackson, Henry Schleiff and Ina Lacaya.
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