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\n\tMultitude Films, the production company behind social issue documentaries including Life After<\/em> and Pray Away<\/em>, is shifting to a nonprofit model under new leadership.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe company\u2019s co-founder, producer Anya Rous, will step into the president role after serving as vice president of the company for eight years. Rous will lead the company in its new 501(c)(3) iteration alongside a first-ever board of directors, which will include Center for Constitutional Rights advocacy director Nadia Ben-Youssef, Documentary Accountability Working Group director Natalie Bullock Brown, Curiosity Capital CEO Felipe Estefan and 4th World Media co-founder Tracy Rector.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe board will offer strategic advice and leadership as the company moves forward as a nonprofit, Multitude Films said.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur core ambition persists,\u201d Rous said in a statement, \u201cto produce courageous documentaries and mobilize culture change strategies in service of cultural transformation and a more liberatory future. As a nonprofit, we will expand and sharpen our commitment to collaborate with partners both within and beyond the film community, working with organizers and movements to build long-term narrative power.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe leadership change arrives after founder and former president Jess Devaney moved to Perspective Films, a production shingle launched by the Perspective Fund. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnya has been a key architect of Multitude\u2019s strategy, programs, and body of work,\u201d Devaney said in a statement. \u201cShe brings a rare combination of political clarity, creative instinct, and disciplined leadership, and a deep commitment to the filmmakers and movements we engage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tLaunched in 2016, Multitude Films has produced a number of social justice-focused titles that have landed on Netflix, PBS, Peacock and HBO Max. The company\u2019s 2022 film Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power<\/em>, directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Sam Pollard, was nominated for an Emmy. Its 2023 short How We Get Free<\/em>, from Gandbhir and Samantha M. Knowles, was shortlisted for an Oscar and 2025\u2019s Life After<\/em>, helmed by Reid Davenport, won a U.S. documentary Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut it\u2019s a difficult time in the documentary marketplace for the social-issue fare that Multitude Films specializes in. Major streaming platforms are now routinely focusing more on celebrity, sports and true crime projects in their unscripted offerings than on issues like racial justice or climate change, while the demise of Participant Media in 2024 removed a major backer from the space.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn its new form, Multitude Films will continue to push ahead with this justice-focused work, the company said in a press release, supporting underrepresented filmmakers and focusing on work with a strong social impact component \u201cto ensure bold cinema can contribute to systemic change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn that spirit, the brand\u2019s upcoming animated documentary alive!<\/em>, directed by Pray Away <\/em>helmer Kristine Stolakis, follows two young women starting over after suffering from severe, life-threatening eating disorders.<\/p>\n

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