Our
Mission
Our Mission is to use art to foster love, hope and healing. To support artists from underrepresented communities, leverage storytelling for enduring impact, bring diverse communities together and build opportunities that focus on equity and positive change.
The Fund will provide Six Pillars of Support:
1. Support fellowships for artivists who focus on leveraging storytelling for cultural and social impact.
2. Support social and cultural impact campaigns on bold, groundbreaking films.
3. Increase civic engagement through art, storytelling, and courageous conversations.
4. Expand inclusivity and opportunities at change-making events that build community.
5. Support alternative opportunities to elevate wellbeing, health and healing.
6. Support early stage and emerging artists from an expansive mix of backgrounds with changemaking stories to tell.
About the Fund
The photograph of our family: Franklin Latt, David Latt, Michelle Satter, Fig the Dog, Michael Latt
The Michael Latt Legacy Fund was created by his family to continue the support Michael gave to artists from underrepresented communities.
The mission of the Fund is to leverage storytelling for enduring impact, bring diverse communities together and build opportunities that focus on equity, social and cultural impact. The Fund will partner with mission-aligned non-profit organizations who are rooted in social advocacy work and have a strong commitment to amplifying artists, change-making conversations and the power of storytelling.
Advisory Council
Gina Belafonte
Gina Belafonte is an award-winning Producer, Director, Actress, Educator, Prison Abolitionist, and Freedom Activist. Co-founder of Sankofa.org
Isaac Bryan
Isaac G. Bryan represents California's 55th Assembly District. In the Assembly, Isaac secured funding to establish the Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy at the UCLA School of Law
Miriam Fogelson
Miriam Fogelson is a strategist, producer and organizational leader with over two decades of experience working throughout the United States and Latin America at the intersection of culture change and social justice movement.
Sol Guy
Sol Guy is an award-winning producer and director whose career in filmmaking, music, community-building, and support of other ground-breaking artists demonstrates the power of art to heal and to catalyze social change. He is the co-founder of Quiet, an artist-led community based in trust, care, and empowerment, which offers a new approach to creative practice and support anchored in value alignment, artistic sovereignty, spiritual well-being, and reciprocity.
Glenn Kaino
Glenn Kaino is an Emmy and Webby Award-winning producer, documentarian, and artist known internationally for his expansive vision and activist-minded practice.
Franklin Leonard
Franklin Leonard is the founder and CEO of the Black List, a company dedicated to identifying and supporting exceptional writing.