named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Descended from The Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street
A year-long national social impact campaign using a 22-minute documentary to educate the public about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and its lasting economic and psychological impacts on descendants and the Greenwood District.
Healing the Healers
Multi-media resource collection featuring peer-to-peer conversations with faith leaders addressing crisis and trauma, designed for use in classrooms, congregations, and self-learning.
Stranger/Sister
A multi-year screenings and engagement campaign centered on a 39-minute documentary about Muslim and Jewish women building sisterhoods to combat rising hate crimes and white supremacy in America.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Film Festival and Screening Programming 2 activities
- Developing and distributing educational and discussion resourcesCreates and distributes custom-built discussion guides, facilitator guides, faith-based guides, and screening toolkits to support community engagement and dialogue around documentary films.
- Organizing national and community film screeningsFacilitates film screenings in diverse settings including schools, libraries, houses of worship, virtual platforms, and institutions such as American Airlines, the University of Connecticut Law School, and the Chautauqua Institute, as part of social impact campaigns.
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Criminal Justice Policy Advocacy 1 activity
- Advancing criminal justice reform through film-driven advocacyUses documentary films and associated campaigns to advocate for criminal justice reform, including efforts that contributed to a judge granting compassionate release to a long-incarcerated father and supporting policy advocacy around prison communication costs and the Adoption and Safe Families Act.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding community organizations through grantmaking cyclesOdyssey Impact awards grants to organizations working on social justice issues, with $120,000 distributed in the 2025 Summer cycle and $116,000 in the 2025 Winter cycle to nine organizations each cycle.
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Documentary Film Production 1 activity
- Producing documentary films on social justice issuesProduces award-winning documentary films that explore themes including mass incarceration, racial injustice, interfaith dialogue, disability, and restorative justice, such as "Milwaukee 53206," "Second Shot," "Stranger/Sister," and "BREAKING SILENCE."
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Annual Impact and Evaluation Reporting 1 activity
- Publishing annual reports on social justice engagementProduces annual reports detailing efforts to educate, engage, and activate communities on issues of faith, race, gender, violence, and criminal, economic, and environmental justice.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$5K94%
Investment income$3006%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$648K
Program expenses43%
Admin / overhead55%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$382K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$270K
Cash$59K
Investments$0
Liabilities$2.20M
Net assets$-1.93M
Liquid reserves1.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -97.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| JUDGE VICTORIA PRATT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $134K |
| EVYENIA CONSTANTINE | DIR OF IMPACT | 40 | $63K |
board members · 5
- ADRIENE THORNE — TRUSTEE
- DAVID PURVIS — TRUSTEE
- REV ROBERT WARREN — TREASURER
- RIAZ PATEL — BOARD CHAIR
- RITA MULLIN — VICE CHAIR
relationships · 31
Who they work with
- AbbVie Partner — Hosted a screening of "Stranger/Sister" as part of AAPI Heritage Month celebrations.
- American Airlines Partner — Partnered to make a film available as in-flight entertainment.
- American Airlines Partner — Partnered to make the film "Descended from The Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street" available on in-flight entertainment.
- American Civil Liberties Union Partner — Collaborated with ACLU attorney Twyla Carter in a panel discussion following a screening of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s conference.
- Black Public Media Partner — Partnered to feature the film "Descended from The Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street" on AfroPoP Digital Shorts series.
- Chautauqua Institute Partner — Hosted a screening of "Stranger/Sister" as part of “Profiles In Courage” week.
- Color of Change Partner — Co-hosted a screening of The Sentence at the Connecticut Capitol Building with Worth Rises and the Working Families Party.
- Color of Change Partner — Co-hosted a screening of The Sentence at the Connecticut Capitol Building.
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Partner — Hosted a screening of MILWAUKEE 53206 at its 48th Annual Legislative Conference, in collaboration with Odyssey Impact.
- D.C. Rape Crisis Center Partner — Involved Indira Henard, Executive Director of the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, in a panel discussion following a screening of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s conference.
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums Partner — Collaborated to adapt the HBO Watch Party Toolkit into discussion and facilitator guides for impact screenings.
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums Partner — Partnered to adapt the HBO Watch Party Toolkit into discussion and facilitator guides for impact screenings.
- HEARD Partner — Partnered to highlight the lack of resources and rights for deaf and disabled individuals in the criminal legal system.
- Kaufman Interfaith Institute Partner — Co-hosted a Women’s History Month screening and discussion of "Stranger/Sister".
- Kinema.com Partner — Distributes Odyssey Impact's films through Kinema.com for public screening and download.
- Kinema.com Partner — Platform hosting Odyssey Impact's film collection for public viewing and engagement.
- MTV Entertainment Group Partner — Sponsored the Youth and Criminal Justice Forum.
- Movement for Family Power Partner — Collaborated to develop a one-page resource on the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) and its impact on incarcerated parents.
- Movement for Family Power Partner — Partnered to develop a one-page resource on the Adoption and Safe Families Act and its impact on incarcerated parents.
- Nancy Dionne Partner — Collaborated as director of the film "All I See Is The Future" used in Odyssey Impact's campaigns.
- Ovative Group Partner — Hosted a screening and panel discussion of "Stranger/Sister" for staff.
- REFORM Alliance Partner — Partnered to host a Youth and Criminal Justice Forum.
- Southern Poverty Law Center Partner — Partnered with Odyssey Impact® on the national screenings and engagement campaign for "Stranger/Sister".
- The March on Washington Film Festival Partner — Co-presented a special screening and panel event for the film in Tulsa.
- The People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Partner — Collaborates to support families advocating for parole reform in New York.
- The Pluralism Project at Harvard University Partner — Collaborated to create the Discussion and Resource Guide for the film "Stranger/Sister".
- Union Theological Seminary Partner — Engaged Rev. Derrick Harkins from Union Theological Seminary in a panel discussion following a screening of MILWAUKEE 53206 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s conference.
- Working Families Party Partner — Co-hosted a screening of The Sentence at the Connecticut Capitol Building with Worth Rises and Color of Change.
- Working Families Party Partner — Co-hosted a screening of The Sentence at the Connecticut Capitol Building.
- Worth Rises Partner — Co-hosted a screening event focused on eliminating communication costs in Connecticut prisons.
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strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Driven Storytelling for Systemic Changemethodology: storytelling_for_connection_and_actionBy centering stories from affected communities — including descendants, returning citizens, and marginalized racial groups — we produce deeper awareness and community-led action, because lived-experience narratives expose systemic inequities and build authentic cross-group solidarity.
- Film-Based Narrative Engagementmethodology: film_for_social_changeBy using documentary film and intimate storytelling as a medium, we produce community dialogue and attitude shifts on justice and racial trauma, because visceral, personal narratives foster empathy and motivate action more effectively than awareness campaigns alone.
- Restorative Justice Through Dual-Perspective Narrativesmethodology: restorative_justice_narrativeBy presenting stories from both victims and perpetrators of violence, we produce shifts away from punitive justice models toward healing and restoration, because dual narratives humanize all parties and reveal the limitations of punishment in addressing trauma and community harm.