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Broadcast MediaNew York, United States11-50 Employees

Firelight Media & Films is a New York City–based independent company that produces and distributes documentary content for broadcast, founded in 1998 by Stanley Nelson and Marcia Smith. It is best known for PBS-facing productions that examine pivotal events, movements, and figures in American history. Notable works include Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till, Jonestown, and Freedom Summer, and the company also runs community engagement campaigns and a flagship mentoring program called Producers’ Lab.
Based in New York City, Firelight operates in the broadcast media space as a small-to-mid-sized independent producer focused on education and public impact through storytelling. In 2026, the co-founders were recognized with the BPM Trailblazer Award for their contributions to documentary work.

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