Central to Ivy Film Festival is our mission to curate a vision of Hollywood for the next generation, with the platform we provide our exceptional young filmmakers. In the wake of COVID-19, we felt it imperative to maintain this platform in every way we could. But most importantly, we felt an urgent need to use our platform to help our community in any way we can. Though our festival lives online this year, IFF’s home is Providence, Rhode Island. Our staff is now scattered across the globe, but our hearts remain in Rhode Island, a state that urgently needs help and resources to continue fighting this battle.Ivy Film Festival remains free and open to the public as always. But this year, we are asking our audiences to, in lieu of ticket fees, make an optional donation to the Rhode Island Free Clinic.Established in 1999, the Rhode Island Free Clinic mobilizes vital health resources for Rhode Island’s uninsured adults. The Clinic also provides the most efficient and cost effective alternative to emergency rooms for uninsured residents seeking comprehensive health care. At this time, the Clinic needs public support more than ever to address COVID-19-related health concerns, and to continue to care for the chronic conditions for patients that would otherwise be unable to seek treatment.Please consider clicking the link to help support the vital work of the Rhode Island Free Clinic.