Current CAMPAIGN
Championing Stories: Sponsor Independent Documentary Filmmakers
Welcome to our community of storytellers and supporters of independent filmmaking! We believe in the power of documentary films to illuminate untold stories, amplify diverse voices, and inspire meaningful change. By sponsoring independent filmmakers, we enable them to bring their visions to life without the constraints of mainstream production demands.
Why Sponsor Independent Documentary Films?
Exploring Untold Narratives: Independent filmmakers often tackle subjects and perspectives overlooked by mainstream media. By sponsoring these projects, we support the exploration of diverse narratives and contribute to a richer understanding of our world.
Advocacy and Social Impact: Documentary films have the potential to drive social change by raising awareness about pressing issues, advocating for marginalized communities, and sparking important conversations. Sponsoring filmmakers amplifies their impact and outreach.
Fostering Artistic Freedom: Independent filmmakers value artistic integrity and creative freedom. Through sponsorship, we empower filmmakers to tell stories authentically and without compromise, resulting in compelling and thought-provoking films.
How Sponsorship Works
Financial Support: Our sponsors provide funding to independent documentary filmmakers, helping them cover production costs, equipment, travel expenses, post-production, and distribution.
Promotion and Distribution: We assist filmmakers in promoting and distributing their films through screenings, festivals, digital platforms, and partnerships, ensuring their work reaches a wide audience and receives recognition.
Collaborative Resources: Sponsors and filmmakers collaborate to leverage resources, networks, and expertise, fostering a supportive environment for the creation and success of documentary projects.
Our Commitment
Ethical Filmmaking: We prioritize ethical storytelling practices, respecting the dignity and consent of all individuals featured in documentary films and upholding journalistic integrity.
Diverse Representation: We champion diversity and inclusion in filmmaking, supporting filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds and promoting a multiplicity of voices and perspectives.
Impact Measurement: We track the impact of sponsored documentary projects, measuring audience engagement, social media reach, critical acclaim, and tangible outcomes related to advocacy and awareness.
Get Involved
If you're passionate about storytelling, social impact, and the transformative power of documentary films, we invite you to join us. Whether you're an individual, a company, or an organization, your sponsorship can make a significant difference in supporting independent filmmakers and their vital contributions to the world of cinema.
Together, let's champion stories that enlighten, empower, and inspire change.
A selection of film projects
Promises of Our Grandmothers
The story of the Giniw Collective, a diverse resistance group led by Indigenous women, two-spirit, femme, and queer frontline warriors dedicated to protecting Mother Earth, defending the water, and living in balance as they fight Enbridge's Line 3, a pipeline that will carve trenches through 340-miles of Minnesota's unspoiled wetlands, poisoning water, Indigenous land, and threatening to destroy their very way of life.
Nari: The Shankar Women Behind A Music Revolution The unsung story of Lakshmi Shankar and her daughter Viji, two extraordinary artists who helped bring Indian music to the west in the 1970s through their close collaborations with Ravi Shankar and George Harrison.
Fearless
Follow the Fearless Collective as they journey across India making large-scale public art interventions with women and misrepresented communities as the country emerges from lockdown. Join visual artist Shilo Shiv Suleman, poetess Sabika Abbas Naqvi, and other members of the collective in different cities engaging with diverse communities and issues. Fearless asks if the world we re-emerge into can be more inclusive and empathetic for women and to those at the margins? Can we define the ‘new normal’ as being a softer, kinder, and more loving world?