announcing public media fund & creative shorts fellowship may 2024
public media indigenous stories
We are happy to announce our Public Media Fund and Creative Shorts Fellowship Award Recipients receiving 2024 funding. Three (3) Public Media Fund projects and one (1) Creative Shorts Fellowship project totaling $115,000 in funding support.
FILMMAKER
Khalil Hudson
(Tlingit)
Indigenous wisdom
A documentary series that explores Indigenous wisdom and time-tested strategies from various culture-bearers to reflect on lessons learned and how the public can spur progress.
Supporting RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
FILMMAKER
Bryant High Horse, Jr.
(Sicangu Lakota)
oyate woyaka
Original Lakota Speakers work to preserve the Lakota language and culture.
Supporting POST-PRODUCTION/COMPLETION
FILMMAKER
Peter Chelkowski
one with the whale - aghvelek
A heartwarming story about a St. Lawrence Yupik teen who rebuilds his identity after a series of cruel online attacks from animal rights activists.
Supporting POST-PRODUCTION/COMPLETION
the next generation of vision makers
Fellow: Emma Barrow (Cherokee)
other plans
A Cherokee woman fights to protect her niece from an unlawful adoption by her white grandparents as she reckons with feeling distant from her own culture.
Mentor: Dylan Brodie
Empowering Native Storytellers
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