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Empower and engage Native People to share stories by supporting Vision Maker Media! Together, we share these stories to inspire, educate, and heal. With your investment today in Vision Maker Media, you help us be at the forefront of educating students for careers in media by strengthening their skills. Your donation helps aspiring Native filmmakers become career Native filmmakers through the Native Youth Media Project; Creative Shorts Fellowship; and Public Media Fund, which provide much-needed mentorships, professional development, training, and funding to make films.

But that’s not all. Your donation will also help provide free online events where filmmakers are able to share their stories and have panel discussions to engage and educate audiences on Native topics that are affecting their communities, which will help change and heal our world.

Because of donor support from people like you, here is what this year's donations provided:

  • Allowed 19 Native Youth to receive training with the Native Youth Media Project.
  • Supported 5 emerging Native filmmakers with funding in the Creative Shorts Fellowship program.
  • Helped 11 Native documentary filmmakers received funding.
  • Provided 99 Native documentary filmmakers professional development opportunities through the Vision Maker Media Producer Summit.
  • But that’s not all, continued support provided free films for your community through online events.

Behind the scenes image from Blood Memory.

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Corporate sponsorships are available in a variety of levels. For more information
about becoming a Corporate Sponsor, please email Vision Maker Media:

BE A Vision Maker Media DONOR

Make a donation to Vision Maker Media and become part of our growing community of supporters who believe in empowering and engaging Native people to share stories. There are many ways to give:

Make an unrestricted, general contribution

Commit to a recurring contribution (monthly, annually, etc.)

Purchase a DVD on our SHOP site (a portion of all sales benefits VMM filmmakers)

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VMMCARS program

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Why you should give?

"We have much to learn from the Native American approach to respecting our home planet, it's lands, waters, plants, animals, and each other."
"I'm donating to help promote and strengthen indigenous voices in the media. Thank you all for your hard work!"
"Thank you Vision Maker Media for what you are doing to help all of us!"
"These films bring us stories we need to hear. They are urgently needed. They inspire us, open our eyes and help us learn more about each other."
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Walt Pourier

Vice Chair

Walt is Oglala Lakota and created the logo for Urban Rez. He is Creative Director, owner of Nakota Designs Advertising Designs and Graphics. Executive Director of the Stronghold Society nonprofit dedicated to instilling hope and supporting youth movements through Live Life Call To Action Campaigns.