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Students, neighbors, partners and anyone who wants their community’s story told. Pick a role.

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Pick your role

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Students

Start a campus chapter

Run screenings at your school, find local stories and get first dibs on student grant rounds.

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Community

Volunteer at screenings

Doors, popcorn, tables, set-up, the talk. Every night needs a crew.

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Community

Sit on a grant panel

Read applications and help decide which stories get funded. No film background needed.

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Storytelling

Join a story circle

Neighbors and filmmakers meet to decide which local stories need telling next.

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Business and orgs

Sponsor or partner

Sponsor a night, co-host a series, or bring a screening to your members.

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In-kind

Lend gear or space

Cameras, lights, mics, an editing bay, a room with chairs. It all gets used.

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