NiaTero - 2020 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 31
STORYTELLING
The Storytelling team began 2020 with a retreat at
Sundance Film Festival, where we hosted Nia Terosponsored events and attended screenings, spoke at
panels and round tables, and networked
with funders and field architects. The
retreat presented an opportunity for the
team to identify and align our collective
values and vision for the coming year,
setting the tone for collaboration and
representation.
We have initiated several dynamic
opportunities for accessible storytelling
methods. We launched Seedcast, a new
Indigenous stories-centered podcast
highlighting Indigenous perspectives;
produced substantial original content as
found on our Vimeo channel; partnered
with drive-in movie theaters to present
Indigenous-made films; are currently in pre-production
of Rako Pasifika, a feature documentary film rooted in
the small island nation of Rotuma; and we’ve begun preproduction for a web series about the impacts of logging in
the Solomon Islands.
NIA TERO - THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
We’re also launching a multimedia platform and
education module centering experiences of reciprocity
titled The Reciprocity Project. For this project, we’ve
assembled a world class team, and are
beginning the series as a multimedia
pilot featuring seven diverse Indigenous
communities. With the pandemic in mind,
we are approaching the production with
extreme care, and are working with a
certified COVID-19 safety specialist.
Additionally, we’ve laid the groundwork
for a robust granting initiative to support
global Indigenous storytellers; and in
February 2021 we launched Kin Theory,
a website to bring together Indigenous
creatives and industry professionals from
around the world as part of a database later
in the year.
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day we partnered with
Amplifier and IllumiNative to raise awareness about
Indigenous leadership on racial justice issues and
environmental protections. The project showcased an
appreciation for the myriad of relationships Indigenous
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