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Fiscal Sponsorship

 

AFS MAKE members can submit their projects for fiscal sponsorship. If approved, the filmmaker can use AFS's 501 (c)(3) status as an "umbrella" when applying to government granting agencies and foundations that will only grant funds to non-profit organizations. Fiscally sponsored projects can also solicit tax-deductible donations from private individuals and businesses.

Fiscal sponsorship is not appropriate for all projects. In order to qualify, the projects must be noncommercial in nature and the filmmaker may not also raise funds by soliciting investors. For more information about the program and about how to apply, please contact AFS Associate Artistic Director Holly Herrick at holly@austinfilm.org or 512 322 0145 x3204.

PROJECTS CURRENTLY SEEKING FUNDS

 

To donate or to learn more, click on the project pages below.

AN UNREAL DREAM

ANNE BRADEN: SOUTHERN PATRIOT AWE
Directed by Al Reinart Directed by Anne Lewis Directed by Chase Honaker
The story of Michael Morton, wrongfully imprisoned for 25 years, exonerated at last by DNA evidence. The radical ideas and extraordinary life of Anne Braden. Follows the movement of Airborne Wind Energy, which considers the potential role of kites in energy production.



Film Image: UNTITLED GAY RETIREE PROJECT
ALSO STARRING AUSTIN BASTROP: COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
Directed by Mike Blizzard Directed by James Headrick Directed by PJ Raval
40 years of growth and development in Austin are chronicled using footage from movies filmmed on the "Third Coast". While many fires raged out of control across Texas, the community of Bastrop was hit the hardest with over 1,600 homes destroyed. Captures the experiences of several gay seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of their “golden years.”
Black Sun

Have Thong Will Travel
BLACK SUN THE CENTER FOR SOUL REPAIR HAVE THONG WILL TRAVEL
Directed By Kelvin Phillips and Jarita Holbrook Directed by Anne Lewis Directed by Tracy Frazier & Ruby C. Martin
Follows two astrophysicists and their struggles, accomplishments, and opposing personalities. Chronicles the Soul Repair Center in Ft. Worth, which works with victims of PTSD on a spiritual level.   A touching portrait of Albert Leslie Cochran, a 60-year-old cross-dressing street person who became an Austin icon.
LIVING SPRINGS MOVING MOUNTAINS RETURN TO SENDER
Directed by Karen Kocher Directed by Sam Douglas Directed by Susanne Mason
  The evolution of Land Art from ancient Native American pueblos to the Earthworks of the late sixties to a current educational program known as Land Arts of the American West. Explores the public policy and practical challenges of providing real world services to prisoners as they prepare for re-entry and reintegration into society.
SAVING PHILANTHROPY THE CURSE AND THE JUBILEE CHILDREN OF GIANT
Directed by Robby Robinson Directed by Ivete Guerra Lucas Directed by Hector Galan
  A 4th of July celebration in the cursed mining town of Ivanhoe, VA, a triumph over their many ecological scars. Unearths the deeply wrought emotions surrounding de-facto segregation of Anglos and Latinos in Marfa throughout the production of GIANT (1956).
UNTITLED ISRAEL FOOTBALL PROJECT WATER ENOUGH? WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM 
Directed by David Hartstein Directed by Robert Currie
Directed by Heather Courtney 
Ten teams united with the goal of playing American Football in the Holy Land. A documentary about Texans impacted by drought, and about those who are working to help alleviate the possible consequences of a prolonged drought. An intimate look at the young men who fight our wars and the families and town they come from. 

 

 


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