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I’m directing a documentary about the homeless through a very personal lens, and I am very unsure as to where I should turn for grants. Last year, my partner’s father passed. He was unhoused in Nashville, and as the documentary will show, it was always a battle with addiction. He was a delightful human being and that is in such contrast to his situation. There are so many stories like this that should be told in order to display the systemic issue. So for the last year, we’ve been making a documentary with her family, friends, and others to humanize our neighbors and get down to the real source of the problem. It’s become very personal and grown so much in just the last couple of months. But making a doc comes with some financial investment, and I’m really the only one putting in as my partner uses her income to help provide supplies for the homeless of Chattanooga. This is admirable, and I do help where I can. (She buys me dinner sometimes. 🙂) That said, I don’t want to crowdfund as we already crowdfund for supplies to give to the homeless. It could get confusing or cause ethical concerns, and I don’t want to cannabilize any little money that she does have coming in. So I am looking for help finding grants. This would be so helpful to offset what I’ve spent and help with what I will spend. It’s gathered some (manageable) debt, but there is some strain here. For one, I’m at a point where I’ve invested some in gear I otherwise would likely not have for this. Renting would be ideal, but it’s clear that this is a multi-year process. I’ve done cost comparisons, and the rentals would be more expensive. Fortunately, I have been able to use some of the gear for my personal work, and it has been helpful where I would otherwise rent or just trudge through. But in the case of the documentary and as to why I went this route, I wanted as top quality as I could have as a solo op with clean audio (including backups) and versatile setups. I didn’t want to just film this with an onboard mic and basic gear — been there, and while it can work, I would like this to hit festival without hesitation. I have also built a system very specific to this that is still lower cost than more complicated gear builds. It’s just a couple of mirrorless cams with lenses, lights, and a variety of mics ideal for a solo op with fast setup. For another, as we start looking into traveling to other parts of the southeast to develop this (areas in Alabama and parts of Georgia are very pertinent to this story), and as I realize how important it will be to dedicate exclusive time to the edit (and acquire pro color and audio mixing services), I can see just how far my own investment and — yikes — credit will go. I’m just glad I’m not making any large purchases anywhere else anytime soon… I’m a first time feature doc filmmaker, so this is hard ha. I’m also doing all the tech stuff solo. But I have experience as a producer for a narrative indie feature and have been very involved doing video for the music industry for the last ten years. Lots and lots of music videos… This is a proof of concept teaser we currently have with temporary color and audio (some AI thrown in that needs cleanup with the original mix). It doesn’t have every interview, but it has some important ones. We are also going to experts and other community organizers for their input. If you have any suggestions on where to acquire financial aid and how to do so, I’d love the help. It would ease a huge burden from my back so I can continue working on this as effectively as I can. I just want to keep it as separate as I can from her outreach and those already contributing. (Mods, accidentally posted this from my throwaway account. Please allow this post because I’d rather have my name out in the open for it.) submitted by /u/jlockhartm to r/videography [link] [comments]

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