July 2019 E- News
News & Updates
2019 | July
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Biggest Sale of the Year
Vision Maker Media is reducing inventory, and you get to reap the benefits! All films 5 years and older, including both educational and home versions, will be marked down to $9.95 starting this July and lasting until the end of August. Get your lessons plans ready for Native American Heritage Month, and take advantage of these prices while they last!
News & Upcoming Events
PBS Online Film Festival
Since its launch in 2012, the PBS Online Film Festival has featured diverse films from PBS member stations, the minority consortia, and ITVS and POV. Starting July 15, viewers can once again watch, vote and share their favorites including Vision Maker Media's film "We Speak" streaming July 17th! The PBS Online Film Festival has attracted more than 7 million video streams over the first seven years.
Women of Color in Nonprofits
This report presents findings on obstacles facing women of color through both racism and sexism. The Building Movement Project continues to better understand how to dismantle barriers to more equitable and inclusive leadership, centering the concerns and experiences of women of color is critical to defining strategies for change that will have the greatest impact.
VMM Filmmaker Attends the Flaherty Film Seminar 2019
Katsitsionni Fox, producer of Oherokon-husk and upcoming film Without a Whisper, attended the Flaherty Film Seminar 2019. Read her first-hand account of her experience!
NAJA 2019 National Native Media Awards
Congrats to Board Member Mark Trahant and esteemed journalist, Kevin Abourezk!

The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) will recognize Mark Trahant of Indian Country Today as The 2019 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient!

NAJA will recognize Kevin Abourezk of Indianz.com as the 2019 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Reporting recipients. Read more
Native POP Showcase
Native POP is honored to partner again with Vision Maker Media and South Dakota Public Broadcasting to present the fourth annual Native Film Showcase, July 20, 2019 in Rapid City, South Dakota . Native POP is a Native art market and cultural celebration in the Black Hills.
Vision Maker Joins CARS Program
Got a clunker and a heart dedicated to Native Voices? CARS has the solution for both! Click here or call 855.500.RIDE. They'll pick up the vehicle for FREE and all donations benefit Vision Maker Media!
Upcoming Screenings
When:  July 13, 2019
Where:  Circle Cinema Film Festival
Tulsa, OK
When:  July 18, 2019
Where:  National Museum of
the American Indian
Suitland, MD
When:  July 20, 2019
Where:  Native POP: People of the Plains, SDPB Black Hills Studio, Rapid City, SD
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