Ancestor + Writer/Philosopher Audre Lorde stated: 

“For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change” 

In the current chaotic state of the world and the U.S. political climate, how can we use righteous anger, relentless grief, and radical hope as revolutionary tools to guide us to re/imagine our collective future?

Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA) invites Detroiters and Michigan residents to creatively respond to this prompt through short videos

DNA's Radical Remedies amplifies community stories to build collective healing and power, as well redistribute resources to storytellers and mediamakers. Video submissions should be 30 seconds to five minutes long; selected videos will receive a $100-$500 stipend, and will be shared across media platforms. This project will honor the experiences of Black, Brown and Indigenous people living in Detroit and Michigan, weaving together our collective threads, connecting kindred communities nationally and globally.

To submit to Radical Remedies, please read the following carefully:

• Your video must be between 30-seconds and five minutes long, and creatively respond to the following prompt: In the current chaotic state of the world and the U.S. political climate, how can we use righteous anger, relentless grief, and radical hope as revolutionary tools to guide us to re/imagine our collective future?
• Your video can be documentary/non-fiction, narrative/fiction, experimental, animation, or any other form/genre. It can be expressed through storytelling, dance, music, skillsharing, science fiction, comedy, and so much more. It simply needs to be original, creative, engaging, and related to the prompt.
• This opportunity is open to all experience levels ranging from professional filmmakers, community mediamakers, to social media content creators (TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, etc).

ELIGIBILITY 

Submitters must live in Michigan. We will be prioritizing entries by and about people who are BIPOC and those living in Detroit (including Hamtramck and Highland Park), but all Michigan residents are encouraged to submit.

• You must have ownership/rights of the content shared in order to submit.
• Videos with misinformation or any content that perpetuates harmful narratives will not be considered.
• Selected videos will receive a stipend ranging from $100-$500, and an opportunity to have their work shared with proper credit on DNA channels, social media, and screened at a special Radical Remedies screening (date TBD). In order to submit your video you must agree to allow DNA and Radical Remedies community partners to share your video/film publicly.

PROGRAM VALUES

• We prioritize films made by Black, Brown, Indigenous, Immigrant, Disabled, Poor/Working Class, Queer, Trans*, non-binary, Women and Femmes who are storytellers and mediamakers.
• We prioritize media made by people who belong to the communities their media is about.
• We prioritize stories that disrupt dominant media narratives.

Submissions are due Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Aleesa Searcy at aleesa@alliedmedia.org.

Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA) is a community organization that disrupts harmful narratives about Detroit. We do this by supporting Black, Brown, and Indigenous Detroiters to examine and create film and media that build collective healing, power and liberation.