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Welcome to the first cohort of documentary and visual journalist fellows in our inaugural Solutions Storytelling Project, supported by the Skoll Foundation! See the program's innovative East African organizations who're paired with our talented filmmaker fellows hailing from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
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Quilt 'Till You Drop: Ep. 2, The Playback

Watch Episode Two of "The Playback," an original series from the Video Consortium that offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the creative processes of some of today's top emerging documentary filmmakers. In this episode, director Olivia Merrion describes how she discovered the "Olympics of Quilting: and the inspiration she found in her subjects.
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We believe that strong community plays an essential role in the creation and dissemination of impactful content, and VCers agree. Here's what some of our members have to say:
This community has been nothing short of home for me, and it reminds me constantly of the agency we carry as storytellers.

Colin Marshall

Video Producer, NPR
The Video Consortium was the first documentary collective that I joined! It provided the space to be in community with other filmmakers when I was starting out. It's been so wonderful to see the organization grow and support so many others over the years.

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Executive Editorial Producer, ABC News
VC helped me find vital funding for my documentary and continues to be a hugely valuable resource in my career. It’s a uniquely supportive and knowledgeable community that always has solutions for even the most esoteric issues of documentary filmmaking.

Jesse Rudoy
Video Consortium provided me with resources, mentorship and the confidence to produce, shoot and edit on my own. VC is a very caring and thoughtful community and I’m grateful to be a part of it!

Raji Ramanathan

Senior Video Producer, AJ+/Al Jazeera
VC has been instrumental to my career as a freelance visual journalist and documentary filmmaker. I don’t know what I’d do without it.

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Video Editor, Prodigious (Publicis)
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Victoria Rivera
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Ann Derry
The Video Consortium provides critical resources to support visual journalists. What's more, the community network and screenings offer inspiration and encouragement for people trying to share important stories with the world.

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Digital Director, The New Yorker
I love VC because it connects me to a truly global community of filmmakers and journalists with a passion for telling stories that make a difference.

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