ABOUT THE COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS PROJECT
WHY: The Community Storytellers project addresses the imperative need for community-centered storytelling, where the process is just as important as the stories being shared. We believe that through stories we can co-create a rich living history that more accurately represents all the communities that call Northern New Mexico home.
WHO: Littleglobe is a team of educators, filmmakers and artists who believe storytelling has the power to foster community dialogue, healing, and connection. For this program, Littleglobe is looking for committed, engaged, enthusiastic participants who are interested in exploring their own stories to contribute to a deeper understanding of our community. Anyone 14 years and older is eligible to participate, though the program does take place on Friday afternoons during school hours. The purpose of this program is to amplify stories from often underrepresented voices.
WHAT: This program trains community members in the process of storytelling and video production in order to create and share stories of personal relevance and history. Many of the resulting videos may be shared in Littleglobe TV episodes, social media, events, and online.
Littleglobe is dedicated to providing access to participants of different technological capabilities. However, this training will require participants to have basic computer skills. Programs we will be using include: Adobe Premiere, WeVideo, iMovie and other editing platforms. Through the collaborative process of storytelling, we hope to foster a sense of belonging and cultural agency among residents of this region.
In this program, we will go over the process of brainstorming to identify the story you want to tell, the basics of audio recording, documentary-style interviewing and filming, and editing to create a 3-6 minute short film by the end of the program.
The Community Storytellers program will be taught in English with some Spanish speaking staff available for those who prefer to create their stories in Spanish.
WHERE: All training will take place in person at the Littleglobe office located on 2350 Fox Rd. #200 Santa Fe, NM 87507
WHEN: The program runs for 12 weeks on Fridays from 1:00pm - 5:00pm starting on Friday, January 26h through April 19th, 2024 when there will be a community screening of all the completed pieces.
Participants who attend at least 8 training workshops and turn in a final video at the end of the program, will receive a stipend of $500.
Applications are DUE JANUARY 5TH 10:00PM MST
