WeOwnTV

12/02/2025

This , Please join us in supporting Independent Media and GlobalGiving will match your donation. In 2026, we will be launching a new channel and online platform as a digital home for West African independent television and cinema.This new space will allow filmmakers to showcase their work, connect directly with audiences, and raise essential funds to bring their next stories to life. Together, we can build a future home for bold African Voices. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/weowntv-filmmaker-fellowship/

09/07/2025

What’s happening here is part of a larger and often desperate trend: Around the world, communities are turning to natural defenses to blunt the impacts of rising seas.

Desperate West African fishermen are using anything they can find to stop rising seas, including barriers made of sticks and fish nets. The nets capture sand and seem to be working. For now.

07/25/2025

We’re excited to share a new chapter in our story—one that deepens our commitment to collaboration, creativity, and community. At the heart of this next phase is a plan to close the creative circle: supporting bold new ideas from inception to distribution and creating impact by facilitating meaningful dialogue between filmmakers and audiences.

In the new year, we will launch a dynamic new website that will allow filmmakers to showcase past, current, and future work, connect directly with audiences, and raise funds to bring bold ideas to life.

Read more: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/weowntv-filmmaker-fellowship/updates/

06/10/2025

05/05/2025

Happy Happy Birthday to filmmaker, director, artist Banker White! 🎂🎊 🎁🎉

03/28/2025

You still have time! when you donate up to $50, will match your gift 50% to WeOwnTV:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/weowntv-filmmaker-fellowship/
Every gift no matter the size can help and is greatly appreciated!

The WeOwnTV Filmmaker Fellowship is a regional film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by West African filmmakers living in the region. The program was founded in the wake of the West African Ebola outbreak. In 2022 we began rais...

03/26/2025

Join WeOwnTV in Illuminating Conversations on Race, Faith, and Healing! Beginning today and continuing through Friday, when you donate up to $50, will match your gift 50% to Arthur Victor Alexandia Pratt's new project Darkness & the Light: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/darkness-and-the-light/

Darkness & the Light delves into the complex intersections of race, morality, and Christian faith, exploring how historical trauma shapes modern identities and relationships. The project is being led by Sierra Leonean filmmaker and pastor Arthur Pratt who is currently living in the US, in Maryland.

The series fosters meaningful dialogue among African immigrants, African Americans, and all who consider America home—creating a space for healing, reflection, and growth together. Your gift today can help us continue this vital work. Your donation will support the creation of more episodes, foster ongoing conversations about race and faith, and help guide individuals and communities toward a shared, compassionate future. Your gift will help build a movement to bridge divides, heal wounds, and illuminate the path to a more just and unified world.

, Banker White

"e;Darkness & the Light"e; is a thought-provoking video podcast series that examines contemporary race issues and their intersection with Christian faith, while also exploring the historical implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Hosted by celebrated Sierra Leonean filmmaker and past...

03/25/2025

Beginning today and continuing through Friday, when you donate up to $50, will match your gift 50% to WeOwnTV:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/weowntv-filmmaker-fellowship/
WeOwnTV is a vibrant collective of talented West African creatives. We support emerging filmmakers and artists by fostering self-expression and storytelling through professional development, media education, mentorship, and direct grants. Our mission is to cultivate a thriving space where independent films are produced, celebrated, widely seen and serve as catalysts for social change and cultural understanding.

&Shining Barmmy Boy Mansaray Banker White

The WeOwnTV Filmmaker Fellowship is a regional film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by West African filmmakers living in the region. The program was founded in the wake of the West African Ebola outbreak. In 2022 we began rais...

03/10/2025

Mabinty’s presence in the classroom is more than symbolic. She incorporates music into her lessons, making learning engaging and accessible. In rural farming communities, where children may be pulled from classes for seasonal work, her methods help keep students on track.

Teaching also transformed Mabinty herself. “I was a shy person, but when I started teaching, the time I took in the classroom built my capacity,” she says. “I am now bold, and I am proud to stand in public and talk.” Read more here: https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/leading-with-purpose-shaping-the-future-in-sierra-leone/