Nationwide — kweliTV, the premier streaming service celebrating Black tradition from across the globe, broadcasts the launch of kweliFUND, a groundbreaking crowdfunding platform designed completely for its practically 500 creators. The platform goals to revolutionize the crowdfunding expertise by offering a curated house for backers to help numerous Black storytellers whereas having fun with direct entry to their work.
Founder and CEO of kweliTV, DeShuna Spencer, expressed pleasure concerning the launch, stating: “At kweliTV, we’re devoted to amplifying genuine Black voices and narratives. With kweliFUND, we’re not solely offering a lifeline for our creators but additionally providing backers a novel alternative to instantly contribute to the expansion of Black storytelling worldwide.”
kweliFUND units itself aside by providing a streamlined expertise for backers, that includes solely 3-10 campaigns at a time to make sure high quality over amount. Every mission is meticulously vetted, with 98% of the creators having participated in movie festivals and 65% boasting award-winning accolades. Backers can simply navigate the platform, searching by way of tasks and accessing the creator’s work instantly on kweliTV for a complete understanding of their imaginative and prescient and magnificence.
Theo Hollingsworth, an acclaimed filmmaker whose authentic animated, sci-fi collection, ‘Sirius Lee’ is streaming completely on kweliTV, shared his enthusiasm for being part of the inaugural group of creators on kweliFUND, saying: “This initiative represents a pivotal second for Black filmmakers like myself, offering us with a devoted house to convey our tales to life with the help of our neighborhood. ‘Sirius Lee’ is a mission that’s deeply significant to me, and I’m grateful for the chance to interact instantly with our viewers by way of kweliFUND… I sit up for seeing the constructive impression it can have on the way forward for filmmaking.”
The platform goals to foster a way of neighborhood and collaboration, empowering backers to help filmmakers who’re pushing boundaries and shaping the cultural panorama. A number of the inaugural campaigns embody:
• 5G, a groundbreaking, experimental anthology musical movie and soundtrack• Kimpa Vita, a function movie concerning the revolutionary girl within the Kingdom of Kongo• Rorisang & The Gurlz, an AfroPop teen comedy collection• Sirius Lee and the Multiverse Combine-up, an animated, time-traveling collection based mostly in Oakland• Soul In Movement 40, a celebration of 40 years in arts with a stay African dance live performance• The Adventures of Turtle Taido, an animated youngsters’s collection sharing Africa with the world• The Rainmaking Ceremony, a documentary chronicling the sacred ceremony on the Njelele Shrine in Zimbabwe
“kweliFUND represents our dedication to empowering Black storytellers and offering them with the sources they should thrive,” stated DeShuna Spencer. “We consider within the energy of storytelling to create significant change, and with kweliFUND, we’re constructing a platform the place creators can convey their visions to life and join with supporters who share our ardour for Black tradition.”
To be taught extra about kweliFUND and help Black tales, go to https://www.kweli.fund. For media inquiries, please electronic mail: media@kweli.television
AboutkweliTV is a Black-owned streaming platform that’s main the best way in curating award-winning and critically acclaimed impartial Black movie, documentaries, internet collection, youngsters exhibits, animation, audio and immersive experiences from world wide. With practically 1,500 hours of programming, kweliTV is accessible anyplace on the planet and distributed to a number of cell and TV apps, platforms and academic establishments. Kweli means fact in Swahili. Their mission is to curate, distribute and produce movie, TV, audio, and immersive media that actually celebrates and displays the worldwide Black expertise. They purpose to reshape the Black narrative, dismantle implicit bias, and enhance visibility and financial inclusion for practically 500 creators.
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