WeOwnTV Digital Hub

Thank you all so much for your continued support of WeOwnTV.

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. To help shape this vision, we’re inviting you and a small group of trusted creatives to join us in reimagining the future of WeOwnTV.

Our Next Big Step:
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. 

Why Now?
The world needs our stories—raw, vibrant, and honest. And we need each other. Since our founding in 2009, WeOwnTV has grown from a small media program in Sierra Leone into a thriving profestional collective and hub for mentorship, media education, and cinematic expression across West Africa. 

We hope you'll consider supporting this new plana and joining us in this exciting visioning process. Your support and your perspective will help shape what comes next—and we’d be honored to have you at the table. 

With gratitude and solidarity,
The WeOwnTV Team

Dear GlobalGiving Community,

Thnak you all so much for your support of the WeOwnTV Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship. We are reaching out with two exciting updates. But before we get into updates I want to let you know WeOnnTV has been selected to recieve matching funds. From March 25-28, we will be participating in GlobalGiving's Little by Little campaign! This is a special opportunity where GlobalGiving will match small donations (up to $50 by 50%) - meaning your gift goes even further in supporting our mission. Please give HERE

1) Fellowship Update:  Jonathan has completed the second phase of the editing process with a 17-minutes cut at hand film, which explores his personal journey with drug addiction. The mentorship he recieved from WeOwnTV has played a key role in enhancing his production skills, the film’s emotional depth and storytelling. Through hands-on involvement in the editing process, he has refined the narrative, ensuring that each scene conveys the intensity and struggle of addiction. His commitment to the craft has resulted in a powerful and authentic film that not only tells his own story but also resonates with many young people facing similar challenges.This journey still continues with daily struggles and the pressure to survive the hostile environment around him and walk in a clean path with hopes and dreams. This journey is the beginning of a healing process for Jonathan.

2) We have begun the process of visioning a new future for WeOwnTV.

For the first two queeraters of 2025 we will be focussed on refining this new vision and ultimately launching a website that enables filmmakers in the collective to self distribute their films, build and cultivate new audiences and partners and raise funds for their projects in development. If you are interested in supporting this effort please give this week while the match is in place. We would also love to hear any ideas you have for us as we refine our goals as a collective.

WeOwnTV is a vibrant community empowering West African creatives. We support emerging filmmakers and artists by fostering self-expression and storytelling through media education, mentorship, and direct grants. Our mission is to create new distribution opportunities, amplify diverse perspectives, and cultivate a thriving space where independent films are produced, celebrated, and serve as catalysts for social change and cultural understanding. 

With my deepest gratitude, 

Barmmy