DONATE & SUPPORT
Help us get Been Here Stay Here out into the world! Your support will bring this film to the people and places where it can spark real conversations—about climate, faith, place, and what it means to listen across divides.
Donations are tax-deductible and will help us finish post-production and launch an impact campaign to take the film beyond festivals and into the communities where real conversations can happen.
Let’s get it there together!
FILM FESTIVAL & THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
After a celebrated world premiere at IDFA in Amsterdam and sold-out screenings at festivals across the U.S.—including Doc Days, Docaviv, Annapolis, Princeton, and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival—Been Here Stay Here is entering an exciting new phase. We’re continuing to screen at top festivals while simultaneously launching a grassroots theatrical release across the Chesapeake Bay region and beyond. This hybrid rollout brings the film to both national audiences and the local communities whose stories it holds.
Booking Agent $7,500
DCP Production $2,500
Poster & One Sheet Design $2,000
Poster Printing & Shipping $3,000
Targeted Social Media Ads $7,500
Local Outreach $7,500
Publicist for Regional Release $7,500
Travel & Lodging for Q&As $7,500
Website Updates $2,500
Email Marketing & Newsletter. $2,500
Misc $5,000
TOTAL $60,000
IMPACT CAMPAIGN & MARKETING
Our impact campaign is at the heart of Been Here Stay Here. This film was made with a faith-based audience in mind, and we’re working to bring it directly to the communities it’s meant to serve. Through screenings in churches, community centers, and schools across the country, we aim to spark meaningful conversations about climate change that are rooted in shared values and a sense of collective responsibility.
Impact Producer $20,000
Publicist $15,000
Event Coordinator $10,000
Marketing $10,000
Social Media Manager $10,000
Festival Submissions $5,000
Festival Travel $5,000
TOTAL $75,000
YOUR DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
All donations will go through our fiscal sponsor, Maysles Documentary Center, a 501c3 non-profit (EIN 20-2545574). A tax deduction letter will be automatically mailed for any donations over $250. If you'd like to mail a check, please make it out to "Maysles Documentary Center", add "Been Here Stay Here" in the memo and send to 343 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10027. And if you would like to make a donation directly from an IRA, please instruct your IRA Institution to include a memo: for "Been Here, Stay Here".
They’re an incredible organization dedicated to fostering community and creativity through documentary film—something so beautifully aligned with the heart of this project. 5% of the proceeds will go toward supporting their work and covering the administrative costs of managing this process. The rest will go directly to supporting Been Here Stay Here—helping us bring the film to life and out into the world, where it can spark the conversations it’s meant to inspire.
To learn more about the Maysles Documentary Center's mission, programs, and successes, visit maysles.org.