Frames of Us: A Living Cinematic Archive of Everyday African Stories
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$1,685 displayed raised · 7 fund applications (2 curated) · 1 season · best rank #495 in Season 7
Everyday African life, captured one frame at a time.
Photography youthculture-identityfilm-storytellingafrica
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About
I’m making a big collection of little movies about people’s everyday lives in Africa. We film things like families cooking, children playing, people working, dancing, laughing, and telling stories, so everyone can see what life is really remember.
Impact
By documenting ordinary moments, the project helps preserve cultural heritage for future generations, gives emerging African storytellers a platform to share their perspectives, and builds empathy across borders by showing the shared humanity.
Progress
I have developed the core concept and vision for Frames of Us, defining it as a community-driven cinematic archive of everyday African stories. I have outlined the project’s goals, target participants, storytelling approach, and long-term impact.
Team
My background in creative projects, storytelling, and community building has shown me how meaningful authentic narratives can be when they are created with the people they represent.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | $100 | $0 | $100 | $100 | $200 | $0 | $50 | $150 | 0.0x | 1.0x | 1.5x | $1,685 | — |
| Total | $100 | $0 | $100 | $100 | $200 | $0 | $50 | $150 | — | — | — | $1,685 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers | submitted | 2026-07-20 |
| Season 7 | Spark DeSci Fund for Radical Researchers | submitted | 2026-07-28 |
| Season 7 | Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers | submitted | 2026-07-24 |
| Season 7 | Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers | curated | 2026-07-20 |
| Season 7 | Scribe Fund for Storytellers | curated | 2026-07-20 |
| Season 7 | Writers Room Fund for AI Storytelling | submitted | 2026-07-20 |
| Season 7 | AfroForward Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs | submitted | 2026-08-03 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/frames-of-us
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Top siblings
Projects that applied to the same funds.
| Project | Shared funds | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akuya I am an upcoming artist and this is my first track of the year, i need help for the produ… | AfroForward Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs, AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers +4 | $234 |
| 2. | The International Artists Project Documentary First Documentary to Tell the Stories of Music Artists Born in Every Country on Earth | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers +3 | $563 |
| 3. | Element of Chawaza Artistic fusion of culture, landscape, sound and tech that evokes a profound sensory expe… | AfroForward Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs, AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers +2 | $1,356 |
| 4. | Voices of my Community: Anthology Project Voices of Our Community is an anthology project that preserves untold stories, traditions, | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers +1 | $0 |
| 5. | FutureZoo What if the most powerful force in conservation isn’t protection, but connection? | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers +1 | $215,046 |
| 6. | adopt a tree Building climate-smart communities by teaching kids tree planting and agroforestry skills. | Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Scribe Fund for Storytellers, Spark DeSci Fund for Radical Researchers | $14,777 |
| 7. | Baraza TV Africa's first AI-anchored broadcast network. Built in Nairobi. Revenue paid to African c… | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers +1 | $7,581 |
| 8. | Labour Union of Higherdimensional Shapeshifters Collaborative transmedia experience (interactive movie) inviting Artizen community to rea… | AI Filmmaking Fund for Generative Storytellers, Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers, Cultural ARchive Fund for Spatial Storytellers +1 | $360 |
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