Storytellers Without Borders
We handle the setup, translation, and cultural context—you focus on capturing and sharing the story.
Use your vacation to change the world.
Dates: TBD
Future deadline to register
Join Our Project!
Like doctors and nurses join overseas medical clinics to bring healing, professional storytellers can use their skills to bring hope. The Storytellers Without Borders is a unique opportunity for working filmmakers, photographers, and visual storytellers to serve missionaries and local communities through the power of story.
How It Works
In one week on the mission field, you’ll be assigned a story that has already been carefully coordinated and planned. From start to finish, you’ll be supported to focus on what you do best: storytelling.
Travel: You purchase your airfare to the field. Once you arrive, your lodging, meals, and in-country transportation are provided.
Preparation: We’ll hold sessions on local culture and customs upon arrival to help you work respectfully and effectively.
Story Assignment: On the first evening, you’ll meet the missionaries and community members whose stories you’ll capture. This session allows you to ask questions and connect before the formal interviews begin.
Translation Support: Translators will assist with interviews. You’ll also learn how to create captions in the local language and translate them into English subtitles.
Production Week: You’ll gather interviews, B-roll, and supporting visuals with guidance and collaboration from coaches and fellow storytellers.
Premiere Night: At the end of the week, we present the finished stories to the missionaries and the local community—a decisive moment in which people often see their story told with beauty and clarity for the first time.
Who Should Apply
Storytellers Without Borders is designed for working professionals who already produce video stories. To apply, please submit 2–3 samples of your past work for review.
If you’ve ever wanted to use your storytelling gifts to serve the Kingdom but didn’t know how to connect with missionaries or organizations, this clinic is for you. We’ve removed the barriers of logistics and planning—so you can focus on creating meaningful, impactful stories.
Why Join?
Use your skills in a way that changes lives.
Collaborate with other professionals who share your passion.
Learn how to navigate cultural differences and language barriers in your work.
Create stories that missionaries can use to share their vision with supporters worldwide.
Experience the joy of seeing a community celebrate its own stories at the premiere.