Giving Tuesday 2025!
Our campaign will run until we meet our goal of $20,000!
Sunflower County Film Academy
The Sunflower County Film Academy is a dynamic educational initiative dedicated to nurturing creative talent and fostering a vibrant film culture for marginalized students within the Mississippi Delta. Our mission with this free, three-week summer STEM camp is to inspire, educate, and elevate our students by providing accessible, high-quality film education using the latest production equipment that will empower them with the technical skills and artistic vision needed to succeed in the broadcast media industry. And we need your help for the 2026 camp!
See what impact our film camp has on our students.
See our 2025 students and program featured on Delta News TV.
The students from our Sunflower County Film Academy talk about the camp.
See our 2024 students and program featured on Delta News TV.
What $20,000 Allows Us To Do:
With your support, we can:Pay our three locally based instructors who are also professional and award-winning filmmakers: Ben Powell, Laeitta Wade Robinson and Glenn PayneRent the latest production equipment for our students to train on and work withWork with students to produce a short film as a class projectRent a venue/space to host our three-week STEM campProvide snacks and lunch for our students for three-weeksHost a free catered movie premiere for our students, their families and the communityProvide each student a certificate of completion and a scholarship to help with college, upcoming school year expenses or family responsibilites
Your Donation In Action:
The Mississippi Delta faces significant educational and economic challenges, including limited access to science, mathematics programs and advanced technology. Donating to the Sunflower County Film Academy means you’re helping students in a historically underserved region to gain hands-on experience, improve problem-solving skills, and prepare for future job markets, ultimately helping to break cycles of poverty and underemployment in the Delta.Every donation, no matter the size, helps keep the Sunflower County Film Academy active. Please,