Endangered: The Campaign to Preserve the AAFF

Endangered campaign September 18, 2007 - February 3, 2008: $75,000 goal reached

Update: In September 2007 we announced that the Ann Arbor Film Festival was an endangered species, threatened with extinction by funding cuts and government censorship. Thanks the incredible and generous support of our worldwide community, our campaign to financially recover succeeded.

As part of the Endangered campaign, the volunteers and staff of the Ann Arbor Film Festival performed several Acts of Audacity, which can be viewed here. The acts were chosen by donors, who voted each time they made a contribution (as explained in our instructional video).

The third and final donor-decided Act of Audacity will be executive director Christen McArdle going on a quest to "kidnap" Jon Stewart and hold him hostage until he writes and performs an original haiku. We expect this to go online by mid-March. To keep abreast of fest updates, news and goings on, sign up for our eNewsletter PROJECTIONS here.

While the festival is currently restored to health, we continue to work hard to champion independent filmmakers, artists, and showcase the most daring, visionary, inspired cinema in the world. Join with us to support the artists and ideals of the AAFF!

To watch Act of Audacity #1 and Act of Audacity #2 , click here.

The WILD Foundation to Receive 5% of all Donations

In solidarity with other threatened species we are contributing 5% of all donations to The WILD Foundation, an international organization dedicated entirely and explicitly to wilderness protection around the world.

The Buzz

To read the latest media coverage about the Endangered Campaign click here!

Statement of Non-Profit Status

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the exhibition of independent and experimental film, the promotion of film as art, and the offering of educational outreach. All donations are tax-deductible.