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!

ABOUT THE FILM

Been Here Stay Here is a feature-length documentary about a small Christian community in the Chesapeake Bay, where faith has long anchored their way of life. But as their island erodes, they face an urgent question: how do you hold on—to faith, to home, to a sense of hope—when the land itself is disappearing?

For more info, visit beenherestayhere.com.

FINISHING FUNDS

We’ve finished the film, but we still have some essential post-production expenses to cover. From the final touches like color grading and sound mixing to producing the DCP (the digital version of the film that gets screened in theaters), and closed captioning.

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. 

              
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.