Business Plan & Vision

Return Of The Ancestors Movie:

CURRENT PROJECT PROGRESS
The project now has more than 300 hours of film and audio recordings and close to 10,000 photographs. A group of professionals and volunteers worked for 3 years and gathered hundreds of documents to make this film possible film crew was approved for ICA to film and document the Return of the Ancestors gathering in Arizona.

NEW NEWS
By the first of November all videos were organized and the editing of the documentary was initiated.  We were able also now to obtain the videos taken from many Eagle And Condor meetings and gatherings from all over North South & Central America. At this time many of the messages given in Spanish and English still need to be translated. And many other International Indigenous Elder Gatherings.   We are searching for funding assistance from corporate, business and private donors in order to complete the project.   We have revised our strategic plan in order to acquire the necessary funds, working together with volunteers and supporters. We estimate that the final edit for the film will be finished by mid 2010.

OUR AUDIENCE  
Many people are fearful that the end of the world is near. The media, both electronic and print, along with the massive impact of the internet leads us to believe that the end of the world is part of the message of the Indigenous prophecies, but what is the truth? The public asks itself, “Where do these prophecies for the year 2012 come from? Who knows the truth? What can I do to face this change?”

We know that the truth is found in the voices of the Elders throughout the world who share this common message of urgency. This is why there is an effort to present the message of our ancestors, through the Elders, to our audience.  Our mission is to help deliver the message of urgency directly from these ancient voices of the past: to help build unity where there is division in faith, knowledge and cultures.

We are focused on delivering these messages through DVD’s, Cable and Network Television, Radio, Press, Theater Releases and Special Events. Initially, the film will be released in both English and Spanish. There are offers for immediate translation upon completion into German, French and Japanese.  The Institute for Cultural Awareness (ICA) provides other non-profit organizations an opportunity to join in this endeavor to reach our objectives and the mission of our Elders.  

PROJECT Team Member to date

We will hire:
1) Assistant script writer
2) Script consultant
3) Graphic Designer
4) Special Effects

Return of the Ancestors
Institute for Cultural Awareness
501 (c)3 Nonprofit

SUMMARY
The intention for The Return of the Ancestors gathering in April 2009 was to bring the messages from the ancestors through the Elder wisdom keepers from around the world.   It was with great discernment and commitment that the production crew, volunteers and donors to capture and deliver the message of the Elders with utmost Integrity and respect of their cultures and the purity of their messages.

Professional camera operators, producers, directors and editors have come together and volunteered tens of thousands of dollars in services in the spirit of bringing the message to our audience.  Lodging, meals, transportation, professional video and sound production equipment and hundreds of hours of videotape was also donated help support the production teams efforts.

Although a large percentage of the following production budget was donated, it is the desire of ICA to recover production and marketing revenues, of which most of these revenues will be return, back to the communities of the attending elders.

The following production budget reflects the required labor, time and materials to produce, marketing and distribute the Return of the Ancestors documentary film

BUDGET