Our Story

The I AM FLINT project grew out of a conversation between a few members of Flint Club at the begining of June. We were discussing all the negative national headlines about Flint, it being the crime capital, and the perception that the city was some type of dystopian post apocalyptic landscape. Since we live here and we dont have that feeling, and in fact we had the opposite feeling, we thought it might be a good idea to show the rest of the world and the country that it was not a real life Mad Max movie here. That residents of Flint were not huddled in their homes waiting to be robbed, or scurrying from safe haven to safe haven, but were in fact going about their lives, going to work, contributing to their community, enjoying the city.

So we decided to show that to ourselves and to the world. To show ALL of Flint. Yes there is crime, yes there is poverty, and people are struggling here everyday, no one here thinks otherwise. But people also play with their children in the front yard of their house, or volunteer in the community, they create amazing works of art, they create stunning  performances from tragedy like the EMBERS project. Most people go to work everyday, and drive our economic engine forward here in the city.  And we want to show that they are Flint too. We hope in some small way this can make an impact right here in out city and around the country about who we are here in this community.

What We Need & What You Get

We work on a shoestring budget, and anything you could contribute to help defray the expenses for the videos would be greatly appreciated. We need help with things like paying for gas to get to shooting locations and memory cards for the videos, and website hosting.  

Other Ways You Can Help

Maybe you would like to be featured in one of the videos enjoying something in the city, or you want to volunteer behind the scenes.