PROUD Stutter

22/06/2025

Part of our grant from California Humanities was rescinded, because of all the BS happening on the federal level, which means if it wasn’t for the support of individuals and organizations, we wouldn’t be able to start filming.

Thank you thank you to everyone out there who supported our crowdfunding campaign, donated your time to help our film team, and bought event tickets/merch.

Financially funding docs right now is super bleak so we are going to be launching another crowdfunding campaign soon so we can continue to film and make up the grant funding we lost.

A new crowdfunding campaign means a new teaser for the film. Get ready to preview the magic we are making and join our network of supporters who want to make a difference for those who stutter or those whoever felt less than for something they couldn’t control ❤️

22/04/2025

We are so excited to share that Proud Stutter's annual gala will be happening during my birthday week in San Francisco!

When: October 9, 2025
Where: Rivian SF Hayes Valley, 340 Fell Street

Save the date.

You can buy early bird tickets at https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjMxMzE0

No one will be turned away for lack of funds so if you would like to make it but can't afford to, you can email [email protected] and we can work something out :)

Check out Proud Stutter's 3rd Annual Gala by Proud Stutter!

26/03/2025

Survey alert for people who stutter!

I'm collaborating with another nonprofit, AImpower, on a fundraising campaign - the cool thing is you can support Proud Stutter by just completing a survey. AImpower will donate $10 to Proud Stutter for every survey response from a person who stutters. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

AImpower.org is a nonprofit led by Shaomei Wu, a woman who stutters. She is working on a project to develop a community-centered approach for collecting, sharing, and governing stuttered speech data. Their goal with this survey is to help build more stuttering-friendly speech AI technologies.

Would you be able to fill out the survey today?

SURVEY LINK:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei_8hsC10uJ10vuDluP_GDBCEdtT3TB6fKWRDyyno5CZ7u9Q/viewform

Thank you for participating in this survey. This survey is administrated by AImpower.org in partnership with ProudStutter. Deeply aligned with the mission of ProudStutter, AImpower.org is a stutterer-led nonprofit dedicated to changing the technology landscape and public discourse for stutterers, wi...

21/03/2025

Check out this interview with Deal or No Deal Island contestant Phillip Solomon!

Phillip of Deal or No Deal Island speaks with Maya about stuttering on reality TV. Check out the audio version of this interview here:https://pod.link/158833...

18/03/2025

🎉 Excited to share my conversation with Philip from Deal or No Deal Island!

Learn how he's redefining reality TV and discussing stuttering boldly.

Check out the latest episode of Proud Stutter—live now!

https://pod.link/1588336626

11/03/2025

Join Proud Stutter & for a special event bringing together intersectional communities.

How can film be a catalyst for social change?

Panelists include filmmaker and disability advocate & photojournalist and founder of Danielle Scruggs

APRIL 9 | 6:30pm CST | Annie May Swift Hall at Northwestern University

Learn more and RSVP at our link in bio and at proudstutter.org/events

07/03/2025

Check out these 10 Stuttering-Related Events in 2025!

2025 is turning out to be a year full of events! In this newsletter, I am sharing 10 stuttering-related events happening around the country over the next several months. Whether you are a listener of the pod or just curious about stuttering — there’s probably an event for you on this list.

04/03/2025

California Film Institute and Proud Stutter are teaming up for a special event series on documentaries that touch stuttering and disability.

Please help us support Michael Turner’s travel and accommodation costs to celebrate the 10-Year-Anniversary of his groundbreaking film The Way We Talk.

The film will be celebrated as part of the event series on May 8.

Proud Stutter is putting on an event in Chicago with filmmakers who stutter. Any funds left over will be for speaker fees for filmmakers who stutter as a way to support their work and their storytelling, for this and future events.

Support here:

Check out Support a Filmmaker Who Stutters - Michael Turner by Proud Stutter!

13/01/2025

Join Proud Stutter at Sundance 2025!

Proud Stutter in joining forces with the independent film community for a panel discussion with filmmakers with disabilities, featuring award-winning filmmaker (I Didn’t See You There and Life After) and me!

LIFE AFTER is a co-production of Independent Television Service ( ),
A Multitude Films Production ( ),
In Association With Straw House Productions, The Harnisch Foundation ( ), The deNovo Initiative, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, Catapult Film Fund ( ), Perspective Fund ), Ford Foundation JustFilms ( )

Hosted at and by the the event will be moderated by (National Stuttering Association) Salt Lake City Chapter Leader (Matt Didisheim). It will be an exciting opportunity to meet filmmakers who are passionate about telling stories of people from marginalized communities, including the disability community, and to learn more about stuttering and speech diversity.

Promo codes for free registration available (SPEECHDIVERSITY).

RSVP at our link in bio.

Want to sponsor this event at Sundance? DM me or email me at [email protected]

12/01/2025

Going to Sundance? Proud Stutter is putting on a filmmaker with disabilities panel featuring award-winning filmmaker Reid Davenport. He'll be sharing an exclusive clip from his film LIFE AFTER, which is premiering at the festival.

I'm offering a promo code to all Proud Stutter listeners for free admission.

Date & Time: January 25, 5pm

Location: National Ability Center (Park City, UT)

Learn more & RSVP: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjI2MzQz

We are also looking for event sponsors, so please let me know if you are interested in that!

Image Description: Burgundy background with two photos of Reid Davenport, who has fair skin and curly brown hair, and Maya Chupkov, who has fair skin with dark brown long hair and wearing a black shirt.

The venue is on the first floor and has ADA accessible bathrooms. We are working with a disability consultant to make this event as accessible as possible. Please let us know by Wednesday, January 15 if you have any accommodation requests.

11/01/2025