Help support Reilly in their professional development as an emergent filmmaker, programmer, and event producer. In December, Reilly was accepted into the Rotterdam International Film Festival (the IFFR)'s Professional accreditation program for their organizational work with DRKRM MPLS. DRKRM MPLS (https://www.drkrmmpls.org/) is a project that Reilly founded which aims to support and inspire the analog arts in Minneapolis.
More about the festival program:
"[The] IFFR Art Directions
accreditation is designed for artists, filmmakers, producers, curators
and industry professionals working at the intersection of visual arts,
immersive media, and cinema." https://iffr.com/en/blog-art-directions-at-iffr-2026
Those closest to Reilly understand that they are endlessly passionate about building international solidarities into a bridge that connects Minneapolis to the rest of the world. Attending this festival will be one more building block set for Reilly's dream. Once in Rotterdam, Reilly will have the opportunity to connect with other experimental artists, attend seminars with world renowned filmmakers and creators, participate in cinematic dialogue around storytelling, technology, and immersive filmmaking, and seek out organization mentorship. Reilly knows that with this opportunity, they will bring back knowledge that will inevitably benefit the international programming efforts of DRKRM MPLS and Reilly's artistic organizing here in Minneapolis.
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Funding for this trip is scarce at the moment and because of the short timeline for which this opportunity has presented itself, I am turning to each of you to assist in reaching this funding goal. I have strategized and arranged the budget with as much efficiency as possible. I need a minimum of $2,300. This will cover my flight, my festival fee, transportation, a food stipend, hostel accommodation, and a portion of work hours lost due to my absence.
If the fundraiser does not meet its $2,300 goal, all funds will be refunded back to the donors and I will stay in Minneapolis and continue my work here.
If this fundraiser does meet its $2,300 goal, I plan to document heavily during my time at the IFFR and invite you all to a presentation of what I learned and gathered during my time there. This presentation will take place towards the end of March, 2026 in Minneapolis.
There are three rewards I am offering as part of the fundraiser:
- A postcard from Rotterdam: a handwritten postcard from me that may contain, but not limited to this list: a poem, a random musing, a short story, a description of my day, and most certainly, a thank you for your support.
- A 5x7 image of my own that is signed and handprinted in my darkroom in South Minneapolis.
- An 8x10 image of my own that is signed and handprinted in my darkroom in South Minneapolis.
Despite the unprecedented and worrisome timeline it seems that we all live in, the work we do continues. DRKRM is committed to our mission of developing a physical third-space and organization that encourages people to gather, facilitate, and create with and around each other.
Analog as resistance.
In solidarity,
Reilly Miller
Founder, DRKRM MPLS
Perks
A personal letter to you from me while I'm in Rotterdam.
May contain: random musings, a poem, a description of the environment/moment I inhabited while writing you the letter, an expression of gratitude (definitely).
You will receive one 8x10 signed, handprinted image from me that I will print in my darkroom in South Minneapolis. It will be a black and white image.
*it will not be the same image pictured here, I hope to send an image from my trip :)
image: Muenster, Germany 2024. Reilly a. Miller
You will receive one 5x7 signed, handprinted image from me that I will print in my darkroom in South Minneapolis. It will be a black and white image.
*it will not be the same image pictured here, I hope to send an image from my trip :)
Image: snow fall, Brainerd, Minnesota. Reilly a. Miller
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A personal letter to you from me while I'm in Rotterdam.
May contain: random musings, a poem, a description of the environment/moment I inhabited while writing you the letter, an expression of gratitude (definitely).
You will receive one 8x10 signed, handprinted image from me that I will print in my darkroom in South Minneapolis. It will be a black and white image.
*it will not be the same image pictured here, I hope to send an image from my trip :)
image: Muenster, Germany 2024. Reilly a. Miller
You will receive one 5x7 signed, handprinted image from me that I will print in my darkroom in South Minneapolis. It will be a black and white image.
*it will not be the same image pictured here, I hope to send an image from my trip :)
Image: snow fall, Brainerd, Minnesota. Reilly a. Miller
