YOUR GIFT DOESN'T JUST FUND FILMS.
IT FUNDS FUTURES.
YOUR GIFT DOESN'T
JUST FUND FILMS.
IT FUNDS FUTURES.
Sprouts (2025), Omaha, NE
Nebraska has the talent. NFI creates professional, mentored pathways where students and emerging professionals can learn, contribute, and build sustainable careers.
THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY
THE NUMBERS
TELL THE STORY
<$59K
TOTAL INVESTED
39+
CAST & CREW
3
COMPLETED FILMS
25+
STUDENTS ON SET
1
FILM IN PRODUCTION
More than $52,000 has gone directly to local cast, crew, vendors, and businesses.
THE LIVING CLASSROOM
THE LIVING
CLASSROOM
Professional Opportunity
Real production environments and career possibilities.
Observe professional departments, workflow, and set culture.
Build skills, earn money, and make professional connections.
Build a sustainable career here at home.
THE FUTURE OF FILM IN NEBRASKA
IS ALREADY BEING BUILT
THE FUTURE OF FILM
IN NEBRASKA
IS ALREADY BEING BUILT
PEOPLE
BEHIND NFI.
Board of Directors
Ken White
Board Member
Jennifer Else
Board Secretary
Staff
Nathan Else
Founder & Executive Director
Julie Etta Hudson
Program Director
Eva Gilbreath
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator
Josué Garcia
Volunteer Creative Producer
HELP US KEEP BUILDING
HELP US KEEP
BUILDING
Your gift helps sustain the people, programs, productions, opportunities, and operating capacity behind our work.
NFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Your unrestricted gift helps NFI put resources where they can do the most good.
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