submit your stories
More than content. A contribution. Every piece adds to the great pattern of creation, ensuring that knowledge is preserved, that voices are amplified, and that the right stories reach the right people at the right time.
tell your story
Your offering to the fire is more than just a story. It is a spark that carries light, a thread that weaves connection, a force that shifts the world in ways unseen. Every story given to this space becomes part of something greater, part of the vast and living network of knowledge, remembrance, and renewal.
This is your invitation to sit by the campfire where stories are not just told, but felt, where they ripple outward, igniting understanding, deepening relations, and honouring the wisdom of those who have carried them through time.
We invite Indigenous creatives to step forward, to take up space, to claim their place in the web of storytelling that has always belonged to them. Whether you are an elder carrying the knowledge of many lifetimes, a young artist finding your voice, or someone in between, this is a space built for you.
We welcome non-Indigenous allies into this space – not to take, but to listen. To learn. To unlearn. To support the storytellers who have carried the world’s oldest and most enduring knowledge systems. Whether you are within the screen industry or simply someone who understands the power of right story, this is an opportunity to engage in reciprocity. To amplify without distorting. To uplift without extracting. To become part of a system where storytelling is not a transaction, but a relationship.
Knowledge is fire – alive, relational, and meant to be shared across generations.
the stories that carry fire
Films
Short films that centre indigenous perspectives, knowledge systems, and ways of knowing.
Documentary works that honor the living connections between people and Country
Animation that brings traditional stories into contemporary visual language
Experimental films that challenge colonial frames and ways of seeing
Feature films that immerse audiences in Indigenous worldviews and narratives
Immersive VR experiences bringing new frontiers and experiences to audiences
Series
Voices
collections
Place Your Story on the Fire And Let It Move the World
Your story is not just yours to hold – it belongs to the land, to the people, to the web of relations that stretch across time. When you share it, you don’t just tell it – you set it in motion. Stories move like rivers, shaping the world as they flow. They do not sit still, they do not fade; they ripple outward, touching lives, shifting minds, igniting change.
The VA Network fire is tended with care, where right story finds its way home, and inspires all those who come into relation with it, to feel its warm, and change their lives. This is where stories become more than words and images. They become medicine. They become movement. They become a force that restores balance, reconnects us to land, and reminds us of who we are.
If your story carries truth, if your work moves with care, if you are ready to place your log on the fire – then now is the time. The world is waiting. The stories are calling. Let’s make sure they are carried the way they were meant to be.
The Impact of Your Submission
making a real world difference
When you share your story with The VA Network, you are not simply uploading content to a platform. You are adding your voice to an ancient chorus, your flame to a fire that has burned since time immemorial. The impact of your submission extends far beyond views and likes. It creates ripples that touch hearts, shift perspectives, and help reweave the torn fabric of our collective understanding. Your story matters not because of metrics or algorithms but because it carries medicine that our world desperately needs.
preservation of knowledge
