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Help bring the hidden
world to light.
Supports the investigations, the Museum of Illicit Shadows, and the new products and programming built around them.
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contributor.
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Donations are not tax deductible. Illicit Shadows, LLC.
Three things,
one system.
The investigations
Field reporting, travel, and the research behind each film: the records, the analysis, and the verification that stands behind a claim.
The museum
Exhibition design, the research behind each hall, and free public access to the collection when it opens in phases from 2027.
Products and programming
Dialogues, briefings, publications, and the tools built to make illicit economies legible to a wider public.
Underwriting and institutional partnerships.
For a bank transfer, a multi-year commitment, or underwriting a specific film, exhibition, or season of programming, write to us and we will take it from there.