Outlast’s 10th Anniversary:

The Next Generation Gala

November 8th, 2025 Los Angeles, California

This year, Outlast Arts and Education is celebrating a MAJOR milestone and we want you to be a part of it!

Please join us for The Next Generation Gala to celebrate 10 YEARS of Outlast providing high-quality summer media arts education to youth from Pine Ridge Reservation and in rural communities in South Dakota. As part of this special evening, Outlast youth will present an award to Mato Wayuhi, long-time Outlast mentor, for his Exceptional Advocacy for Native Youth.

EVENING HIGHLIGHTS

Sterlin Harjo

Keynote Speaker
Seminole and Muscogee filmmaker, creator of Reservation Dogs and The Lowdown
Mato Wayuhi

Honoree, Celebrating his Exceptional Advocacy for Native Youth
Oglala Lakota musician and composer for Reservation Dogs (tribute led by Outlast youth)
Román Zaragoza

Host
Filmmaker and actor, CBS’ Ghosts, Akimel O’otham and Mexican descent on his father’s side, and Japanese and Taiwanese descent on his mother’s side
TwoLips

Performer
Lakota, Dena’ina, Black singer-songwriter

Come Celebrate With Us!

November 8th, 2025 Los Angeles, California
5:30pm-9:30pm
Invitation-only | Free Admission

TEN YEARS OF PROGRESS

Outlast youth have created documentaries, music videos, and award-winning short films, including We Got Next, which broadcast across the nation and was available around the globe for Native Peoples Heritage Month 2023. In addition, Outlast has taken junior and senior youth across the country to visit colleges and universities, including USC, UCLA, Chapman University, Cal State LA, NYU, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Lives have been transformed through the community we’ve built. Outlast youth have gone to college, into professional filmmaking, and returned to Outlast programming as youth leaders to support and inspire the next generation.

We're just getting started!

To mark this new decade of impact, please join us for The Next Generation Gala to support youth leaders, artists, and changemakers at a time in our history when their voices must be preserved and heard.

Can't attend the gala but would like to support Outlast Arts and Education? Please donate here.

About Outlast

Founded in 2015, Outlast Arts and Education is a non-profit led by Native and BIPOC filmmakers, educators, and Outlast graduates. We provide summer programs in filmmaking, arts education, mental health and wellness, cultural connection, and college and career readiness to provide holistic support to Native and BIPOC youth. We are ready to grow!

Stay Connected

Are you or someone you know interested in sponsoring the gala? Email development@outlastartsedu.com

We're looking forward to celebrating with you!

Outlast Arts and Education is a 501(c)(3) organization that celebrates, empowers, and helps advance Native and BIPOC youth through media arts, education, and community building.