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BAVC Producer’s Institute Finale: Pitching your project!

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

The culminating event of the BAVC Producer's Institute is a presentation of the eight projects being developed here to a group of potential funders, partners and distributors. The challenge presented to each team was to develop and present a prototype of a participatory media project that creates social change.  It's an intense and nerve-wracking experience…

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Draxtor’s report on the BAVC Producer’s Institute

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

Here's the first in a series of machinima reports by my friend Draxtor Despres on the Producer's Institute, run by the Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. Draxtor's first guest is Wendy Levy of BAVC, the coordinator of the Institute, explaining what it's all about.

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“SOS Slaves” digital game challenges youth to help end sex trafficking

Posted on June 3, 2009 by

One of the other amazing projects I am helping with at the BAVC Producers Institute is "SOS Slaves," a web-based game that will educate and activate young people on the issue of sex trafficking around the world.  Building upon "Sands of Silence" a powerful documentary about sex trafficking by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, "SOS Slaves" will…

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Youth-led filmmaking of the Global Kids Conference and virtual simulcasts

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

Last Friday, Global Kids held its Annual Conference at Baruch College, gathering 600-some students and educators from around New York City to examine critical social issues, meet each other, and get activated.  This year's theme was "Global Health — Be the Vaccine," featuring speakers and workshops on a wide variety of health-related topics.  An important…

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“When the Levees Broke”: the harrowing, inspiring stories of Katrina’s victims

Posted on December 28, 2008 by

I finally got around to seeing "When the Levees Broke" Spike Lee's epic four-hour documentary about Hurricane Katrina and the incredible stories of ordinary New Orleanians who lived through the flood.  It's perhaps Lee's finest piece of work, because for most of the film he simply turns on the camera, zooms in tight, and let's…

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