Graffiti is Beauty
A trio of Bay Area graffiti writers talk about what inspires them to do what they do and how they strive to get their work recognized as an art form with social value. Directed by Alberto Azurdia. Produced in BAVC's Factory Program. 6 minutes 20 seconds.
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Four Reasons
Directed by Jazmin Jones. Commissioned by The San Francisco Foundation and Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund through support from The Wallace Foundation.
My Story | Mi Historia - Siclalix (Abriendo las Cajas)
Tali unveils her painful experiences at home, afraid of her abusive father and worried for her mother. After Tali’s mother finds courage to stand up for herself, the family becomes stronger and learns to live life without Tali's father.Tali revela sus dolorosas experiencias vividas en casa, con miedo a su padre y preocupación por su madre. Cuando la madre de Tali encuentra la fuerza para salir adelante sola con sus hijos, la familia de Tali se fortalece y aprende a vivir sin el padre. Abriendo Las Cajas (Opening Boxes) is a partnership project between ZeroDivide, La Clinica de la Raza, and the Bay Area Video Coalition as part of New Routes to Community Health. New Routes to Community Health is a program of the Benton Foundation, funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is dedicated to improving health and health care for all Americans. http://newroutes.org/projects/abriendo
Youth Voices 08
Teenagers from Oakland and the East Bay are invited to voice their opinions on Election Day, November 4, 2008, in a video confessional booth outside Oakland's City Hall building. Directed by Sydney Matterson. 7 minutes 16 seconds.
PI09: Deep Down
A 2009 BAVC Producers Institute ProjectProject Director: Jennifer Gilomen & Sally Rubin http://deepdownfilm.org To keep up with our increasing demand for energy, humankind is mining the earth for natural resources and putting communities worldwide at risk. Through an intimate, human story, the documentary Deep Down tells the story of a town deep in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky, where coal is king. Through an integrated media campaign that includes a podcast series disseminated through Appalachian Voices' "Most Endangered Mountains" Google Earth collection, educational curriculum and community action kits, Deep Down will have a deep impact with a diverse audience. At the Producers Institute, co-directors Jennifer Gilomen and Sally Rubin designed and built a3D Virtual Mine game in Second Life in order to bring the experience of mountaintop removal mining to a new level. Playing this game in the metaverse is intended to empower disenfranchised communities that now live in the shadows of extractive industries.
