Documentary
Transmission E10 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:21)Beyond the Blues- Ending the Prison Industrial Complex led by composer, bassist, and bandleader, Marcus Shelby, the series explores the prison industrial complex, restorative justice, prison abolition, the death penalty, the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration, and more. The evenings include special guests, readings, live and recorded music, poetry, and video. These discussions are open to anyone interested in ending the prison industrial complex and how music and art can be used as a powerful vehicle in that process. Segment 2 (7:08)Borderlands-On Mothers Day 2015, Naima Shalhoub and her band went into the Women's County Jail in San [...]
Transmission E09 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:10)2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival-The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival now celebrating its 49th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the color and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the Japanese American Community. Segment 2 (3:15)Emory Douglas - Minister of Culture for the Black Panthers presenting his work to the Bridges Fellowship at BAVC Media.Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party creating graphics and illustrations that became iconic for their portrayal of [...]
Not Just A Tree
A short documentary about Friends of The Urban Forest (FUF), a non profit based in San Francisco. FUF teaches teenagers how to plant and maintain trees in urban settings through their “Green Teens” program. They focus on spreading awareness about the environmental issues through hands on training. This film follows the people and places involved with Friends of the Urban Forest, and how they are a crucial
Pueblote
People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER) is an environmental justice non-profit organization that is based in the Mission and the Excelsior Districts of San Francisco, California. PODER's youth program, Urban Campesinos, strives to make social and environmental change in their community.
HerStory
A documentary explaining the importance of media literacy curriculum in regards to women's rights.
Ableism
Sylvia shares her personal experience of ableism.
what a woman’s supposed to look like
A personal look at the stress felt about body image and beauty.
Sifu
Danny tells his story about growing up in China as a third child and how he found family and a home doing Kung Fu.
The Youth Power Map
The Anti Eviction Mapping Project is a data-visualization, data analysis, and storytelling collective documenting the dispossession of San Francisco Bay Area residents in the wake of the current tech boom. Young people have been dramatically impacted by this phenomenon- displacement has left SF with the lowest population percentage of young people of any major city in the U.S. Some of our students have themselves been forced to relocate, while many more have seen it happen to friends, family members and neighbors. Their project,"The Bay Area Youth Power Map," showcases outdoor spaces, organizations, and institutions that students deemed as important resources for [...]
