To make a donation to a project fiscally sponsored by BAVC, please choose the "Read More" link for the project and the complete the donation through Google Check-Out.
MICHAEL AFENDAKIS "Delta Rising"
Clarksdale, Mississippi - you can hear it from the moment you get there. That distinctive sound. It is in the heart, sould and blood of this place, center of the Mississippi Delta and its port of entry ...
"SOS_SLAVES: Changing the Trafficking Game" is an online hub that integrates a micro documentary series (including audience submissions), a game-for-change, and an array of digital tools for change . . .
From the shifting faultlines of Hollywood fantasies
and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's
America, Fishbone rose and became one of the most
original bands of the last 25 years . . .
Jesus and Cisco work together as cooks at a NYC restaurant. Twelve years after arriving in the US, Jesus has finally saved enough money to return home and live comfortably. But, suddenly . . .
Tucked into the Blue Mountains overlooking turbulent Kingston, Jamaica perches a spirited Rasta camp, anticipating deliverance. Tanicha and Javi, like most others there, moved to the School of Vision from ...
CHAYES/OLIN PRODUCTIONS
"Requiem for a Blue Lagoon"
"Requiem for a Blue Lagoon" will focus on the beauty and richness of Bolinas
Lagoon, an endangered tidal estuary just north of San Francisco, while
chronicling the decades long effort and intense . . .
"A Village Called Versailles" is a documentary about Versailles, a
Vietnamese-American enclave on the easternmost fringe of New Orleans’
Ninth Ward. The residents of Versailles have impressively risen to the ...
A surprising documentary portrait of circus arts performer Judy
Finelli, an influential contributor to the American New Circus Movement
through co-founding the San Francisco ...
"Distortion 2 Static" brings true Hip Hop culture to
mainstream television. Whether you're a Hip Hop historian, artist, or
fan, D2S keeps you updated on the real world of Hip Hop music.
Audio. Short stories performed by their authors: Roald Dahl, Alice
Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, Tobias Wolff—the greats of the 20th
century—and 21st century greats like ZZ Packer and Dave Eggers . . .
Appalachia supplies nearly half of America’s electricity in the form of
coal, and is a region that is central to the American story. As its
coal is extracted through a new, aggressive form of . . .
This documentary presents an inspiring story of transformation: Where junk-yard train cars become locations of learning and abandoned street children become hopeful youth . . .
Breaking free of the negative statistics and sad stories of emancipation, "America’s Most Unwanted (AMU)," will show the other side of growing up in institutionalized care: the strength, courage and
resiliency of those that make it through ...
The world is facing a dire food crisis. Since the beginning of 2006,
average global food prices have skyrocketed. Massive, vertically
integrated agribusiness—reliant upon fossil fuels and committed to
maximizing crop production at any cost—controls ...
Rebels from the burgeoning consumer culture of the 50s,
avant-garde California artists and poets turned their backs on
pursuit of money and embraced a new expression of freedom ...
Bound is an experimental documentary that celebrates Graciela
Carrillo’s unique story and explores ideas about homelessness,
vulnerability, and visibility/invisibility . . .
My Father's People is a documentary feature chronicling a son's journey to find justice for his slain father, an American murdered in a foreign country . . .
As the economy drives a historic contraction of conventional meat
operations, we learn the innovative methods of visionary farmer, Joel
Salatin who raises animals raised outside, without the use of antibiotics.
JED RIFFE "Waiting
to Inhale: Doctors, Patients, and the Law"
A critical examination of the national conflict over the legalization
of medical marijuana. At stake is the health of patients marginalized by legal issues, the future of the War on Drugs ...
1000 sq. ft.,mesmerizes us as it unveils the social contexts of
mid-20th century Los Angeles and the prescient and sustainable
practice of noted LA modernist architect, Gregory Ain. 1000 sq.
ft., a dynamic film, brings ...
After Happily Ever After is a one-hour documentary exploring the institution of marriage in the 21st century. This quirky, funny and
thought-provoking program follows the filmmaker’s quest for . . .
A feature length documentary revealing the lives of high school aged
scientists and the high-stakes competitions in which they compete. The
film highlights America's past relationship with . . .
My Life Before Me’ is a documentary about the life of musician and
Yoruba priest Carlos Lazaro Aldama Perez. Carlos's life has been
dedicated to his cultural music and religion...
"WeOwnTV" is a collaborative media education project for disenfranchised youth and young adults that promotes self-expression as a way to explore our shared humanity and build a foundation for the future...
Creative Programs 
