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Meet the 2023 MediaMaker Fellows
BAVC Media is honored to introduce a new cohort of seven new BAVC MediaMaker Fellows for 2023! The MediaMaker fellowship is one of the longest standing programs in the US for investing in diverse emerging documentary filmmakers. This year’s fellows are Paige Bethmann (Remaining Native), Aurora Brachman (Dear You), ilana coleman (The Inventory), Tommy Franklin (You Don’t Know My Name), Cyrus Moussavi (Somebody’s Gone), Hannah Myers (Daddy) and tashi tamate weiss (Kizuna). Learn more about the fellows and each of their projects below.  Paige Bethmann Paige Bethmann is a Haudenosaunee director and producer based in Reno, Nevada. Over the last 10 years, [...]
An Interview With BAVC Media’s Director of Marketing & Communications: Daniel DÃaz
Get to know BAVC Media’s Director of Marketing & Communications, Daniel DÃaz! Daniel DÃaz, BAVC Media's Director of Marketing & Communications started his role with us in November of last year. Daniel is responsible for the organization’s brand, marketing, communications, and design strategies. We're so excited to have Daniel on the BAVC Media team so Isa Nakazawa, our Director of Community Engagement, asked him a few questions to help our community get to know him better. Tell us a little bit about what got you into the field of Marketing and Communications and why you find the work compelling. I [...]
PROVISIONS: Ethics of Documentary Filmmaking with Rodrigo Reyes
PROVISIONS is a new series from BAVC Media, featuring interviews, advice, and insights into the creative process from our mediamaking community. Director Rodrigo Reyes makes films deeply grounded in his identity as an immigrant artist, pushing the boundaries of non-fiction storytelling. His most recent film, Sansón and Me, is a documentary a decade in the making which began when Reyes worked as a court interpreter in rural California for the then 19-year-old undocumented Mexican migrant Sansón Noé Andrade, who was sentenced to two life sentences without parole. Unable to film inside the prison, Sansón’s story is told through reenactments by [...]
