Persons
Bridgette Auger
We Are Not Princesses follows a group of Syrian women living in refugee camps as they put on a production of Antigone. This ancient tragic saga is slowly revealed in parallel with the women’s own confrontations with bereavement and burial but the focus remains on the women themselves, resulting in a counter-intuitive vision of what a refugee is – a human being in three dimensions. Bridgette Auger is an independent media artist and journalist strongly committed to using art for social change who has primarily worked in the Middle East for over eight years. Currently part of the creative team of [...]
Raymond Larrett
Raymond Larrett is a Multimedia Designer who lives in San Francisco. About the Show: Talk Bubble is dedicated to documenting and promoting the work of Kinetech Arts. Founded by Artistic Directors Weidong Yang and Daiane Lopes da Silva in January 2013, Kinetech Arts is a collective of artists and scientists striving to challenge possibility through collaborative creativity, creating performances that combine dance, performance, painting, and sound with the newest interactive technology to create unique and beautiful experiences. Kinetech Arts has performed at ODC theatre, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, The Garage, KUNST-STOFF Arts, L.A.S.T Festival, Geekdom, Moscone Center, and Marine Headlands Center [...]
Kiilu Nyasha
Kiilu Nyasha, a revolutionary journalist, has been in the liberation struggle since leaving the so-called War on Poverty’s pilot program in New Haven as an organizer and joining the Black Panther Party in 1969. An internationalist, Kiilu, has been active on many fronts, including the independence struggles of Africans, Asians, Haitians, Latin Americans, and Palestinians.  She has also been a long time supporter of political prisoners, as well as a prison and death penalty abolitionist. About the Show: Freedom Is A Constant Struggle is a cutting-edge, bimonthly show devoted to international and domestic news and the history of liberation movements.  Before moving to SF Commons, [...]
Carla Laser
Carla Laser is a UW Madison BA English Literature graduate. She earned a digital design certificate from the SF Center for Electronic Arts. Her work focuses on design media for a worldwide clientele. In 1996, Carla Laser founded the San Francisco Bicycle Ballet. It continues to thrive as a philanthropic community gem. In 2000, Carla Laser joined the SFBMA Cognition and has now published up to the 103rd issue and counting. Carla Laser began providing weekly content on her Public Access Television show, Bicycles! East Coast West Coast Bike Stuff in February 2004. Laser holds Broadcast and Final Cut editing [...]
Victor Chavez
Victor Chavez has been producing TV shows on Public Access TV since he was 20 years old. Now 30 years later and many life cycles over, he is back to his original passion of creating obscure and surreal entertainment for the public eye. Victor is a graduate of the SFSU Art Department and continues to work with video art and travel documentation. About the Show:Â The Shanti Chaves Show is about the human experience with home movies. On the Air Since:Â 2/15/2015 When to Watch: 8:30pm Fridays on Channel 29
Jonathan W Parra
Jonathan is a producer, director, writer and editor. His experience in the field and the studio covers a wide range of content from films, commercials, web videos and broadcast television. Jonathan began teaching at BAVC in 2003 after becoming Avid certified to teach Media Composer. From there he became Apple certified to teach Final Cut Pro. Since then he's taught other post-production classes including Intro to Premiere Pro. Jonathan developed and produced the Comcast/NBC cable television show CHN-NOW, a regional news and current affairs show told in a documentary format. His short comedy film, Back Issues, premiered as an official [...]
