Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West

A Message from BADWest Officers

"Dear BADWest Members, Supporters and Friends,

In keeping with the nationwide call for social distancing to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BADWest is working to structure our screenings, workshops and events.

BADWest will remain available virtually to our members and supporters to provide you with information, professional opportunities and a sense of community. We will keep you updated on our upcoming activities. Thank you for your support.

Stay safe and healthy."

Joyce Guy, Denise Hamilton and David Massey, BADWest Officers

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Community

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BILL WYNN, BADWest Member & Past Curator Passes Away November 24, 2020

BADWest Member: S. Pearl Sharp's Black Directory's 40th Anniversary

Virtual Omni Cultural TV Festival December 8, 2020

BADWest Member Guenny K. Pires of Txan Film Won Best Narrative Short Film

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NYWIFT Women’s Film Preservation Fund 2020 Grant

Submission Deadline is February 1, 2021
If you are a filmmaker or are connected with an archive or collection that have films that are in need of preservation, we hope you will consider applying.

California Documentary Project Grant Deadline: November 2, 2020

California Humanities invites proposals for the 2020 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant program for film, audio, and interactive media projects that explore California in all its complexity.

IDA #EnterpriseDocFund Development Grant Deadline October 26, 2020

IDA's 2020 round of funding continues! Development Grants of $15,000 supports documentaries that take on in-depth explorations of original, contemporary stories while integrating journalistic practice into the filmmaker process.

Fall 2020 Applications

The Logan Nonfiction Program is currently accepting applications from writers, documentary filmmakers, photojournalists, podcasters and multimedia reporters currently at work on a longform project for its Fall 2020 class of fellows.

Ava DuVernay and ARRAY Alliance Grants

Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Launches $250,000 Arts Fund for Organizations Focused on Women, Minorities. Grants of $10,000 have been given to independently owned film festivals and screening series that are dedicated to showcasing diverse stories and storytellers.

While I Yet Live

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The Send Off

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RABBIT HUNT

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DENISE HAMILTON

CO-CHAIR

DAVID MASSEY

CO-CHAIR

JOYCE GUY

TREASURER

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The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers – West
14431 Ventura Blvd PMB #115
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

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Membership Meeting

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Mary Pickford Center
1st Floor Conference Room
1313 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Zoom meetings until further notice)

Day of Black Docs

13th Annual Screening Event

ALI’S COMEBACK: THE UNTOLD STORY

An unusual group of people came together in the most unlikely location to end Muhammad Ali’s exile from boxing.

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES

The history of Blue Note Records goes beyond the landmark recordings, encompassing the pursuit of musical freedom, the conflict between art and commerce and the idea of music.

HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR

Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined and finally embraced black culture, Horror Noire traces a secret history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.

BIG CITY BLUES

MAYNARD

SAMMY DAVIS JR: I’VE GOTTA ME

EVIDENCE OF THE EVIDENCE

Whose Streets?

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

By Blood

Bulldogging

HAITI IS A NATION OF ARTISTS

Agents of Change

Alice Walker Beauty in Truth

Soul on Ice: Past, Present & Future

WHEN JUSTICE ISNT JUST

Dancing Like Home

BOUND: AFRICANS VS AFRICAN-AMERICANS

BaddDDD: Sonia Sanchez

Be Known

God Loves Uganda

The Black Line Part 3

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West is a project of Fulcrum Arts' Emerge fiscal sponsorship program.

Website, www.fulcrumarts.org

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This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

Learn more at , www.arts.ca.gov

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A Message from BADWest Officers

ZOOM MEMBERSHIP MEETING

DETAILS TO COME

"I NEED HELP!"

PAID MEMBERS FREE

NON-MEMBERS $10

Calendar

Community

articles and events

Resources

industry news

NYWIFT Women’s Film Preservation Fund 2020 Grant

California Documentary Project Grant Deadline: November 2, 2020

IDA #EnterpriseDocFund Development Grant Deadline October 26, 2020

4th Monday Free Screenings

Previous Free Screenings

Donate to BADWest

About Us

working on documentary films

DENISE HAMILTON

CO-CHAIR

DAVID MASSEY

CO-CHAIR

JOYCE GUY

TREASURER

Our Address

Follow Us On Social Media

Membership Meeting

Day of Black Docs

13th Annual Screening Event

ALI’S COMEBACK: THE UNTOLD STORY

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES

HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR

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