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Black Documentary Filmmakers

TELLING OUR STORIES

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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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BADWest Members' Top 10 Documentary Films of the Decade 2010-2020
BADWest Members' Top 10 Documentary Films of the Decade 2010-2020

BADWest Members' Top 10 Documentary Films of the Decade 2010-2020

The decade has ended. Whew, we got through it. Let's look back and take notice of the groundbreaking, game changing contributions Black documentary filmmakers have made to the film world. Whether they were short docs or feature length, the films had a significant impact on how we tell our own stories.

BADWest Members' Top 10 Documentary Films of the Decade 2010-2020

The decade has ended. Whew, we got through it. Let's look back and take notice of the groundbreaking, game changing contributions Black documentary filmmakers have made to the film world. Whether they were short docs or feature le
BADWest | Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2021
BADWest | Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2021

BADWest | Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2021

2020 has been a challenging year. As 2020 comes to a close, thank you to our members, sponsors, guest artists, consultants and documentary film community for your continued support throughout the year.

BADWest | Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2021

2020 has been a challenging year. As 2020 comes to a close, thank you to our members, sponsors, guest artists, consultants and documentary film community for your continued support throughout the year.

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

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

Forty years ago this month S. Pearl Sharp/ Togetherness Prod. published the 1980 Directory of Black Film/TV Technicians and Artists, West Coast to make it easier for Hollywood to hire Blacks working behind the camera. The skills of almost 500 craft persons were listed with their credits, training, agent and union.

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

Forty years ago this month S. Pearl Sharp/ Togetherness Prod. published the 1980 Directory of Black Film/TV Technicians and Artists, West Coast to make it easier for Hollywood to hire Blacks working behind the camera. The skills o
Virtual Omni Cultural TV Festival December 8, 2020
Virtual Omni Cultural TV Festival December 8, 2020

Virtual Omni Cultural TV Festival December 8, 2020

Omni Cultural Tv Fest In Partnership with NATPE is a 5 star festival. Our Festival will be held December 8, 2020. This year we will hold our event via a virtual online platform.

Virtual Omni Cultural TV Festival December 8, 2020

Omni Cultural Tv Fest In Partnership with NATPE is a 5 star festival. Our Festival will be held December 8, 2020. This year we will hold our event via a virtual online platform.

Resources

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Film Preservation Fund Grant

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.
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California Humanities Project

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.
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IDA's 2020 Development Grant

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.
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Fall 2020 Applications

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.
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Ava DuVernay and ARRAY Alliance Grants

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.
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4th Monday Free Screenings

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    While I Yet Live

    While I Yet Live

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    The Send Off

    The Send Off

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    RABBIT HUNT

    RABBIT HUNT

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Previous Free Screenings

St. Clair Bourne

St. Clair Bourne

2019

You A Nomad

You A Nomad

2019

Allensworth A Piece Of The World

Allensworth: A Piece Of The World

2019

Lynching in America Uprooted

Lynching in America: Uprooted

2019

Bookers Place: A Mississippi Story

Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story

2018

1804: The Hidden History of Haiti

1804: The Hidden History of Haiti

2018

Raising Bertie

Raising Bertie

2018

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

2018

PacoimaStories

PacoimaStories: Land of Dreams

2018

LIBERTY IN A SOUP

LIBERTY IN A SOUP

2018

LA REBELLION

LA REBELLION

2017

Olympic Pride American Justice

Olympic Pride American Justice

2017

Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake

2017

Party Girls

Party Girls

2017

Side by Side

Side by Side

2017

Guangzhou Dream Factory

Guangzhou Dream Factory

2017

Amen Jester Hairston

Amen Jester Hairston

2017

Imagining Mina

Imagining Mina

2017

The Kusini Concept

The Kusini Concept

2016

The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

2016

In A Perfect World

In A Perfect World

2016

Previous Free Screenings

St. Clair Bourne

2019

You A Nomad

2019

Allensworth: A Piece Of The World

2019

Lynching in America: Uprooted

2019

Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story

2018

1804: The Hidden History of Haiti

2018

Raising Bertie

2018

Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can Dream

2018

PacoimaStories: Land of Dreams

2018

LIBERTY IN A SOUP

2018

LA REBELLION

2017

Olympic Pride American Justice

2017

Let Them Eat Cake

2017

Party Girls

2017

Side by Side

2017

Guangzhou Dream Factory

2017

Amen Jester Hairston

2017

Imagining Mina

2017

The Kusini Concept

2016

The Central Park Five

2016

In A Perfect World

2016

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The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers - West advocates the recognition and professional advancement of Black documentary filmmakers.

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Membership Meeting

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Mary Pickford Center
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  1313 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Zoom meetings until further notice)

Day of Black Docs

13th Annual Screening Event

ALI’S COMEBACK

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.
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BLUE NOTE RECORDS

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.
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HORROR NOIRE

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.
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Previous Day of Black Docs Screenings

BIG CITY BLUES

BIG CITY BLUES

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2018

MAYNARD

MAYNARD

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2018

SAMMY DAVIS JR: I’VE GOTTA ME

SAMMY DAVIS JR: I’VE GOTTA ME

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2018

EVIDENCE OF THE EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE OF THE EVIDENCE

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2018

Whose Streets

Whose Streets?

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2017

Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

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2017

By Blood

By Blood

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2017

Bulldogging

Bulldogging

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2017

HAITI IS A NATION OF ARTISTS

HAITI IS A NATION OF ARTISTS

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2016

Agents of Change

Agents of Change

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2016

Alice Walker Beauty in Truth

Alice Walker Beauty in Truth

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2016

Soul on Ice

Soul on Ice: Past, Present & Future

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2016

WHEN JUSTICE ISNT JUST

WHEN JUSTICE ISNT JUST

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2015

Dancing Like Home

Dancing Like Home

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2015

BOUND

BOUND: AFRICANS VS AFRICAN-AMERICANS

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2015

BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez

BaddDDD: Sonia Sanchez

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2015

Be Known

Be Known

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2014

God Loves Uganda

God Loves Uganda

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2014

The Black Line Part 3

The Black Line Part 3

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2014

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

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2014

Fulcrum Arts

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

Fulcrum Arts
Website, www.fulcrumarts.org

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California Arts Council

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

California Arts Council
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