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Membership Meeting

Thursday, May 2, 2019, How to Produce a Short Doc. Pt. 2 - Production A three-part, hands-on introductory workshop conducted over April, May and June.

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Day of Black Docs

13th Annual Screening Event

NEW! Early Bird Ticket Discount

Tickets for the entire day's event are $20.00 and can be purchased on-line at www.dayofblackdocs.org. Limited quantity of Early Bird tickets on sale for $17.50 until April 21, 2019.
Tickets can be purchased the day of the event at AFI. Due to seating, purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended.

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.

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May 11, 2019

BADWest presents their 13th annual "Day of Black Docs" on Saturday, May 11, 2019, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the American Film Institute (AFI) Mark Goodson Theater.

April 22, 2019

Due to request, BADWest will have an Encore Screening of: Alone by Garrett Bradley, While I Yet Live by Maris Curran, Skip Day, Rabbit Hunt, The Send Off by Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas

March 25, 2019

BADWest presents - Alone by Garrett Bradley, While I Yet Live by Maris Curran, Skip Day, Rabbit Hunt, The Send Off by Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas

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Encore April 22, 2019 - "Alone", "Skip Day", "While I Yet Live"

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Black Documentary Filmmakers

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About Us

working in documentary films

Mission

A professional organization providing people of African descent working in documentary film, video or other media.

Membership

Presentations conducted by industry professionals in the areas of film production, marketing, financing distribution, and more.

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We are glad to accept your film for our screening committee to review. We have a number of exhibitions throughout the year.

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.

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John Doe, France

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4th Monday Free Screening

Mayme Clayton Library and Museum in association with the BADWest St. Clair Bourne 4th Monday Documentary Series

4130 Overland Avenue Culver City, CA 90230

The Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers – West

14431 Ventura Blvd PMB #115 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

(213) 534-6635 (213) 534-6635

Membership Meeting

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Mary Pickford Center
1st Floor Conference Room

1313 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Membership Meeting

Day of Black Docs

13th Annual Screening Event

NEW! Early Bird Ticket Discount

ALI’S COMEBACK: THE UNTOLD STORY

BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES

HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR

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May 11, 2019

April 22, 2019

March 25, 2019

4th Monday Free Screenings

Encore April 22, 2019 - "Alone", "Skip Day", "While I Yet Live"

Previous Free Screenings

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