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A Message from BADWest Officers

Update: May 23, 2020

"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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4th Monday Free Screenings

While I Yet Live
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RABBIT HUNT
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SKIP DAY
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Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story
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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.

Submit Film

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

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.

4th Monday Free Screening / 4354 Views

Emboldened by a giant block party on the evening of their high school prom, a group of students enter the night with the hope of transcending their rural town and the industrial landscape that surrounds them. A film by Ivete Lucas & Patrick Bresnan. Read More

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Previous Day of Black Docs Screenings

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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Our Location

where you can find us

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

A Message from BADWest Officers

Update: May 23, 2020

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4th Monday Free Screenings

Previous Free Screenings

Donate to BADWest

About Us

working in documentary films

Mission

Membership

Submit Film

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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