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Happy New Year!  We're excited to start off the new year with great news to share about our members!  Congratulations to all!  BDC Members   BDC at the Sundance Film Festival   Gideon's Army and American Promise both premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21st, which also happens to be MLK Day and the second inauguration of President Obama! Gideon's Army by Dawn Porter         http://www.gideonsarmythefilm.com Every year hundreds of innocent indigents are swept away in the crushing tide of a system strained to the breaking point. Gideon's Army is a documentary about inspirational young lawyers who have devoted their lives to defending the poorest Americans accused of the most heinous crimes. "I am a lawyer but I really knew nothing about what the criminal justice system was really like.  I thought I would make a film that would show people like me what criminal defense work is really like and why it is so important.  With more people of color locked up than ever before protecting the liberty and the rights of the accused has never been more important for communities of color.  It is truly our generations civil rights struggle and most people don't know whats happening." --Filmmaker Dawn Porter American Promise by Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson      A documentary 13 years in the making, American Promise provides a rare look into the lives of two middle class Black families as they navigate the ups and downs of parenting and educating their sons. "Our goal is to empower boys, their parents and educators and help close the black male achievement gap." http://americanpromise.org/      *  *  *    Soul Food Junkies Broadcast Premiere on PBS' Independent Lens Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10 p.m.  Check your local listings for exact date and time in your area.   Soul Food Junkies explores the history and social significance of soul food to black cultural identity and its effect on African American health, good and bad. Soul food will also be used as the lens to investigate the dark side of the food industry and the growing food justice movement that has been born in its wake. http://www.itvs.org/films/soul-food-junkies *  *  * BDC Catalog & Directory is accepting submissions    The BDC Catalog & Directory is a searchable database of BDC members' work and contact information available to production companies, networks, press, distributors, educators and others interested in purchasing, screening, distributing member films and hiring our members.    This BDC-exclusive resource is an invaluable opportunity to reach audiences, increase visibility, promotional opportunities, as well as get work and generate revenue.  We have already received requests from CBS, The Documentary Channel, ASPiRE, Magic Johnson's new cable network, to name a few.  But they can't reach you and we can't refer you if you're not in it, so please submit your information now!  Please send an email for further instructions to:  Catalog@bdcnewyork.org ONLY!    (Please do not send emails to Sabrina or Nicole's personal emails.  Thanks!) You MUST be a current BDC Member to be included.  Click below to join the BDC or renew your membership. Become a Member    *  *  *