Thursday, October 29, 2015

BDC at DOC NYC! BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez, Black Panthers, Wilhemina's War, and more!

BDC is at DOC NYC!
Nov 12 - 19th

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by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and 
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

IFC Center
Nov 18, 12:30 PM
Nov 19th, 7:15 PM*
Sonia Sanchez, the Directors, & Special Guests in Attendance for Evening Show!
"Sonia Sanchez is a lion in literature's forest. When she writes, she roars."  So said Maya Angelou about her friend and fellow poet.  The prodigious Sanchez has been on the front lines of art and activism for 60 years--teaching, writing, performing, protesting.  She was a pioneer of the Black Arts Movement, fought to establish the first university Black Studies programs in the country, and has exerted a widely acknowledged influence on the Hip-Hop and spoken word movements.  This performance-packed film features appearances by Questlove, Talib Kweli, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka, Ursula Rucker, Ruby Dee, Haki Madhubuti, Imani Uzuri, Bryonn Bain, Jessica Care Moore, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and more.

by Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant

Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas
Nov 15, 11:45 AM*
Nov 16, 4:15 PM
Director Stanley Nelson in Attendance for Nov 15, 11:45 AM Show!
Against a backdrop of civil unrest and the radical transformation of American society in the mid-1960s, the black nationalist organization known as the Black Panthers emerged as leaders of the expected revolution. Interweaving fascinating archival material with gripping first-hand accounts from members of the group's rank and file, director Stanley Nelson's definitive history reveals the promise of social change offered by the organization, and the insidious efforts of the establishment to suppress its fruition.

by June Cross
IFC Center
Nov 13, 12:45 PM
Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas
Nov 14, 4:15 PM
Director June Cross in Attendance
While the perception of AIDS in America has changed from the death sentence it once was to a disease managed by medicine, in the deep South, HIV continues to claim the lives of rural black women in epidemic numbers. Despite facing institutional and personal obstacles every step of the way, 62-year-old Wilhemina Dixon works tirelessly to combat the stigma and care for her daughter and granddaughter, both HIV+.



Farihah Zaman (Remote Area Medical), Hao Wu (The Road to Fame) Yoruba Richen (The New Black) and Taj Paxton (Logo/Viacom) share the paths they followed from breaking in to making a career. Moderator: Luis Castro (Acting Commissioner, The City of New York Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment)
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Paper Chase
by Lauren Domino and Angela Tucker

A comedy set in New Orleans about a young girl 
raising money for college by any means necessary!

This project will only be funded if at least $50,000 
is pledged by Fri, Dec 4th

Please support BDC Member Angela Tucker's 
fiction feature directorial debut!

"Growing up I loved, loved teen movies and I always had a fantasy that I would make one. I wanted to create a film featuring young black girls who were smart and raunchy. Black girls who were focused on where to go to college but still drank too much at parties. Black girls who had crushes on guy who didn't know they existed. Black girls who had some family struggles but who didn't let their struggles define them. In other words, Black girls like many of my friends!"

Please support and join our movement to #createincolor
- Director & Writer, Angela Tucker
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Member Films Available on Netflix!

DOCUMENTED
Producer/Editor
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
The New Black
Producer/Director
Yoruba Richen
Soul Food Junkies
Producer/Director
Byron Hurt

If you have a film available for sale or rental, please let us know and we'll share!
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Free Seminars from Third World Newsreel
Now through December!


Camera, Sound, Editing, Interactive Media and More!
Free and Open to the Public!
Register Today!
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BDC Member Benefits


BDC and Frame:Runner Partnership! 

Frame:Runner is a High Definition post-production facility specializing in color correction and finishing for broadcast television, festivals and theatrical distribution  They have worked on countless award-winning projects for BDC members, including Stanley Nelson's Freedom Summer and Thomas Allen Harris' Through A Lens Darkly, both premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival!

Frame:Runner is offering a special discount to BDC Members on all professional services, from color correction and finishing in Avid, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro, file and tape conversions, duplication and sound mixing.   

This is an INCREDIBLE benefit to our members!   
Thank you, Frame:Runner!

Frame:Runner
555 West 57th Street, NYC
212-246-4224
Keith Shapiro, General Manager/Partner 
keith@framerunner.com

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BDC and Women Make Movies 

BDC Members are eligible for the partner discount for Women Make Movies workshops

For these benefits, BDC Membership must be current.  Join or Renew here!
Email bdcnewyork@gmail.com for more information.


Membership status subject to verification for all benefits.   
Invalid membership status may result in additional charges from participating vendors.  

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