BDC Member Films Streaming Free @PBS Video All Month!    Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,  More Than a Month, and Soul Food Junkies click PBS logo to watch films     * * *  Free Angela and All Political Prisoners wins NAACP Image Award for  Outstanding Theatrical Documentary! Congratulations, Shola Lynch! (click pix for more info about the film) * * * Invisible Universe by M. Asli Dukan Fundraising Campaign **Show Your Support!**  Ends March 7, 2014, 11:59 pm (click pix to watch video and learn more) Please check out M. Asli Dukan's feature length documentary work-in-progress, Invisible Universe: a history of blackness in speculative fiction.  Ms. Dukan has interviewed a "Who's Who" of Black fantasy, horror and science fiction/speculative fiction-- writers, filmmakers and artists-- including Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Wesly Snipes, Nichelle Nichols, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor, and more.  She has traveled the country documenting events, conferences and performances, to reveal how black creators have countered the invisibility of black characters in "popular" speculative fiction, by creating a universe of their own. Make a donation today! Facebook   Twitter  YouTube   Website  Indiegogo * * * BDC Free Screenings  Baadasssss! by Mario Van Peebles Free Screening & Performance Tuesday, February 25th David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Event begins at 7:00 pm Presented by Just Films at AtriumFlix JustFilms at AtriumFlix kicks off its 2014 season with a special screening of Baadassss!-- a revealing documentary about the making of his father's groundbreaking 1971 independent film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Before the screening, Melvin Van Peebles wid Laxative band will perform! Conversation with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles to follow, moderated by Greg Tate * * * Slavery By Another Name by Sam Pollard **DATE CORRECTION** Wednesday, February 26th 6:30pm  City College of NY, Shepard Hall Room 291 259 Convent Avenue at 140th Street Followed by Q&A with Sam Pollard Presented by the Documentary Forum@CCNY, the MCA Department, the Black Studies Program, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and Third World Newsreel and the Black Documentary Collective Free, limited seating, RSVP required RSVP at Workshop@twn.org This fascinating 90 minute documentary challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. The documentary recounts how in the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage, trapping them in a brutal system that would persist until the onset of World War II. * * * 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  * * * 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.   * * *  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 (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

BDC Member Films Streaming Free @PBS Video All Month!    Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,  More Than a Month, and Soul Food Junkies click PBS logo to watch films     * * *  William Hooker and Body and Soul, by Oscar Micheaux Free Screening Target Free Thursdays Thurs, February 20, 7:30p Target Free Thursdays David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Frieda and Roy Furman Stage     The kinetically charged, free-time percussionist William Hooker leads his ensemble in an original score accompanying a screening of Oscar Micheaux's controversial 1925 film, Body and Soul.  Featuring Paul Robeson in his screen debut, the iconic film addresses issues of race, crime, and sexuality. Followed by Q&A with William Hooker and film enthusiast, Chris Sampson * * * Baadasssss! by Mario Van Peebles Free Screening & Performance Tuesday, February 25th David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center  Presented by Just Films at AtriumFlix JustFilms at AtriumFlix kicks off its 2014 season with a special screening of Baadassss!-- a revealing documentary about the making of his father's groundbreaking 1971 independent film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Before the screening, Melvin Van Peebles wid Laxative band will perform! Conversation with Mario and Melvin Van Peebles to follow, moderated by Greg Tate * * * Slavery By Another Name by Sam Pollard **DATE CORRECTION** Wednesday, February 26th 6:30pm  City College of NY, Shepard Hall Room 291 259 Convent Avenue at 140th Street Followed by Q&A with Sam Pollard Presented by the Documentary Forum@CCNY, the MCA Department, the Black Studies Program, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership and Third World Newsreel and the Black Documentary Collective Free, limited seating, RSVP required RSVP at Workshop@twn.org This fascinating 90 minute documentary challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. The documentary recounts how in the years following the Civil War, insidious new forms of forced labor emerged in the American South, keeping hundreds of thousands of African Americans in bondage, trapping them in a brutal system that would persist until the onset of World War II. * * * 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  * * * 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.   * * *  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 You MUST be a current BDC Member to be included. Click below to join the BDC or renew your membership.  Become a Member The Black Documentary Collective (BDC) was founded in 2000 by the late great documentarian St. Clair Bourne, as the singular networking organization for documentary film, video, and media professionals of African descent. The BDC supports its members through hosting screenings, access to professional development workshops, discounted professional services, educational programs, and networking events.  The BDC is also dedicated to making a difference in the ever-increasing communities that are interested in, and influenced by the work of its talented members, through community partnerships,  outreach and engagement.

BDC Member Benefits Update 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, which both premiered 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  * * * 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.   * * *

BDC Events Museum of the Moving Image Presents (co-presented by Black Documentary Collective (BDC)     Massa's Gaze: Screenings and Critical Discussions of the Depictions of Slavery   in Film and Television Next Saturday February 1, 2014  1 pm - 8:30 pm  With Sheril Antonio, Neema Barnette, Jelani Cobb, Stanley Crouch, Warrington Hudlin, Felicia Lee, Malcolm Lee, Shola Lynch, and Khalil Muhammad    Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35 Ave. (at 37th St.) Astoria, NY 11106 Buy Tickets Online Click here for Special Discount Code for BDC Members   Until the releases in the past two years of 12 Years a Slave and Django Unchained, the subject of slavery, the "peculiar institution" that shaped the American identity and psyche, has been largely absent from the American film and television narratives. Museum of the Moving Image marks the beginning of Black History Month by hosting an afternoon program of rare screenings and lively discussions with major critics and filmmakers that take a close look at the artistic treatment by the filmmakers who get to tell this story and the meanings of the stories they select to tell. Co-Presented by the Black Documentary Collective (BDC), American Black Film Festival (ABFF), BK Nation.org, American Black Film Festival (ABFF), BK Nation.org, Black Filmmaker Foundation (BFF), Medgar Evers College Film & Culture Series, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, The Eagle Academy for Young Men, Reelblack.com, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Shadow and Act Blog, WBLS-FM Open Line talk radio show.Black Filmmaker Foundation (BFF), Medgar Evers College Film & Culture Series, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, The Eagle Academy for Young Men, Reelblack.com, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Shadow and Act, WBLS-FM Open Line. * * *

The New Black by Yoruba Richen  Nominated for NAACP Image Award    Special Engagement at New York City's FILM FORUM 209 West Houston St. (West of 6th Ave.) February 12-18, 2014    Buy Tickets Online  To date, 16 states have legalized gay marriage, but lawsuits and state referendums fighting this change proliferate. The New Black digs deeply into the role of African-Americans at this historic moment. Focusing on the 2012 legal battle in Maryland (a state in which blacks make up nearly one-third of the electorate), filmmaker Yoruba Richen tracks activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the campaign. Far from a polemical screed, The New Black explores the role of tradition, prejudice, and religious conviction in shaping the evolution of the black community's response. * * *

BDC Catalog & Directory: Submit your entries! 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 (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

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BDC Screenings   My Thiero Boys: A Lifestyle Dealing with Autism by Vana Thiero **FREE** THIS Wednesday, December 4th 7pm RAW SPACE 2031 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Blvd., NYC Btw 121st and 122nd Sts. RSVP Requested vthiero@aol.com My Thiero Boys, a film by the mother of two boys diagnosed with autism, is a raw, candid and insightful documentary that presents the joy and humor within the painful and emotional battles parents face daily in the world of autism. * * *

BDC Members Midnight Media Capture to launch MMC Stage Founders, Nicole Franklin and Giovanna Aguilar And they want to hear from you!   Please take the quick survey below! BDC Member Nicole Franklin wants to hear from you!  Nicole and Giovanna Aguilar, as part of their company, Midnight Media Capture, are launching a new and exciting content monetizing platform: MMC Stage.  With MMC Stage filmmakers, artists, entrepreneurs can use our interactive platform to monetize content.  Discounted rates will be available to BDC Members! Please fill out this brief survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/58QHYFV58QHYFV You can see a description of the platform here: http://midnightmediacapture.com/mmc-stage/ * * *

BDC Support   The Harlem Cultural Council Needs You! Support the Campaign! Only 9 days left!  click pix to watch video A documentary film by Patricia DeArcy Sponsored by Fractured Atlas http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-harlem-cultural-council--2  The Harlem Cultural Council commemorates the legacy of jazz great Billy Taylor, along with vocalists Emory Taylor and Jeannie Faulkner who founded the "Harlem Cultural Council" and gave birth to NYC's most celebrated innovations - the Dance Mobile and the Jazz Mobile. You will hear from these trail blazers and other community greats about the exciting times of the 60's and the origin of these art institutions as well as many other art programs produced by the Harlem Cultural Council. * * * 2 Weeks left to support the  Death Metal Angola Resilience Tour The Death Metal Angola Resilience Tour is a series of screenings, town-hall discussions, and concerts in communities throughout the United States that have been hit hard by economic and natural disasters. DMA will partner with local schools, community centers, community leaders, and many more to provide a platform for them to connect with each other and share thier stories of resilience, and strategies for renewal. * * *

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 (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