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We’re beyond proud of the student’s who participated in the Penn Museum’s Teen Storytelling program, an opportunity to lift youth voices in museum exhibitions and cultivate career pathways for young people in the arts and sciences.
Led by teaching artist Jasmine Lynea, our interns created short films inspired by the exhibition Ancient Food & Flavor. Check out this short reel documenting the screening of their video projects and the opening of their exhibit “Exploring Flavors” at the museum. During the program the interns developed digital storytelling skills while exploring the relationship between food, culture, history, science, and the human experience.
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The Teen Storytelling program is generously funded by PECO
The Bloomberg Arts Internship is operated by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
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‘Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.’ – Langston Hughes
"Dreams" was the theme of this year's Summer Teen Media Program. Check out this recap reel of the 2024 program whose theme guided the direction and served as inspiration for the students. This program was made to provide unique training to students in the art of filmmaking where they are supported by professional filmmakers and teaching artists. In addition to personal films, our students then pitched their group film ideas to a panel of industry professionals. They were then "green lit" and the students produced their films. This year’s screening at the end of the program was filled with families and friends supporting our young filmmakers.
Thank you for supporting us! We want to give a huge thanks to our teaching artists and teaching assistants for guiding their students throughout the process of filmmaking. And we also would like to give a huge thanks to our partners for this program, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Esperanza Academy Charter School, and Taller Puertorriqueño. We couldn’t have done this without you!
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We're teaming up with the talented team behind Mirror/Mirror to create incredible opportunities for aspiring filmmakers! Together, we can nurture the next generation of storytellers. Sponsor a PA by checking out their kickstarter! #BigPictureAlliance #MirrorMirror #Filmmaking #Mentorship #Opportunity
Donate here to support the partnership: https://buff.ly/4dquioA
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We’re excited to share this highlight reel from the 2024 Big Picture Film Fest! Thanks for sharing these moments with us, supporting our work, and celebrating our young filmmakers. So many great memories, we're already nostalgic. With your support we premiered 10 new films to an audience of over 300 people - uplifting the voices of over 100 youth and amplifying the work of our community partners. It was a moment to celebrate our youth as visionaries, professionals, and leaders - because when our young people are given a platform to be seen and heard, they thrive. This wouldn’t have been possible without out supporters like you and our amazing community of youth, funders, partners, staff!
We want to give a special shoutout to the Parkway Central Free Public Library for providing the space and vibes, our host Eldric Laron, musical performer Seraiah Nicole, the Philly People’s Kitchen for catering, our community partner the New Sanctuary Movement and all of our staff and team members!
If you're inspired, please consider donating or joining our BPA Film Fam monthly giving program, and continue to support year-round programs & events that reach hundreds of youth and community members. Click here for ways to contribute to our mission: https://buff.ly/3sktm3j
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“To have access to all of the equipment we have, the locations that we have, the teachers that we have. It’s really special to be able to do something at such a young age and to do it at this scale. - Connor Fuges
We are beyond grateful and immensely proud of our students this year! Check out this yearbook video featuring interviews with directors from this year's films. They discussed their work and what it means to be supported by creative community. Together, we're cultivating the next generation of storytellers!
Surveillance | dir. Shaina George
Cut From My Own Cloth | dir Zivia Avelin
459 | dir. Adleen Francis
Takeout | dir Zora Ball
Billy & Kidd | dir Lola Knox and Connor Fuges
Since I Last Saw Amara |dir. Izzy Mansaray
Bienvenidos Todos | dir Seyi Ogundana + Media Futures
Want to watch their films? Click here to watch the full Big Picture Film Fest 2024: https://buff.ly/3W2ZC6Y
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We can’t wait for Big Picture Film Fest 2024! Do you have your ticket? Take a look at this teaser of the films that will be premiering at this year’s event. In honor of BPA’s 30th anniversary, this year’s event explores the theme of "Homecoming" - bringing together alumni, young creatives, industry professionals, and community leaders.
Friday, June, 21 2024 | 5-9 pm
5pm Workshops | 6pm Mixer | 7pm Screening
Parkway Central Free Library (1901 Vine St Philadelphia, PA 19103)
GET TICKETS! https://buff.ly/3JKyKC1
Sam Pollard Reel.mp4
Getting into the film industry has made me completely obsessed and passionate about this work. -Sam Pollard
This past Saturday, we had the honor of hosting legendary film director, editor, producer, and screenwriter Sam Pollard at Ground Floor Studios. He joined us for our Rough Cut Review Weekend Workshop where he watched and reviewed student films. And following the workshop, we hosted a screening of Pollard’s film “The League” with a Q&A discussion facilitated by Nik Hollomon. It was truly a special event.
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. -Coretta Scott King
Production is under way for our project with New Sanctuary Movement, a video series highlighting the transformative work they do to support immigrant justice across Philadelphia! New Sanctuary Movement emerged in 2007 when a group of clergy and organizers from the immigrant and ally communities began yearning for a bold, faith-rooted vision for immigrant justice. Through grassroots organizing led by affected immigrants, they fight and win immigrant justice campaigns with our members across nationality, faith, class, and immigration status.
Interested in checking out this project and meeting the team? Join us for Big Picture Film Fest 2024, where over 12 captivating short films created by Philadelphia youth will be premiered. Click here to register for the event: https://buff.ly/3JKyKC1
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Cut From My Own Cloth created and directed by Zivia Avelin is being produced! This film follows Ash, a young non-binary person is forced to find their way through the binary world of fashion. Short narrative film
Stay tuned for more on this project! Interested in staying in the know about productions and casting calls? Click here and subscribe to our mailing list today: https://buff.ly/3U0QM9o
Osairus Artist Profile Final.mp4
Meet Osairus Islam, one of the students in our most recent After-School Digital Filmmaking Program at One Art Community Center. In this video Osairus shares the story and inspiration behind his creativity.
“The fact that I can make a whole world with story and alot of plot, and people could get attached to that, that’s phenomenal!”
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Big Picture Alliance! Interested interested in supporting our work? Click here for ways to support the mission: https://buff.ly/3sktm3j
Harambe Reel.mp4
Recently, we stopped by our Youth Filmmaking program at @harambee_institute as students worked on a project highlighting and recapping the schools College Tour and it’s impact on students. Led by Teaching Artist Jasmin Lynea, the group worked on this production that will culminate in a community screening.
We partner with Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School to provide mentorship to students through creating original films from script-to-screen through a hands-on project-based curriculum; learning screenwriting, pre-production planning, audio/video production, and editing.
Interested in supporting programs like this? Click here for opportunities and ways to give: https://bit.ly/3skstI6
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Amara in the Attic is in production! Directed by Idris Mansaray, this project is the official selection of this year’s Film Futures cohort. The film follows two seemingly opposite women contending over the belongings of a recently deceased loved one. We want to give a big shoutout to the rest of the Film Futures group, as well as cast and staff or helping bring this project to life.
Stay tuned for more on this project as it’s being produced! Interested in supporting programs like Film Futures? Click here for ways to support: https://bit.ly/3skstI6
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On the second day of our annual industry site visits we met with @loadedpixelcreative, @maestrofilmworks and @expresswaycine to learn about their companies and apprenticeship opportunities. Thanks to our amazing industry partners, BPA's Media Futures Program provides a pathway into paid work experience and media careers!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Big Picture Alliance, together we can continue supporting Philadelphia youth and building an inclusive creative community. Click here to support: https://buff.ly/3sktm3j
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Recently, we took our Media Futures cohort to visit our local industry partners in order see how they operate and to begin thinking about where they’d like to apprentice. On day one we got a chance to meet with @allagesproductions, @chatterblast and our very own Big Picture Productions.
We want to thank our partners from the bottom of our heart. Our pipeline of programs leading to real world experiences and opportunities are at the heart of our mission of empowering youth through digital media.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Big Picture Alliance, together we can continue supporting Philadelphia youth and building an inclusive creative community. Click here for ways to support: https://buff.ly/3sktm3j
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This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating by putting a spotlight on SIFT Media215 a support system of independent media artists who work in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and provide a community of support for socially conscious women identified filmmakers.
At a meeting in March of 2019, as part of HipCinema Labs weekly co-work meet up at Mt. Airy Nexus, a group of five Black women filmmakers- Tatiana Bacchus, Martha Conley, Yolonda Johnson-Young, Nadine Patterson and Stephanie Malson- decided to gather their resources and form a collective to support each other as independent socially conscious filmmakers.
It is not a secret that Black Women and Women of Color filmmakers are grossly underfunded in cinema and television. Despite this fact, we still create, by any means necessary!
Interested in learning more about SIFT Media 215? Click the link in our bio to check out there website and to sign up for alerts to stay in the know!
