Storytelling Matters
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PRODUCING THE PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Arts2Work Conversations Season 2
There’s this moment that happens right before I hit record. A flutter in my stomach, that quick breath, and then—connection. My guest and I lock eyes (even if it’s through a screen), and we jump into the conversation like we’re diving into cool water on a hot day. Arts2Work CONVERSATIONS has been equal parts exhausting…
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Guidance for NEA Grantees Facing Termination or Withdrawal of Funds
Last updated: May 4, 12:00 pm ET If you’ve received a termination notice or notice of withdrawn funding recommendation from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), follow this unofficial step-by-step guide to understand what actions you need to take and how to remain in compliance. Note: Stay tuned for a link to help collect data regarding…
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My Notes on Networking: the Myth of the Perfect Professional
by Saki Bowman The first time I walked into a film industry mixer, I felt like I was wearing someone else’s clothes. You know that feeling? When your shoulders are too tight and you’re hyper-aware of where your hands should be? I had rehearsed my elevator pitch so many times that the words had lost…
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Weaving Our Digital Tapestry: Ethical Approaches to Documentation and Archiving
By Saki Bowman I really love listening to people zoom in on their niche. Watching their eyes fill with light, and their cheeks swell with excitement.
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Early training in Baltimore put this video editor on the path to working with Keke Palmer and BET
Early training in Baltimore put this video editor on the path to working with Keke Palmer and BET Since the age of 10, Ben Loviglio-Wolf knew he wanted to make films. He’s spent the last 15 years persevering to control his own journey. Ben Loviglio-Wolf at work.(Matt Freire/Wide Angle Youth Media) This is an article…
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An Interview with Paco De Onís Executive Director and Executive Producer at SKYLIGHT
This interview explores personal experiences, intentions, and thought processes behind film production at Skylight and the impact of these films on audiences.
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Training A New Generation of Storytellers: Wide Angle Youth Media’s Video Production Process
It’s an October day in Baltimore. We’re in the studio of tattoo artist Gina Takaoka, who perches on a stool in her dimly lit front parlor. Three cameras on tripods ring her, surrounded by the film crew, made up of film production apprentices in their twenties and the group of professionals who mentor them.
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Hip-Hop’s 50th: Activist Martha Diaz’s Journey Through the Artform
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, revered community organizer and educator Martha Diaz details her journey and love for the culture. By Sayou Cooper — Martha Diaz is a very busy hip-hop head. Whether it’s her MacArthur Civic Media Fellowship at the USC Annenberg Lab, her role as Executive Director for the Hip Hop Education Center or…
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The powerful intersection of documentary and journalism at the local level
by Lauren Pabst | reprinted from Media Impact Funders As a photojournalist on staff at the Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell was used to doing “quick turn” stories – snapping photos and short videos that encouraged engagement on the Gannett paper’s website and social media. Photographers are the first on a scene of breaking…
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Documentary for the Future