POET AGAINST PREJUDICE is chosen as one of 245 films out of 800 entries to screen at the 2015 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival from October 23-November 1. Join us at 11:30 am on Saturday, October 31!
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POET AGAINST PREJUDICE Chosen for the 2015 Chicago International Chidren’s Film Festival
October 12, 2015
BYkids Attends the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Foundation
September 12, 2015
BYkids attends the Annual Meeting for the Clinton Global Foundation to work towards our 2015 commitment to find and fund five new films for BYkids: Season Two on PBS. BYkids hosts a private meeting for 20 new partners and funders.
BYkids Featured on Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan
June 12, 2015
BYkids is featured in an interview on Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan on June 13th.
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POET AGAINST PREJUDICE at VisionFest2015 in NYC and the Nashville Film Festival
May 12, 2015
POET AGAINST PREJUDICE screens in April at the Nashville Film Festival, where Faiza Almontaser won the Watkins Young Filmmaker Award, and in May at the VisionFest2015 in NYC at the Tribeca Cinemas.
Welcome to Nina Damiecki from the Ross School
February 24, 2015
BYkids is thrilled to have Nina Damiecki from the Ross School with us for two weeks. We look forward to collaborating on screenings in the future and thank you for your invaluable help.
BYkids at Seth Godin’s “Brain Fest”
February 12, 2015
BYkids is invited to Seth Godin’s weekend brain fest, where we met 80 inspirational change makers.
POET AGAINST PREJUDICE Chosen for Hollywood Short Film Festival
February 2, 2015
POET AGAINST PREJUDICE screens as an Official Selection at the Hollywood Short Film Festival.
BYkids Films and Filmmakers Featured at the Doha Film Festival
December 2, 2014
Holly Carter takes Jayshree Janu Karpade and Faiza Almontaser to Qatar! The Doha Film Institute presents both FIRE IN OUR HEARTS and POET AGAINST PREJUDICE as part of the Education Above All event at the 2nd annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival in Doha, Qatar. Both Faiza and Jayshree present their films to packed theaters. http://on.fb.me/1BPRsBx
Announcing our Junior Executive Producers
November 2, 2014
BYkids is delighted to be working with two extraordinary college students in the new position of Junior Executive Producer. Isabelle Wheeler from St. Andrews and Rebecca Celli will work to produce two of our new films for Season 2 for PBS.
IFP and the UN Sponsor POET AGAINST PREJUDICE Screening
November 2, 2014
The Independent Film Project and the United Nations host a screening and panel discussion of POET AGAINST PREJUDICE in Brooklyn as YOUTH VOICES: PROMOTING TOLERANCE THROUGH STORYTELLING. http://bit.ly/1tUPbk2.
Meanwhile, FIRE IN OUR HEARTS screens at the Virginia Film Festival; for the Brearley Upper and Middle Schools in NYC, organized by intern, Jennah Gosciak; and our filmmaker, Jayshree Janu Khardade, is in India continuing to make history: http://bit.ly/1xNj1oL