The New York Times features BYkids and the powerful work of kids when they tell their own stories! http://nyti.ms/1p8qyI0
Congratulations to our beloved BYkids Board member and Film Mentor, Albert Maysles! President Obama awarded the National Medal of Arts to Albert “for rethinking and remaking documentary film in America.” Thrilled that Albert has mentored our newest film POET AGAINST PREJUDICE.
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED is chosen as an Official Selection of the 10th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood and Susan Hoenig (BYkids film mentor) and Tiffany Cheng (Bowdoin intern) to attend.
We did it!!! Some of the biggest news yet!
BYkids and WNET/American Public Television (APT) have partnered to offer a miniseries of our first five documentaries and lay the framework for a productive, continued collaboration for Season 2 and beyond. APT sees the series as a ‘first of its kind’ offering for family viewing and public television audiences interested in diverse global perspectives. The films will also be streamed online and via mobile to increase the reach to a broader and younger demographic. An anticipated two million additional viewers are expected see our work during the first year of the launch.
BYkids couldn’t do this without the incredible work and vision of the summer interns. This summer we welcome Courtney Blackner-Raynolds, Rebecca Celli and Penuel Bickley from Colorado College, Tiffany Cheng from Bowdoin and Jennah Gosciak from Brearley.
HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND IT screens in Manhattan to a full house, hosted by the United Nations Association of New York with Simon Bland (Director of the UNAIDS NY Office), Holly Carter and Trichen Lhagyari (filmmaker of MY COUNTRY IS TIBET) for a panel discussion following the film. http://bit.ly/1GHIk01.
Listen to Mr. Bland talk about the importance of short documentary film in achieving human rights goals: http://bit.ly/1BPKVqz
Holly Carter, Executive Director of BYkids, talks about the power of listening, her long-term vision for BYkids and offers advice to her 21-year-old self for A Day in May’s “Women Who Inspire” blog: http://bit.ly/1ufy8Em.
Holly Carter is honored at the Children’s Storefront annual spring gala – A Night for Changing Lives. http://on.fb.me/1APMTER
Holly Carter discusses the importance of girls’ education as a panelist after the screening of GIRLS OF HOPE at the New York Turkish Film Festival.
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED screens at the Newport Beach Film Festival. http://bit.ly/1goaNIZ
BYkids and Global Youth Leadership Institute collaborat on an inspiring leadership workshop and screening of FIRE IN OUR HEARTS at the Far Hills Country Day School.
BYkids presents at the National Association of Independent Schools conference in Orlando. Find new education partners from California to Nigeria.
BYkids is invited to join the Clinton Global Initiative and develop a commitment to partner with fellow leaders from business, government, philanthropy and education.
BYkids announces a new partnership with Tucker Capital. Tucker will advise BYkids on partnership outreach, business development and operations.
Storefront Academy in Harlem partners with BYkids to help students make a film about their school community. http://bit.ly/1wE6ZSQ