News
Notes from the Field: POET AGAINST PREJUDICE
November 18, 2012
First Meeting: Maysles Film Institute Office, 343 Lenox Avenue, NYC
Photos above by Amy Grossman
When Albert Maysles talks about the sub...
BYkids Begins Production of Fifth Film
November 2, 2012
BYkids welcomes 17-year-old Faiza Almontaser, as the fifth filmmaker to share her experiences of Islamophobia in a post-9/11 New York, bullying and im...
BYkids at Bowdoin College
October 2, 2012
Bowdoin College, led by two summer interns, begins using BYkids films in their curriculum and hosts a campus-wide screening of HOME IS WHERE YOU FIND ...
BYkids Benefit Screening with Albert Maysles in Harlem
October 2, 2012
BYkids and Albert Maysles host a benefit screening and Q&A of rarely seen films by Albert to raise money for the upcoming film that Albert will me...
BYkids Film Screenings from Sacremento to London
September 2, 2012
The International House at UC Davis and Senses Cultural sponsor a screening of BYkids films in Sacramento on October 23 and then BYkids will take four...
Filmmaker Jayshree Janu Kharpade Honored with the One to Watch Award
August 2, 2012
16-year-old director, Jayshree Janu Kharpade, wins the One to Watch Award for her FIRE IN OUR HEARTS at the 35th Annual Asian American International F...
Holly Carter Featured on Boldfacers
June 2, 2012
In a feature article and video on Boldfacers, Holly Carter (Founder and Executive Director of BYkids) talks about how to engage American kids in globa...
Summer 2012 Interns Join BYkids
June 1, 2012
We are lucky to have some very special interns for the summer. Starting with Jordan Wechsler from Dalton, who spent the month of May working for BYkid...
2012 Benefit is a Success
May 20, 2012
Our sold-out Benefit is a fantastic success! The sneak peak of our upcoming film by 16-year-old María Ceballos Paz of Colombia aroused passionate int...
Editing Begins on BYkids: Colombia
April 12, 2012
Overseen by film producer and mentor, Susan Hoenig, editing begins on our Colombian film in Los Angeles....