2025 General BPMplus Open Call

BPMplus will be accepting submissions for immersive projects until Friday, December 13!

Anyone who has ever watched Black content on public media has likely been touched by the work of Black Public Media. For nearly 50 years, we’ve worked with independent filmmakers and public television providers to develop and distribute documentaries, narrative films and digital shorts about the global Black experience. More recently, we’ve begun working with immersive media makers to ensure Black content is part of the immersive media landscape. Explore our website to learn more about this award-winning organization and the creatives it supports.

AfroPoP Digital Short: Sundown Road

Behind the Scenes of Hands Performance

SmartHOME - Presented by HBCUWeekNOW

AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - Season 16 Episode 3: Kati Kati

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“My vision and my idea was always to share the achievements and contributions and beauty and talent and artistry of Black people with the world. And to do it through film and television.”

"I think that spaces like this are so important to give us the room to tell our stories in new and interesting ways"

"The call for content creators to share the African American Experience does not wait for peace or promise. Our stories are part of what makes the world a better place."

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Resources, courses and information to support creative technologists and emerging media makers.

AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Coming Home

Trinidee Jones

AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Coming Home

Coming Home provides an observational glimpse into the inaugural Princeville Homecoming, a celebration of the town’s resilience & history as the 1st town chartered by Black people in the nation. Journey to this historic Black town and bear witness to a community that still finds cause to celebrate, despite being on the frontlines of climate change.