This Little Light of Mine In Space Webinar
This Little Light of Mine is a timeworn gospel favorite. This month, thanks to producer Topper Carew, a video of children from across the planet singing the song is beaming down to earth from the International Space Station (ISS). On Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, BPM will host a virtual conversation between Carew, aerospace engineer Tiera Fletcher, […]
Filmmaker Friday Conversation Postponed
Black Public Media regrets to announce the postponment of today’s Filmmaker Friday conversation (Dec. 15) featuring Marlene and Nadine Patterson, and their co-producer Sonia Sanchez, until 2024. Next Monday’s scheduled release of their film, We Are Free Because of Harriet Tubman, on AfroPoP Digital Shorts is postponed also.
BPM at Art Basel Miami
Join BPM at Art Basel Miami this week for a dynamic program of screenings, conversations with media makers and more.
BPMplus Art & Tech Showcase at TORRENTS
Black Public Media presents BPMplus Art & Tech Showcase at TORRENTS held at the Eaton Hotel Cinema in Washington D.C on Saturday, November 11 from 3-5 pm (EST). Join us for impactful presentations from artists, filmmakers, and creative technologists with expertise in experimental games, performance art, experimental documentaries, and generative fiction. Following these presentations is […]
A BPM Special IG Live Conversation with Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro
On Friday, October 27 BPM Program Director Denise Greene had an exclusive Instagram Live conversation with directors Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro about their latest collaboration: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. This powerful portrait of Max Roach as a brilliant musician and devoted social justice advocate includes archival scenes of Roach performing, and commentaries […]
The Art of Producing with Stacy L. Holman
Want to learn producing vs directing, what producers do, how to find them, or the relationship between directors and producers? Join us for a talk with producer and director Stacy L. Holman on Tuesday, October 24 at 7 PM (ET) and held at the Documentary Forum of CCNY on 259 Convent Avenue in Harlem. Participation […]
Remembering Black Wall Street: An IG Live Conversation
On Friday, October 20, filmmaker Nailah Jefferson talked about her powerful film Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street on BPM’s IG Live. She was interviewed by Anneliese M. Bruner, author of the 2021 hit, The Nation Must Awake, a first-hand account of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Click below to […]
Open Call Information Session
This year, Black Public Media hosting virtual information sessions to help potential applicants learn more about our open call for climate stories, review all application requirements, and ask questions about BPM’s evaluation criteria. Our first information screening will be held on Wednesday, August 16 at 7 pm (ET). Participation in this session is free but […]
‘Buffalo Soldiers’ Screening
Freedom Summer Screening: Black Public Media is hosting virtual screenings this summer with fellow public media partners as we highlight stories on people and movements that personify liberation. In July and August, we are screening films Thursday evenings at 9 pm (EST)/ 6 pm (PST). This week we are screening Buffalo Soldiers Fighting on Two […]