Film & Photo for All: One Year of Programs at the Bronx Documentary Center (Archive)

The Bronx Documentary Center is raising funds to help in their photography exhibitions and film screening programming. To receive contributions, the project must be funded in full by 4/15/14 To help: www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
From BDC: Located in the heart of the South Bronx, the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is an accessible, community-oriented gallery for documentary film, photography and photojournalism. In an age where newspapers are cutting staff and magazines are closing, the BDC provides a much needed public space in which to interact with journalism and photography--live and in person.
Founded in 2011 in a formerly abandoned building, the BDC is a unique and exciting crossroads where local students, artists, activists and neighbors mix with leading photographers, journalists and filmmakers. As one neighbor told us, "We bring the world to the Bronx and the Bronx to the world." Join us in creating quality programs for all ages.
The next year of programs includes:
Thought-provoking exhibitions including Stephanie Sinclair's Too Young to Wed; Benedict J. Fernandez's historic work on the American civil rights movement; work by emerging Mexican photographers; and Carlos Javier Ortiz's project on gun violence, We All We Got; 30 film screenings and post-film panel discussions; A repeat of our summer outdoor movie screening in local housing projects; The continuation of our pilot after-school photography program with Bronx youth.
We believe in the documentary tradition and in the power of photography and film to help build community, expose injustices and create positive social change.
The BDC has become a much needed and much loved meeting place for local and international photographers, writers, and filmmakers seeking to learn, grow, and share their ideas. In the words of a Bronx participant in our free Friday night photo class: "Since coming to the BDC my life has changed for the better--and I am so grateful that it has."
Bronx Documentary Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Join us!