The Perfect Mayor
Project Description The Perfect Mayor was created for Zoom In 28: My Neighborhood by the Advance Filmmaking class. The class wrote the script after asking the question: What would the perfect mayor of...
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The Beach: My Diary – Officially Selected For Two Film Festivals!
BAYCAT is proud to announce that Youth Media Producer Alia Gabrielle has garnered two official film festival selections for her short autobiographical documentary, The Beach: My Diary. Alia’s film will...
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Zoom In 31 Update: The Kids are Fed Up, Take a Cooking Class
La Shea Sanchez got the fall 2014 BAYCAT Academy Youth Media Producers excited about healthy cooking ast Wednesday, Oct. 1 La Shea Sanchez surveys the room as each student, nose scrunched and lips...
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A Giant Exclusive this #OrangeOctober: BAYCAT Intern Grads Turned SFG...
We’re pumped about Orange October. You too? We thought so! BAYCAT grad Iman Rodney gets interviewed at AT&T Park. To learn more about Iman, check out hist story As the Giants advance on to play for...
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BAYCAT’s on a Roll: Official Selections & Motion Graphics Workshop at the...
BAYCAT Academy’s Youth Media Producers have gotten yet another two films officially selected for festival showcasing! On the heels of Alia’s success with her moving autobiographical short, The Beach:...
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Bye Bye Bullying: The BAYCAT Youth Speak Out
In New York City, a young filmmaker screens his documentary at the Media That Matters Film Festival. The young man, Isaac Haney-Owens, meets a fellow filmmaker and Bay Area native, Yusef Haroun, at the...
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A Shared “State of Mind”: Filmmaker Debra A. Wilson Visits BAYCAT
BAYCAT Academy youth media producers Zette and Bella chat with Bay Area filmmaker, Debra A. Wilson This week at BAYCAT Academy, Bay Area filmmaker, Debra A. Wilson, stopped by to chat about mental...
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You shop. Amazon gives – to BAYCAT!
What if another way of supporting BAYCAT was as simple as a one-time update to your Amazon account settings? Good news: it is! The AmazonSmile Foundation makes it easy to support your favorite...
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WATCH, SHARE: NEW RELEASE! BAYCAT Pathways Interns ask, “What About Water”?
What About Water director Alyssa Hailemariam on set We’re in a drought. While that’s been a big issue and concern for Californians this year, BAYCAT seized the opportunity to learn more about what we...
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Heroic Celebration: BAYCAT Original Shorts to be Featured at MY HERO Film Fest!
Our BAYCAT Academy youth media producers are enjoying continued success on the festival circuit! We are proud to announce that three our youths’ films have won awards and will be featured at the MY...
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BAYCAT to Host Fall Open House & Premiere Zoom In 31 – December 4th!
It’s finally time!! BAYCAT will be hosting our Fall Open House next Thursday, DECEMBER 4th at 6p.m.! As we all begin our holiday-season celebrations, we at BAYCAT want to celebrate our young media...
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Every Story Matters: BAYCAT’s Impact Goes Beyond Making Media
You never know what event will change your life, forever. For Stella, that was walking through the doors at BAYCAT. Like many teens, Stella would head home after school and watch TV, but never imagined...
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Join BAYCAT Youth at the Bay Area Int’l Children’s Film Festival
BAYCAT Youth will speak on their experience as young media makers This year BAICFF has invited BAYCAT youth as featured speakers for both days as part of their, “Young Filmmakers Showcase!” It’s a...
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13 Days Left: Donate to Make Their Summer Happen
School’s out for the Summer, but BAYCAT teachers are working! We’re excited to start up again on June 15, but that means we only have 13 days left to reach our goal of 200 hours of instruction for our...
View Article6 Things We’re Thankful For and Why You Should Be, Too!
As you’re getting on a plane, in a car, or busy prepping for your Thanksgiving celebration, here are 6 things we’re truly thankful for at BAYCAT that you can add to your list of things to be thankful...
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Why “Fund Passion. Not Prison.”
We’ve launched our year-end annual campaign: “Fund Passion. Not Prison.” At BAYCAT we believe in the power of education through arts and tech as the best way to inspire our youth to stay in school,...
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Inside BAYCAT: Meet Alessandra Carter, Our Academy Manager
Getting to Know our Newest Team Member on Youth Education, Media + More Meet Alessandra Carter, aka “Ms. C!” An Oakland native, she recently returned to the Bay Area and brings a huge enthusiasm for...
View ArticleBAYCAT Academy|Film or Graphic Arts & Animation Teaching Assistants
WHO WE ARE Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT) is a nonprofit social enterprise that educates, empowers and employs young people from historically underserved Bay Area...
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Listen. Vibe. Share. Change Their World.
First Album Ever Produced by BAYCAT Youth. Housing crisis. Election fears. Black Lives Matter. Today, our youth are navigating a world with big questions and few answers. Empowering them to use their...
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Avoid the Back to School Rush + Support Diversity
Streamline back to school shopping, and do some good while you’re at it! Back to school madness is upon us. The end of summer means school is now back in session. As students head back to the...
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