The BraveMaker Film Festival is a highly-anticipated event that takes place in Redwood City every July.

This festival is a celebration of independent cinema and features a wide range of thought-provoking films, including documentaries, narratives, and shorts.

Schedule:

Thursday, July 11th, 2024

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) 801 Jefferson Avenue
1:00pm: 250th BraveMaker Podcast Live Show with VIPs
2:30pm: Workshop: Mental Health for Filmmakers and In Filmmaking with Nadine Crocker and Olivia Allen

Fox Theater 2215 Broadway
Sponsored in partnership with The TDB Family Foundation
5:00pm: Red Carpet and Press
6:00pm: Daughters
Special Guests: BraveMaker Impact Honorees

Courthouse Square - Outside 2200 Broadway Free
8:30pm STORIES WITH A PURPOSE
The Ally
Mandy's Voice
Beyond

Fox Theater 2215 Broadway
8:30pm: Opening Night Mingle Party/Gala
8:30pm-10:00pm: for ticketed audience members and all access pass holders
10:00pm: SECRET LGBTQ+ DRAG FEATURE FILM
Preceded by Short Film Alex is a Queen

Friday, July 12th, 2024

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) 801 Jefferson Avenue
9:45am: Pitch Prep with Roadmap Writers
10:00am: Producing Round Table
11:30am: Actors Improv Fun with Leah Knauer
12:30pm: FILMS, LUNCH AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
HOPE AND JUSTICE
Super Man Doesn't Steal
Ascendance
Sweet Santa Barbara Brown
2:30pm: AI and Filmmaking Panel for Students

History Museum 2200 Broadway
3:00pm: Entertainment Industry Panel with Special VIP Guests

BraveMaker Hub 1018 Main
1:00pm: Creating a Series and Being a Creator by Sean McCarthy
5:30pm: Actors/Screenwriters/Directors Meet-Up
7:15pm: Workshop: How the Heck Do You Make a Feature Film?
Hosted by Tony Gapastione with Nadine Crocker

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #15
11:00am: A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
Pearl in the Window
Enemy No More
Finding Hope in America

1:30pm: HOW FAR?
Re-Entrification: Oakland
How Far Can We Go?

3:30pm: BREATHE, HUSTLE, SETTLE, HIDE, START OVER
Friendly Signs
A Clean Slate
Breathe
Cold as Ice
Welcome Home

7:00pm: CAN YOU FEEL IT?
Baggage Claim
My Dearest Elizabeth
Walter, Grace and the Submarine

9:30pm: MYSTERY, DEATH AND THE DEVIL
The Devil Ain't Pius
Sock It to Me
Cottage Grove
Effervescence

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #19
10:30am: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
A Clean Slate
Choices
A Beautiful Lie

1:30pm: OPEN EARS, HEARTS, MINDS, SOUL
Love Sweet Sound
Enemy No More
Evy's Wish
Tracing History

4:00pm: LGBTQ+ STORIES
Fabric Skin
Alex is a Queen
(Un)Free Will
Median
One Night Stand
Ave Maria

6:30pm: BAY AREA MAKER SPOTLIGHT
Food Run
Einstein's Twin
The Moon is in Aquarius

9:45pm: LATE NIGHT BRAVE FAVES
+Trigger warning. May contain strong themes, nudity, sexuality.
Blood Money
Bloody, Bloody Coda
He Won't Belong
Prophet
Girl at Mirror
The After
Miracle Wood

Blacksmith + Nighthawk Bar Open until 2am

Saturday, July 13th, 2024

BraveMaker Hub 1018 Main
10:45am: Roadmap Writers: Screenwriting Panel with Lauren Wells
12:45pm: Special Makeup FX with Pandora FX
4:00pm: Master Your Story Workshop by Sean McCarthy
6:15pm: Mental Health for Filmmakers and On Screen in Films with Nadine Crocker and Olivia Allen
8:00pm: Projects under $20,000 Can Hire Union Actors with SAG-AFTRA Free

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #19
10:00am: FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAM
Coach Pancake
The Purple Glasses
Limitless
Little Fan
Self
Pizza Monster
Dynasty and Destiny
Music by Becky Alex
Acoustic Music by Ryan Woodard

12:15pm: HOME, WORK, TRIBE, FAMILY, MEMORIES
L'Hypermnésique
Welcome Home
Cold as Ice
My Dearest Elizabeth
Re-Entrification: San Francisco

3:00pm: BRAVEMAKER ACADEMY SHORTS
Better Off Ed
Speed Date Me
The Eulogies

4:45pm: LIFE, LOVE, AND LAW
Always
Bar Daddy

7:00pm: TERMINAL VACATION
Baggage Claim
Another Feature Film Secret Screening

9:45pm: LATE NIGHT BRAVE FAVES
+Trigger warning. May contain strong themes, nudity, sexuality.
One Night Stand
Lost Boys Pizza
Sorry We're Dead

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #15
10:15am: BIG SCREEN STUDENT FILMS
On the Brink: The Battle for Democracy
Suenos De Mi Hija
Fabric Skin
Inseparably Estranged
Consequences

12:15pm: GLOBAL MOVEMENTS, POWERFUL VOICES
Just Like Me
Color of Autumn
The Chorus We Carry
Black Voices from the Ivory Tower
A Divine Journey

2:30pm: CONSCIOUSNESS AT A CROSSROADS
The Feast
Early Adopter
Love and Work

5:45pm: LET'S WALK (AND ROCK) THROUGH LIFE
1986 Punk Show
San Francisco Blues
My Dearest Elizabeth
Walter Grace and the Submarine

8:15 pm: REFLECTIONS
Lost Not Forgotten
Woman Dies Alone
Bloody Bloody Coda
Effervescence
Girl at Mirror

Library 1044 Middlefield Rd; 2nd Floor Community Room Free
In Partnership with Women in Film San Francisco Bay Area

1:00pm: Women in Entertainment Panel Discussion Hosted by
Priscilla Lam, Nadine Crocker, Olivia Allen, Leah Knauer,
Avril Speaks, Lauren Wells, Angela Harvey

3:00pm; Foley Sound Workshop Led by Student Filmmakers

4:00pm: Making a Student Film Festival Q&A
San Mateo County History Museum 2200 Broadway

3:30pm: Pitch Contest with VIP Guests and Continue On

Blacksmith + Nighthawk Bar Open until 2am

Sunday, July 14th, 2024

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #15
11:00am: LOVE, LOSS AND STORIES OF HOPE
Pearl in the Window
Cadence: A Love Story
A Divine Journey
Always
Friendly Signs

2:00pm: HOLD ON FOR YOUR LIFE
Breathe
Bar Daddy

4:30pm: SEEKING HOPE, MAKING SENSE OF LIFE
Tracing History
Finding Hope in America
Elements: A Short Anthology

6:45pm: BUCKLE IN, BUCKLE UP
Miracle Wood
Rise of Chow
Sock It To Me
Blood Money
The After

Century Theatres 825 Middlefield Screen #19
10:00am: FILM CHURCH
Music by Matt Nightingale
Just Like Me
Re-Entrification: A Place We Call Home
Spoken Word Poetry by Lyrical Opposition

12:30pm: BLACK STORIES AND TELLERS
Woman Dies Alone
Cottage Grove
Cold as Ice
Superman Doesn't Steal
Choices
Breathe
Sweet Santa Barbara Brown

3:30pm: BRAVEMAKER ACADEMY SHORTS II
Speed Date Me
Better Off Ed
Infectious Theatre

5:00pm: BAY AREA SHORTS
Elizabeth Mitchell McCarthy Tribute
Re-Entrification: San Francisco
The Bright Side of Being Barren
Tryouts
The Elevator Dance (For Elisa) Remix
AscenDance
Trapped in Motion
Birdhouse
Amelia Runs Through a Meadow
Hotel Babel

3AM
Re-Entrification: Oakland

Library 1044 Middlefield Rd; 2nd Floor Teen Center
1:30pm: Live Shorts Competition Student Workshop

3:00pm: STUDENT SHORT FILMS
On The Brink: The Battle for Democracy
Inseparably Estranged
Over the Years
Sueños De Mi Hija
Guiding Light
In the End
Lost in the Woods
Fabric Skin

BraveMaker Hub 1018 Main
10:15am: Branding and Building Your Audience with Social Media by Leah Knauer
12:30pm: Intimacy Coordination with Heather Ondersma
2:00pm: Working in TV with Lauren Wells and Ken Whittingham
3:30pm: iPhone Filmmaking Workshop with Keena Ferguson

BraveMaker Hub 1018 Main
8:00pm: Closing Night Party + Pitch Fest Grantee Awards

Date: July 11-14, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Redwood City, CA

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