On Tuesday April 21st, 2020, P.O.V. hosted a virtual screening and Q&A of the film Inventing Tomorrow, as seen at Windrider Bay Area 2018. Inventing Tomorrow Q&A at Windrider Bay Area 2018 As you may recall, this incredible film follows students all over the world as they prepare for the largest international science fair. When searching for students to feature...
Windrider Bay Area team members Terri Bullock and Will Stoller-Lee recently attended the 2019 Student Academy Awards in Hollywood which included a surprise reunion with filmmaker Julian Higgins who has screened two of his award-winning short films at WRBA (Thief, 2013, Gold Medal winner at the Student Academy Awards, and Winter Light, 2015, top ten Oscar finalist). Julian was excited...
We are always grateful for our sponsors, especially when they send us such nice notes! We thought we would share this note from Scott Lummer, CEO of the Savant Investment Group. *** We’ve been proud sponsors of Windrider Bay Area since its founding and are thrilled to support its mission of bringing independent films about important issues shown through the...
Recently, we were interviewed by Punch magazine for an editorial in their June issue. From Left to Right: Shannon Fisher, Regina Susa, Terri Bullock, Maureen Short Garrett Based in Menlo Park, Punch is just a one-year-old publication that covers happenings on the Peninsula with circulation from San Bruno to Mountain View. Punch tries to appeal to community interest and was...
If you’ve attended one of our Windrider Film Forums in the past, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or met Tony Gapastione. Tony has been involved with Windrider from the very early days and has helped with a variety of tasks including social media, coordinating filmmakers and moderating Q&As. In particular, Tony has been a tremendous help managing the microphone...
For our 10th year anniversary, we thought it would be the perfect time to highlight our volunteers, so that you can get to know them better and see all the wonderful things they do for Windrider Bay Area. First up, meet Maureen Short Garrett. Maureen has attended every Windrider since it's inception, and has volunteered for the past 7 years!...
Have you ever wondered how Windrider came to be and how Windrider Institute differs from Windrider Bay Area? It's a story that dates back to 2005 when film lovers John Priddy, Ed Priddy, Will Stoller-Lee and Craig Detweiler had a vision of sharing the magic of Sundance and the creativity of the filmmakers with college students, calling it the Windrider...
After watching Skid Row Marathon and Refugee at the 2018 Windrider Bay Area Film Forum, Windrider community member Tina Teng-Henson was determined to do something to give back to the homeless and refugees as seen in the films. In an attempt to do something fun and creative, she decided to host a painting day on September 29th, 2018 to help raise...