News – Windrider Bay Area

Update on Filmmaker Julian Higgins

October 18, 2019 Windrider Film Updates

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...

A Note From One of Our Sponsors

June 5, 2019 Partnerships

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...

Our Feature in Punch Magazine!

June 1, 2019 Behind the Scenes

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...

Windrider Action Hero: Tony Gapastione

May 30, 2019 Action Heroes

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...

Volunteer Spotlight: John Stewart

April 30, 2019 Behind the Scenes

Our Exciting Partnership with Sundance!

April 29, 2019 Partnerships

Volunteer Spotlight: Maureen Short Garrett

April 3, 2019 Behind the Scenes

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!...

How Windrider Got Started

March 26, 2019 Everything Else

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...

Meet Our First Windrider Action Hero! Tina-Teng Henson

March 8, 2019 Action Heroes

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...

Our Top Film Picks from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival

March 1, 2019 Behind the Scenes

From Thursday, January 24th through Sunday, February 3rd, 2019, Park City, Utah was filled with thousands of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, actors, and media for the 34th annual Sundance Film Festival. Windrider Bay Area Director, Terri Bullock, was in attendance, as well as Social Media Consultant, Julie Mell. While they were there, they also attended the national Windrider Institute event (read...