Defend the sacred. . On this harvest moon festival Friday the 13th full moon we ask you - How do you stand for what is sacred? How do you honor, care-for, and replenish yourself as a sacred being? . It’s been my honor to film @standingabovetheclouds for the past few years and to be so close to releasing a film that honors the sacred lineage of mana wahine or warrior women. The mana wahine have taught me that being a warrior, being a protector, standing for what is sacred is as much about forgiving, nourishing, and honoring yourself and your community as it is about facing off against law enforcement. Take some time to look at the moon tonight and honor yourself and those that lift you up. . - Jalena, co-founder of Breaktide Productions
Congratualtions to our co-founder @reaapuri for being awarded a visiting residency at San Francisco Filmhouse! Reaa is a part of an initiative to champion female filmmakers through financial, creative, and career support. Thank you @sffilm for opening your doors to us! Reaa is currently in development for her first feature documentary and heads-down in the grant writing process. It’s been a grueling few months of ups and downs, but we’re so excited for what’s ahead!
We are so thrilled to announce that @Breaktide is a YBCA 100 honoree. This list recognizes the artists, activists, and leaders who are using their creative and political power to ensure the well-being of individuals, communities, cities, and our planet. When the three of us sat down together in August 2017, we understood that the film and media industry in its current form was never built for voices like ours to be centered and to be fully realized in all of our iterations. We were certain that we could build something better, something that we were proud of and could find joy in. Not just for us, but for so many more in our communities who need this. As we complete our second year around the sun, this honor is such a meaningful reminder that our efforts to build toward a new world are being seen and being felt. We have so much more work to do and so many folks to bring up with us — but we just wanted to pause and say: thank you for believing in us as we realize this dream.
Ms. Morrison, You have always had the words to remind us of our power in a world that systematically devalues us. You mean so much to so many people, especially to BIWOC artists like us who stand on your shoulders and that of our ancestors of color. The fights you fought and the words you wrote — it has quite literally made it possible for spaces like Breaktide to exist. Rest in power 🖤
A throwback Thursday to this fantastic panel on the responsibility of representation in media at @the.wing SF! A special thank you to @andrea.x.campos for bringing us together. Moderated by our very own @reaapuri with these boss panelists @angiruk from @changedotorg and @crystalgurl1908 from @goodby_silverstein It brings us so much joy at Breaktide to be invited to have these crucial conversations with our community around how we can continue to center underrepresented folks in media and decolonize the film industry. The work continues...🖤
New York! @jalena.kl‘s PERIOD GIRL featuring @nadyaokamoto is playing this Wednesday, 6PM at Asian American International Film Festival. See you there? DM us for a link to purchase tickets ❤️
That’s a wrap on another great Breaktide production! We’re so excited for this collaboration with @studiopathways and @crtandthebrain ❤️ Thankful for our beautiful crew and the opportunity to work with and grow our Bay Area film family.
Aaand that’s a wrap on 5 shoots in 5 cities! Thank you to our amazing crews in DC, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle, and Baton Rouge 💥 special shoutout to @britfry our wonderful production coordinator for bringing all these beautiful people together across numerous time zones and state lines. Congrats to @jalena.kl for representing Breaktide so well and bringing new crew into the Breaktide family across the country.
The deadline for Represent Film Festival has been extended to July 21st! Jalena is representing Breaktide as a judge of the film festival, which is dedicated to highlighting poc voices around the theme • shifting the narrative • apply apply apply
This time last year, Alex, repping Breaktide, was selected as one of six media entrepreneurs for the inaugural Maynard 200 cohort--a joint initiative between Maynard Institute, Google, and USC to train 200 journalists and diversify the media landscape. Congratulations to the second cohort beginning their journey now! . @google @uscannenberg #Maynard200