Earlier this month, co-founder @reaapuri premiered the @theescapistswebseries Pilot episode that she co-directed alongside creator @rujutherebelsheep at the #ArtistTelevisionAccess to a full house. The series follows three brown girls who chase their dreams, and disappoint their families in the process. It’s a story about becoming & belonging in the age of borders and visas. It’s a story about daring to dream and giving yourself permission to get out of your own way. This year-long project has been a labor of love, and with your support they’ll be able to produce a fully funded first season. Watch the episode on their YouTube page and show them some love! Link In Bio
Today is the last day of #caamfest37 and we wanted to express our gratitude to the largest Asian American Film Festival in the US. It was a perfect place to premier @jalena.kl short film PERIOD GIRL that follows @nadyaokamoto a badass period activist. It was so powerful getting to see a Breaktide Production on the big screen and we’re looking forward to a summer and fall full of more Breaktide screenings 🎬
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the powerful mothers raising powerful children. We are all so grateful to our moms for raising us to be who we are today. And a special thank you to the mothers who let us into their lives for hours, days, weeks and sometimes years to document their stories. Pictured here: mothers and daughters from @standingabovetheclouds a short documentary about the mother, daughter, grandmother relationships fueling the Ku Kia’i Mauna movement on the Big Island of Hawaii and around the world.
#Throwback to our live #KPFA interview with Women’s Magazine. If @breaktide were to do a radio show or podcast, what would you want to hear about?
Happy birthday, J ❤️ Thank you for being 1/3 of what brings this Breaktide dream team to life. Your bright energy, commitment to justice, and love for all things purple are just a few of the many things we admire about you. Thank you for everything you do to grow Breaktide and each of us individually with encouragement and a listening ear. In love, solidarity, and breaking tides — A&R
This #WCW we’re shouting out co-founder @reaapuri for co-directing and DP’ing @theescapistswebseries 📣 It’s a show about three best friends who chase their dreams and disappoint their families in the process. The creative team sees this series as a way for immigrant women to stop waiting for permission. “It’s time we boldly give ourselves permission to embrace our dreams, whatever those may be,” says writer-creator Saprina @rujutherebelsheep ⚡️ Their premiere sold out in less than 12 hours, which is HUGE! So on May 1st, they’re dropping the pilot on YouTube, and thousands are expected to watch. You tuning in for these brown girls? Head over to their link in bio & subscribe to their youtube page! ✊🏾❤️
#Behindthescenes co-founder @alexjbledsoe is out in Milwaukee, WI producing, directing and shooting the upcoming documentary, Heart Race @theheartrace
This #Femalefilmmakerfriday goes out to our brilliant co-founder @Jalena.kl Jalena just premiered a work in progress cut of her latest film, STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS 🌋 a story of native Hawaiian mothers and daughters standing for their sacred mountain, Mauna A Wakea. . Featuring @puacase @hawanemusic @kapuleifloress @leina_alawho @mehanaokala @ft.ulaula . Produced by @ambiespino • Consulting producer @seanmweiner • Additional photography @reaapuri • Assistant Editor @guccidavy
#TBT We produced 4 shoots in 3 cities in 5 days. On our only night off, we had so much fun with the @Nike and @go.bamproductions teams! Thank you for making this entire production so seamless and memorable.
I fell into producing through producing my own projects. My mom has produced my entire life (in all ways) and trained me to take things into my own hands and make what I wanted to see happen. Being raised in a family of activists, surrounded by WOC mentors, I knew that if I really wanted something done, I’d better do it or coordinate my community to get it done. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was my first time as solely a producer on a doc-style project, and not a director-producer or DP-producer. It was such a great learning experience and I’m so grateful for my Breaktide team and @ambiespino who is my producer for @standingabovetheclouds and has taught me by example what it means to be a great producer. -@jalena.kl, Producer on the @nike shoots