Cinematographer @reaapuri setting up the shot! We are on location in Hawaii for our upcoming documentary @standingabovetheclouds ••• learn more about the project at the link in our bio 🎬❤️
I just wrapped up my first feature film as a producer (and soundie)! RESIDUE is a narrative film by Merawi Gerima, tackling the realities of race, class and gentrification in DC. And the experience was just as powerful as the story. At Breaktide, half of our mission is HOW we do the work. So I loved collaborating with Merawi, who created a radically creative and supportive environment for cast and crew. Editing time! 🖤 -Alex
We are appalled by this act of white supremacist terrorism. Check out our story for actions happening in the Bay today. #justicefornia
Check out the latest Breaktide project - Standing Above the Clouds, a story of inter-generational women activists who call themselves Aloha ʻĀina, or warriors of the land, who are fighting to protect their sacred mountain, Mauna A Wakea from the impending and controversial "world's largest telescope." The film explores the relationships between native Hawaiian mothers and daughters as they go from standing in ceremony on the mountain and in the courtroom. . Support our campaign, link in bio! This campaign will cover operating expenses of our all women of color production team as we travel to the Big Island of Hawaii next month! @standingabovetheclouds
#Repost @jalena.kl ・・・@standingabovetheouds 🚨Indiegogo campaign is live🚨 ◇ So excited for my next film project featuring @puacase and highlighting the mother daughter relationships that fuel the movement to protect Mauna Kea 🌋💪🏽 Please check out our campaign, share, and support! ◇ Standing Above the Clouds is a story of inter-generational women activists,  who call themselves Aloha ʻĀina, or warriors of the land. The mothers and daughters find themselves standing with many others at the forefront of the indigenous movement to safeguard their sacred mountain, Mauna a Wakea, when a construction permit is granted for an eighteen story, Thirty Meter Telescope to be built directly below the summit on pristine, untouched land. The film explores the relationships between native Hawaiian mothers and daughters as they go from standing in ceremony to standing on the mountain and in the courtroom. The film also brings into focus how the movement has brought a new found expression of solidarity and a spirit of hope amongst peoples across lands and oceans who form alliances  to safeguard their environment, lifeways and future. Link In Bio ❤️
Thank you @thecreativechronicle for this amazing feature on breaktide co-founder @jalena.kl ・・・ #Repost @thecreativechronicle with @get_repost ・・・ "I was raised acutely aware of injustice. My mom took my sister and I to protests all the time, and my grandfather marched with MLK Jr. and Cesar Chavez. I have always understood that power and oppression shape all of our realities. In my work, I’m drawn to topics that show women of color as the powerhouses we are, standing up for communities." Check out the latest interview with filmmaker @jalena.kl (linked in my story!) She's one badass gal, and fights passionately for the things she believes in. I think we could all take a page from her book, especially in today's world! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Therese Patricia Okoumou is our 4th of July hero and according to @blmlosangeles she’s currently being held at the metropolitan correctional center in NYC. Call +1 (646) 836-6300 and ask for her to be released! #Repost @chaninicholas with @get_repost ・・・ . ✨THERESE PATRICIA OKOUMOU✨ALL THE BLESSINGS TO YOU✨✨ . Therese sat at the foot of lady liberty in protest of migrant family separations today saying she would not get down until “all the children are released”. Her shirt says “Rise and Resist” and “Trump Care Makes Us Sick”. She’s a part of a group protesting this inhumane practice on this hypocritical holiday. How do we send her money for legal fees?? #AbolishICE #Protest #RiseAndResist #PowerToThePeople EDIT: updates on my stories!
Take care of each other ❤️ & tag us in your organizing efforts. #Repost @culturestrike ・・・ #Repost @thesoniag ・・・ Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. Hawaii, allowing the #MuslimBan to stand. This June is #immigrantmonth , #PrideMonth, #APImonth and #WorldRefugeeDay. As we think about strategy, messaging, narratives, and the culture we want to shift around #abolishICE and #endfamilyseparation I hope we are actively making the connections and being intentional about showing up for Muslim communities as the #MuslimBan continues to be a real danger- the impact of today’s decision will be for generations and impact refugees across the globe. I also ask artists to be critical about the images/posters/banners we continue to uplift, and the communities we may be leaving out. Let's center #refugee communities as well!! REMEMBER #UntilWeAreAllFree !! [ This Refugee stencils were created in 2015 by @culturestrike with Panasd.org for #worldrefugeeday ,this one by #artist @girasoulll - you can download these stencils on bit.ly/AllFreeArtKit - part of the UntilWeAreAllFree.com project with @mivcalifornia ] #migration #art4 #socialjustice #art #refugee #woc #allfreeartkit #immigration #undocumented #borders #humanrights
Thanks for having us! #Repost @campreelstories ・・・ So much fun having the female owned media production company, Breaktide Productions, return for the second day in a row to instruct our bootcampers on the “Art of the Interview”! Thank you Alex Bledsoe for returning to help prep our young filmmakers for the filmmaking process ✨🎥🎬
Thank you to @campreelstories for inviting us to speak with your Institute Filmmakers about who we are and why we do this work...and to chat with these amazing young womxn about their upcoming films! Co-Founder @alexjbledsoe will be back again tomorrow where she will be diving deeper on the art of the interview. Tap us at info@breaktide.co for speaking opportunities at your next event! 🎬 Photo credit to @mariomcgeeart
Our girl @jalena.kl has been in NY on a @jbfc_pville fellowship working on a doc with @nadyaokamoto @nadyatalks the past few months. It was so great to have her back in the Bay with us this week. We took breaks between day-long strategy meetings and reconnected on why we started @breaktide. We’re so thankful for this space that has allowed us to blossom together and individually. 🌹❤️
Reposting this image from @undocumedia We are at a loss of words to express the cruelty of separating parents from their children. For centuries, colonizers have separated families in an intentional attempt to weaken our communities and cause multigenerational terror. This government is proving itself time and again to be closer to tyranny than democracy. Please keep us in the loop on your organizing efforts and consider donating to the link in bio. Every dollar helps.
Cofounders @jalena.kl and @reaapuri were out at the @ucberkeley campus today! We had so much fun speaking at professor Mira Kopells class about why we started Breaktide Productions and sharing resources with emerging filmmakers! Next week we’ll be at @campreelstories doing the same with an even younger group. Tap us at info@breaktide.co for speaking opportunities at your next event!
@jalena.kl geeking out as she introduces herself via Skype to legendary doc filmmaker @anothergracelee who was talking to @nextdocfilm fellows about forming the @aadocnetwork which has united and organized Asian American documentary filmmakers.
Congratulations to our own @alexjbledsoe! ・・・ Mood! Today marks 1 year since I left Apple (and corporate life altogether) & transitioned to full-time art and working for myself. You have no idea how many people tried to talk me out of that. (Or the things people have tried to pull over on me since then!) I’m loving every minute of seeing the sun rise and set from my own windows, paying my bills with work that I love, daytime brainstorms with other entrepreneurs who pour into me when I’m drained (@afrodjiak & @belaurie & @leslielissaint), working from any city and fixing bad days with @redbaycoffee. Most importantly it has freed me to work on issues in my community and reconnect with real life. I’ve learned so many lessons in the past 365 days that I’m excited to share now that I got my sea legs, but I promise not to become an IG self-help guru 😆 P.S. What are the odds that today is also my half birthday?
We are so thrilled to partner with @culturestrike to produce a short doc on local artists from Napa coming together to mobilize the community around environmental justice. The project will soon be viewable on @culturestrike’s social media platforms! In the mean time here’s some behind the scenes from our weekend on location...where co founder @reaapuri was director & DP, and @mariomcgeeart did an amazing job Operating 2nd Cam & Sound! Also a big thank you to @xulioxyz @wagonways @chalkriot @350org ✊🏽🎬
📣📣Bay Area Casting + Crew Call📣📣 from @breaktide cofounder @reaapuri - Two of my narrative projects are going into production in May! Email me at reaapuri@gmail.com with your headshot if you’re interested to audition...Or if you would like to get on crew! “Let’s Connect Or Whatever follows Jazzi through her hustles and heartbreaks in a world where her connections are increasingly formed through digitized spaces.” I’m looking for a dope Jazzi to tell this story, woc preferred, as well as a range of dudes (20-45), and a woman (40 or older). Also collabing with the amazing Saprina @rujutherebelsheep and casting multiple roles for the pilot of a webseries “The Escapists,” - Which follows three girlfriends in their last year of grad school, who must resist the pressures of their conservative family members to discover their true selves. Don’t sleep on us yall!! Lot’s of pre production has been going into this and we’re committed to making something real and impactful... 🎬⚡️💓