Join BFF for a VIRTUAL workshop with filmmaker Sam Ball

Don’t let self-isolation slow you down. Join the Berkeley FILM Foundation and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Sam Ball, co-founder of Citizen Film, for a workshop on how to move projects forward. Sam will share expertise from Citizen Film’s 18 years of building coalitions with thought leaders, foundations and nonprofits interested in how powerful nonfiction storytelling can engage audiences in reflection and dialogue. Creating carefully crafted treatments and strategic partnerships can get documentary projects off the ground and, eventually, to wide audiences.

The event will feature excerpts from Citizen Film’s powerful documentary works and, through these case studies, illustrate how projects move from ideas to execution. Sam will show how building effective coalitions produces documentary projects with impact. He’ll discuss how organizing strategic conversations with potential audience-engagement partners helps with story-development and project design.

Sam Ball directs and produces documentaries and site-specific multimedia art installations for Citizen Film, which engages viewers in civic spaces from PBS to public parks. Sam’s works have been exhibited at many of America’s most prestigious venues, from the Sundance Film Festival to MoMA-NY.