The BraveMaker Blog

Updates from the BraveMaker Team

11th Hour Creatives

11th Hour Creatives

Purpose 11th Hour Creatives is a filmmaking collective based in the Bay Area that prides itself on its diversity. The group consists of filmmakers, actors, writers, and other creatives who come together to produce high-quality films and other creative projects. The...

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Tile Film Fest

Tile Film Fest

TILÈ is a film festival that provides a platform for emerging artists to showcase their stories on a large screen. Our festival is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and we strive to foster collaboration among local filmmakers by providing a space for networking...

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Effervescence

Effervescence

A short film written by Olga Gabris Logline Two travelers embark on a journey that will change them forever as they transcend into the Afterlife. Synopsis Matthew and Isabel meet on the train to SFO and realize that all their digital devices are gone. It’s foggy and...

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Lost, Not Forgotten

Lost, Not Forgotten

A short film by Sean Patrick Small High school senior fills the void of his abandoned father with drugs and alcohol until the crumbling of his world forces him to break the endless cycle of addiction. Shane, a high school senior, is in a cycle of drugs, alcohol, and...

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Sweet Santa Barbara Brown

Sweet Santa Barbara Brown

In the Reagan era of 1983, a group of famous pro basketball players stroll through sunny Santa Barbara. Amidst the warm rays of the sun and the indulgence of ice cream, tensions arise among teammates, fueled by their divergent perspectives on progress for black people...

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Art of Survival

Art of Survival

On February 24th, tens of thousands had to flee their homes and Ukraine found itself in a war for more than just their land and lives, but for their cultural heritage. Museums faced a dilemma: how to secure and keep safe thousands of art pieces that were unique to...

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La Última Memoria (Completed)

La Última Memoria (Completed)

Inspired by the passing of his grandmother, “La Última Memoria” is a story based on filmmaker Felipe Barandiaran's grandmother's fight with Alzheimer’s. “La Última Memoria” is a narrative short film about Mamina holding on to her final memory of her and her daughter....

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Ball Is Ball (Completed)

Ball Is Ball (Completed)

Inspired by the life experience of writer/director Kayla Robinson, Ball is Ball is a narrative short film about the lasting impact and complicated nuances of sexual assault. The story follows Robin Coleman, a high school basketball star who’s caught the attention of...

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Glimpse (Completed)

Glimpse (Completed)

Glimpse is a digital series (by Alexander Gonzalez, Katherine Mendez and Renato Paniagua Jr.) that showcases perspectives from everyday people of diverse cultures, genders, and backgrounds within a specific career field so that young people can feel inspired and...

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Pregnant on the Streets

Pregnant on the Streets

A documentary chronicling the individual battles and personal victories of three women who are or were Pregnant on the Streets in the San Francisco Bay Area. Without a home, they desperately desire to raise their children in a safe and healthy environment. We come to...

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