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Big News for DeKalb Elementary!

February 15, 2019 Windrider Film Updates

On January 28th, 2019 at the national Windrider Institute Forum, filmmaker Reed Van Dyk for DeKalb Elementary won the Compassionate Choice Award. Windrider Institute Co-Founder and Executive Will Stoller-Lee, DeKalb Elementary Filmmaker, Writer, and Director Reed Van Dyk, Windrider Bay Area Director Terri Bullock at the 2019 Windrider Insitute Forum, Park City, Utah DeKalb Elementary was screened at the 2017 Windrider Bay Area...

Hanging the Windrider Banners: Not as Simple as You May Think

February 13, 2019 Behind the Scenes

If you live in or around Menlo Park, there’s a good chance you’ve seen one of our Windrider banners hanging in downtown across Santa Cruz Ave. or on Middlefield Rd. You may think hanging such a sign would be an easy process, but it is, in fact, something that takes many months of planning! On the first working day of...

Partnership with UNAFF

January 24, 2019 Partnerships

This past October, we had the pleasure of partnering with another local film festival, United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), for their screening of Skid Row Marathon. UNAFF was founded in 1998 by Jasmina Bojic, Stanford educator and film critic. Jasmina was inspired to start UNAFF in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human...

Update on Skid Row Marathon

January 24, 2019 Windrider Film Updates

Last year, we had the pleasure of seeing Skid Row Marathon three times! We first discovered this inspiring film at the Palm Springs Film Festival in January. From there, we were fortunate to bring the film to our 9th Annual Windrider Film Forum in June. And finally, we had the opportunity to partner with UNAFF for their screening of the...

Welcome to Windrider Bay Area News!

November 1, 2018 Everything Else

It is with great excitement that we welcome you to our blog newsletter! Over the past ten years, we have enjoyed bringing you updates on the films and filmmakers of Windrider, highlights of the Windrider team, film industry news, and heartwarming stories from our community on our social media channels. In an effort to continue the conversations had at the...