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Interconnectedness in Unprecedented Times: A Virtual Screening of ‘Inventing Tomorrow’

April 26, 2020 Windrider Film Updates

On Tuesday April 21st, 2020, P.O.V. hosted a virtual screening and Q&A of the film Inventing Tomorrow, as seen at Windrider Bay Area 2018. Inventing Tomorrow Q&A at Windrider Bay Area 2018 As you may recall, this incredible film follows students all over the world as they prepare for the largest international science fair. When searching for students to feature...

Update on Filmmaker Julian Higgins

October 18, 2019 Windrider Film Updates

Windrider Bay Area team members Terri Bullock and Will Stoller-Lee recently attended the 2019 Student Academy Awards in Hollywood which included a surprise reunion with filmmaker Julian Higgins who has screened two of his award-winning short films at WRBA (Thief, 2013, Gold Medal winner at the Student Academy Awards, and Winter Light, 2015, top ten Oscar finalist). Julian was excited...

A Note From One of Our Sponsors

June 5, 2019 Partnerships

We are always grateful for our sponsors, especially when they send us such nice notes! We thought we would share this note from Scott Lummer, CEO of the Savant Investment Group. *** We’ve been proud sponsors of Windrider Bay Area since its founding and are thrilled to support its mission of bringing independent films about important issues shown through the...

Our Feature in Punch Magazine!

June 1, 2019 Behind the Scenes

Recently, we were interviewed by Punch magazine for an editorial in their June issue. From Left to Right: Shannon Fisher, Regina Susa, Terri Bullock, Maureen Short Garrett Based in Menlo Park, Punch is just a one-year-old publication that covers happenings on the Peninsula with circulation from San Bruno to Mountain View. Punch tries to appeal to community interest and was...

Windrider Action Hero: Tony Gapastione

May 30, 2019 Action Heroes

If you’ve attended one of our Windrider Film Forums in the past, there’s a good chance you’ve seen or met Tony Gapastione. Tony has been involved with Windrider from the very early days and has helped with a variety of tasks including social media, coordinating filmmakers and moderating Q&As. In particular, Tony has been a tremendous help managing the microphone...